Meatballs in the Oven
I made a batch of Italian meatballs this week, but instead
of cooking them on the stovetop in a skillet I baked them for about 20 minutes
at 350 degrees. It was a lot less labor
intensive and cleanup was very easy, as I lined a rimmed baking sheet with a
piece of aluminum foil, then placed a rack on top, and then the meatballs on
the rack. Drippings were caught by the
foil, which I easily discarded.
To prepare the meatballs, I added eggs, Italian breadcrumbs,
minced garlic, minced onion, grated Parmesan, salt, pepper, and dried parsley
flakes to the ground beef.
Cooking Basics 101 Continues
on November 13
Session 2 of this class meets this Sunday afternoon at 1:00
PM at the Plum Center in Springfield.
This week we will be further practicing our knife skills when we make a
Quick Vegetable Soup. In the first
session we cooked on the stove top; this week we will be using the oven. For our vegetable we will be making Roasted
Carrots with Lemon and Thyme, and for our main course we will have Baked Salmon
with Mustard, Garlic, fresh Thyme, and Panko Breadcrumbs (pictured above). For dessert we will again be doing a no bake
one with Marscapone Cheese and Strawberries.
Christmas Bazaar on
Saturday November 19
I will have a table with my personal chef business, Chef du
Jour, LLC, at the St. John’s Catholic Church Christmas Bazaar on Saturday,
November 19th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. In addition to taking orders for Christmas
desserts, I will be selling cups of Chicken Spezzatino, an Italian Chicken
Stew, Cannoli with filling of homemade artisanal ricotta cheese, and Lemon
Pound Cakes. The address is 6420 Linway
terrace, McLean, VA 22101. The event
will be held in the school gymnasium.
Reminder – Instagam
Follow me on Instagram at #senseichef. I look forward to your comments on my posts,
culinary and otherwise.
Upcoming Classes
Here are my classes for the rest of the fall term. The winter catalogue will be out soon.
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
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