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Late Night Snacks: Pan-Seared Pork Chops

The Hungry Hutch — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:35:00 +0000

When I was in culinary school I wouldn’t get home until 11:30 p.m. at the absolute earliest—and that was only if it was a slow night and I ran to the locker room as soon as we were released by the chef. I would speed walk to the Canal street stop after changing out of...

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Black Bean Cakes with Red Pepper Coulis and Roasted Corn Salsa

The Hungry Hutch — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:58:00 +0000

The last third of the program at The French Culinary Institute is working in the attached restaurant, L’Ecole. My time in L’Ecole, similarly to many of my fellow classmates, is my first stint in a restaurant kitchen. Up until that time I thought working in a professional kitchen would not be for me, but I’ve...

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Port-Poached Apples with Goat Cheese Mousse and an Oatmeal Crisp

The Hungry Hutch — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000

For your viewing pleasure, I now present the fourth and final course of my menu project (hold the applause). I was inspired by a dish I actually made last summer when a few of my best friends from college came to visit me in NYC. I have tons of fond memories with this crew including,...

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Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Blood Orange, Fried Shallots, and a Balsamic-Blood Orange Vinaigrette

The Hungry Hutch — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:49:00 +0000

Here’s the first course of my menu project that I created for school. I got the idea for this salad from some random restaurant I ate at in the West Village. That meal was a salad with goat cheese, fried shallots, steak, and a balsamic dressing (yum!). It’s amazing what just a few ingredients put...

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Menu Project: Summer Barbecue Inspired Four Course Meal for Eight

The Hungry Hutch — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:17:00 +0000

Dear Readers,Sorry I have been a little MIA recently, but it was all for a good cause. For school I had to create a four course menu for eight that is one of the big assignments of the whole program. It was due recently and in order to make sure I finished on schedule I...

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I’m a Master Baker

The Hungry Hutch — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:26:00 +0000

Well… maybe not just quite yet, but sometimes I think that perhaps I should consider a pastry career. Although I’m not a big fan of sweets (I’d much rather have a steak than a cupcake), I’ve found that I rather enjoy making desserts and have a fairly decent knack for them. The pastry world appears...

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Pommes Rissolee / I Started Culinary School

The Hungry Hutch — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:52:00 +0000

I know, I know… It’s been a while since my last post. Luckily there’s a good reason for that and it’s called culinary school. I had been going back and forth in my mind about whether I would actually enroll, but in the end I decided to take a leap of faith and just go...

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Fruit Tart with Pastry Cream and Fresh Fruit

The Hungry Hutch — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:23:00 +0000

I doubt many of you have ever made your own puff pastry before – well neither had I before this lesson in school. I had never even used it before in fact. Surprisingly, it’s actually pretty simple to make. Note that I said “simple” and not “easy” because unfortunately, it’s also somewhat time consuming. There...

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