The Foodie Holiday List:

 Here are a few of my favorite foodie/cook gifts that are perfect for the holiday season. Don’t be afraid to read on though, unlike most “gift list’s” this one is written by a kid for kid’s! I like to think of this as Jeremy’s favorite things except I can’t give 100’s of immersion blenders to each and everyone of you (as much as I would like too).

Fall Harvest Lunch on KitchenDaliy

 For my latest JeremyCooks/KitchenDaily post I took three friends to a local farm to learn about the process of farm to table. After which we went home and created a great Fall inspired meal. Join my friends and I as we harvest some very hot peppers, a variety of micro-greens, an abundance of fall produce and a new found appreciation for the roots.

Click here to visit A Fall Harvest Lunch

Keep on Cooking!!

The French Press

So sorry to my fellow foodies and followers. I’ve been planning projects and tending to school work but I’m here, alive, thriving and as always, cooking! Today I wanted to take a chance to glorify one of my greatest investments in the kitchen, (something I don’t even cook with) the French Press. I first came upon this funny contraption spending my summers  North Carolina at C’est Si Bon Cooking School. Dorette  (a dear friend and mentor of mine) has several French Presses and even one that she travels with. I never got it until I finally got one for myself. A French Press consists of a glass flask and is supported by metal rods and a rubber handle. The important part of the press is…well, the press. At the end of the lid is a long skinny rod that holds the filter that pushes the coffee grinds down and liquid out. I have used my press 100’s of  times and I can say for sure it will make you love coffee….if you don’t already. At a young age you should avoid drinking coffee everyday and maybe even try decaffeinated at least until your older. Its something that warms me up each morning and helps me think when I write, not to mention it helps get me through first period. Warning, the French press does produce a stronger coffee put that’s nothing a little sugar and cream cant take care of and if you have leftovers, iced coffee is great in the afternoon.  

Do you have a favorite kitchen investment?

Keep on Cooking!!

Common Threads Miami

Christina and Jeremy with some of the Common Threads kids.

I apologize that this post took me some time to get up, but here it is! A couple of months ago JeremyCooks was introduced to a very unique and worthy cause. Chef Art Smith who is known as Oprah Winfrey’s former chef, co-founded this great organization. He is also the owner of his own restaurants,  (“Table fifty two” in Chicago and “Art and Soul” in Washington DC), a cookbook author, and a James Beard Award recipient. Common Threads holds weekly classes at various kitchen facilities across the country teaching low-income kids (ages 8-12) to eat better and healthier by cooking wholesome, affordable and diverse cuisine.

It’s all Gnocchi

This past weekend I participated in the Wyland Living Green Festival in Mizner Park, Boca Raton, FL. I got the opportunity to perform a demonstration as part of the events cooking series. For the demo I cooked a dish that would represent fresh, organic and fall theme. With help of some awesome volunteer’s we cooked Sweet Potato Gnocchi with a Brown Butter Sage Sauce. Below are some photos from the demonstration as well as the Gnocchi recipe, which I highly recommended you try!

Enjoy and Keep on Cooking!!

Jeremy and his two assistants

Someone from the audience tastes the Gnocchi

 

Preparing the  Brown Butter Sage Sauce

 

Everyone wanted a taste....and they all got one.

Click here for the recipe