By/Por Chef Dominic Kern Edited by Leah Bergman Stroganov (Stroganoff) is one of the most recognizable dishes from the Russian culinary files, and is one of the few Russian stews. What is nice about stroganov is that it can be made with any kind of beef; though, I would suggest a less expensive cut. When [...]
By/Por Chef Dominic Kern Edited by Leah Bergman From the tasty cream that is skimmed off the top of milk, we get butter-a wonderful richness that comes from the cow. A pat of butter can go a long way on top of rice, hot cereal, crab, lobster, or as a spread on our morning toast, [...]
By/Por Chef Dominic Kern Edited by Leah Bergman You would be surprised to know that waffles have been around since the Middle Ages. So when you eat a waffle, you are eating historical food. The modern waffle has its origins in the wafer, a very light, thin crisp cake baked between wafer irons. Wafer irons [...]
By/Por Chef Dominic Kern Edited by Leah Bergman Stir-fry is a great way to use whatever you have in the cabinet or fridge without making a special trip to the store. I am sure that somewhere in your home you have soy sauce, whether it is in a bottle or in the little packets from [...]
By/Por Chef Dominic Kern Edited By/Por Leah Bergman Bacon is THE most popular breakfast meat. Other than sausage from our favorite farmer, it is easily on more than half of our breakfast plates (at least for me). And what is bacon made from? It is made from pork belly, the same part of the pig [...]
Introduction by Polo Munoz, Managing Editor We are happy to have Chef Dominic Kern join us as a contributing writer. Chef Dominic Kern is a native Californian, born and raised in agriculturally rich Ventura County. His love of cooking is attributed to his mother and grandmother. Whenever they were in the kitchen, he was there [...]