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Chef Sam Cooking Class with Lentil Cheeseburgers and Caesar Salad

Chef Sam cooks a Lentil Cheeseburger recipe with a Roasted Red Pepper sauce and prepares a Caesar Salad during Cooking Class. He told how he sterilized the eggs for the dressing, gently lowering them into boiling water for five minutes. Safety was emphasized. Lentils, mushrooms, beets, carrot, onions and garlic were a few of the main ingredients. Miso paste helped hold it together. There were ten participants and we all enjoyed the delicious meal at the end of the class.

The class was held Wednesday afternoon at The Stephen Foster Community Center on 286 Main Street, located next to the Lawrenceville Branch of the Carnegie Library. The center is housed in an 1865 brick building now on the National Historic Register. The center offers fitness classes such as Cardio Strength and Flexibility, Tai Chi, Yoga, Soul Line Dancing, and Practical Meditation in addition to craft and other recreational activities.

Next cooking class with Chef Sam is May 29 at 12:30. $4 is the cost of the class.

Thank you Chef Sam for a great class and delicious meal.

Allegheny County senior citizens can eat lunch for a modest donation of a dollar but should register by calling the Community Center office by noon the day before at 412-350-5460. Contact Allegheny County Seniorline 412-350-5460 for eligibility, if you need a Home Delivered Meal.

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, food, PhotographyTags: Allegheny County, Caesar Salad, community, cooking, cooking class, eating and cooking, food, Lawrenceville, lentils, neighborhood, Pittsburgh PA, senior center, Silver Sneakers, Stephen Foster Community Center, vegetarian 6 Comments

Instead of Regular Bread

I’ve seen recipes for cauliflower pizza crust but not this line of cauliflower products. They just caught my eye a couple of weeks ago at Lucky’s Market in Clintonville. No taste test on my end yet but I’m eager to hear from others who’ve eaten the cauliflower sandwich things or pizza crusts.

April 11, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: cauliflower, Clintonville, Columbus OH, cooking, food, grocery, pizza crust, postaday 13 Comments

Still Soup Season

There’s still a chill in the air that can be dispelled by cooking and eating hot soup. Don’t forget to throw in the rind of Parmesan to add flavor to the minestrone.

March 10, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, PhotographyTags: Baby spinach, carrots, cooking, kitchen, minestrone, Parmesan, photography, postaday, soup, soup season, vegetables, weather 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

December 18, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: cooking, eating, food, grape tomatoes, kitchen, onions, peas, photography, postaday, supper, wordless wednesday 7 Comments

Patience is Required with Chocolate AND Cake from the Oven

Important to be patient. I’m not.

Melt chocolate slowly on the lowest heat, don’t scorch or burn. Ruin a lovely rich bar. Managed that step but………Oh no.

The cake stuck! Not sufficiently cooled when tried to extricate the cake from the pan. Even with buttered parchment paper. Cake tester broom below.

Glued together. Frosting saves the day. Butter and chocolate. No one even knows repairs were necessary.

Delicious.

November 19, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: baking, cake, celebration, chocolate, chocolate cake, cooking, food, frosting, kitchen, photography, postaday 8 Comments

Garlic Put to Good Use

My brother’s Romanian Red garlic has added a lot to this week’s cooking.

November 2, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: cooking, cooking and eating, family, food, garlic, kitchen, organic, photography, postaday, Romanian Red, sauce, spaghetti, spinach 11 Comments

Romanian Red Garlic

Primarily Romanian Red Garlic this harvest! And a few other bulbs in the box.

My brother sent organic garlic from his garden in Okanogan, Washington.

It’s the time of year when I’m watching the mail for his shipment to me. He’s made it an annual event.

Thanks David. It’s here. Now to figure out what to cook!

Did you know there are many types of Red Garlics?

Estonian Red, Chesnok Red, Creole Red, Killarney Red, Russian Red, German Red, Vietnamese Red, Korean Red, and Turkish Red to name some.

But this year it’s primarily Romanian Red!

Roasted, rubbed,minced, smashed,chopped, sautéed- it’s all pungently delicious.

October 21, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Allicin, brother, cooking, cooking and eating, family, flavor, food, garden, garlic, mail, Okanogan WA, organic garlic, photography, postaday, red garlic, Romanian Red 13 Comments

The Flan Rests in Golden Liquid

Can you taste the golden liquid in which the flan rests?

New York City 2015 in a restaurant which has since closed.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/liquid/

May 17, 2018 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: baking, cooking, custard, dessert, eggs, flan, iPhone photography, liquid, New York City, postaday, sugar, sweet 10 Comments

Dueling Grilled Cheese

Lunch on Friday afternoon in Ohio. Granddaughters Anna and Maura each made a grilled cheese sandwich, plated them with a garnish of fruit and served the sandwiches to me.

I was to eat half of each and cast my vote for the winner. Yikes. Anna’s wasn’t quite as grilled as Maura’s but she used garlic butter and that was unexpected and delicious. Maura’s was thicker with cheese and toasted nicely. Mmmmmm. I ate a half of each but I declared it a tie. They said my verdict wasn’t allowed. It was not quite Iron Chef but it was fun. They kept jockeying the plates so I’d sample their efforts first. Anna selected her dad’s favorite mug to serve the oj. Nice touch. I loved them both and it was a great lunch.

February 24, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #grilledcheese, Columbus OH, cooking, family, food, grandchildren, granddaughters, grilled cheese, Iron Chef, kitchen, lunch, photography, postaday, sandwich, taste testing 12 Comments

Granny Smiths

Yes, it’s winter. Seriously cold winter.

What better time to bake apples?

I used my sister’s method and added a few tablespoons of Balsamic vinegar in the bottom which I later spooned onto the apples’ core opening. Nothing else. No cinnamon or raisins or butter or sugar. Granny Smiths snd Balsamic vinegar.

I used an apple shaped Glasbake Vintage baking dish (a gift from Molly) and baked them at 350F for an hour.

The kitchen was warm from the oven and the whole house smelled delicious. Looks like an electric element but it’s gas.

January 15, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Baking, food, PhotographyTags: apple, baked apples, baking, balsamic vinegar, cooking, eating, food, glasbake, Granny Smith, kitchen, photography, postaday, vintage, weather, winter 28 Comments

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