A.C.E. Class “What’s for Breakfast” begins October 15; What was Bad is Good Again; Slicing Goat Cheese

Post Date: 12 October 2016

"What's for Breakfast?" Class

This 2 session class starts this coming Saturday morning, October 15,  at 10:00 AM at the Plum Center in Springfield, VA.  Dishes to be prepared in the first session will include Scrambled/Poached Eggs, Peach Crumble (pictured above), and Blueberry Goat Cheese French Toast (pictured below).

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ATTENDEES: The second session of this class, on Saturday October 22, will be held at Lake Braddock Secondary School, not the Plum Center.  Start time is still 10:00AM. 

What was Bad is Now Good, or As the Food World Turns

The Fall/Winter edition of the Johns Hopkins Health Review lists 10 items that used to be considered bad for you.  They are:

Eggs
Popcorn
Fat
Coffee
Virgin Coconut Oil
Soy
Dark Chocolate
Grains
Nuts and Seed Butters
Potatoes
 
You can find the full article at the link below:

http://www.johnshopkinshealthreview.com/issues/fall-winter-2016/articles/10-things-that-used-to-be-bad

 

Slicing Goat Cheese

 

Being a very soft cheese, goat cheese can be quite hard to work with if your recipe calls for nice crisp slices.  Often what happens is that it crumbles and you are left working with a lot of small pieces.  So here is a method for getting those nice slices you want.  All you need is a freezer and some dental floss.

First, place the goat cheese in the freezer for about 30 minutes.  Leaving it longer may result in a hard piece of cheese that is difficult to cut.  The take it out of the freezer and use a piece of dental floss, as shown below, to slice the goat cheese.

 

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Upcoming Classes

Here are my classes for the fall term.  The Fall 2016 catalogue is now out.  Note the 2 different locations for the What’s for Breakfast? Class.

October 15 and 22 – Saturday Morning – What’s for Breakfast? – Plum Center Session 1 and Lake Braddock Secondary School Session 2.

 
October 30 – Sunday Afternoon – Bistro Lunch – Plum Center
 
November 6, 13, 20 – Sunday Afternoons – Cooking Basics 101 – Plum Center
 
December 6, 13, 20 – Tuesday Evenings – Quick Weeknight Dinners – Plum Center
 
To register for this class, or any ACE cooking classes, please go to:

 http://www.fcps.edu/is/ace/specialinterest.shtml and scroll down to the Culinary section

While there, be sure to check out the other culinary courses offered by ACE’s excellent chef instructors.

 
Till next time, keep cooking.
 
Contact Chef Kevin at: KJBrady@fcps.edu