by Laurie | Family Cooking, Recipe, Summer Cooking
Corn: This month’s harvest, corn always seems to signal summer. It’s so easy, throw it in a pot of boiling water for a couple of minutes or put it on the grill for a few minutes and it’s ready. Buy plenty so you have an ear or two left over. I love to cut the...
by Laurie | Family Cooking, Recipe, Summer Cooking
Peas: I love fresh English peas in the pod, shelled and just barely cooked so the sweetness is still apparent and even just a bit of texture rather than pea “mush” that’s been over cooked. If you find fresh peas at a farmer’s market or natural grocery bring some...
by Laurie | Family Cooking, Recipe, Summer Cooking
Hot Spiced Cider is perfect during the colder time of the year. We had a family tradition of getting a jigsaw puzzle to put on a table and leisurely work on it during time off. Each year as the kids matured, the puzzles got progressively challenging until now we...
by Laurie | Family Cooking, Recipe, Summer Cooking
Here at Chef-K, we love a refreshing fruit salad during the summer. Fruit salad can be made with any fruit in season. In summer, find berries, grapes, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, melon, and so much more. We don’t even use a recipe in our camps. We just...
by Laurie | Family Cooking, Recipe, Summer Cooking
We often are asked about vegetarian recipes. Chef-K® staff prepare vegetarian menus several times a week. Rice and beans are such a perfect combination and the two ingredients make up a complete protein. Rice and beans can be found in many Hispanic recipes. Cuban,...
by Laurie | Family Cooking, Recipe, Summer Cooking
What’s better than a Hot Cocoa? A Coconut Milk Cocoa Bar! I’ve done a super fun break at my events using coconut milk hot chocolate. I set up a thermos of coconut milk cocoa and a variety of toppings like cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne powder, peppermint, and coconut...
