There are many means to reach that “Cooking to Impress” level,
There are many means to reach that “Cooking to Impress” level,
It is not about becoming a super chef. It is about becoming comfortable cooking. You start with a small goal. Cooking one dish very well. Creating your specialty, that one meal that your friends and family will rave about. The item you are comfortable bringing to a pot luck dinner.
Once you have accomplished that once, create a second dish. Before you know it, you will be comfortable inviting friends over for dinner, or lunch, or staying for breakfast.
In my book, which if you have not purchased a copy you need to, I show different ways of cooking. I also talk about a young lady that worked with me. She was a non-cooker, married, but the mother-in-law cooked dinner each night. I was having causal meetings with my manager to plan upcoming events. I would cook dinner and we would talk afterward. The dinner grew until the entire staff was attending, and it turned into a cooking to impress event. Everyone wondering what meal was next. The young lady would come early and help me prep. Along the way, she started to be comfortable cooking, and soon, she had her own special dish. And her husband thanked me.
The category of cooking to impress on this website will be articles that might help you along with your cooking goal.
You can see tagged articles below.
Improve Your Cooking with Alcohol. I am not saying get your guest drunk before they eat, so they think you are a good cook, but cooking with alcohol. You will see many recipes that call for the use of alcohol. Beer, wine, and even spirits are used in cooking. I am sure everyone has tried […]
Announcing Harvey Mimosa Miss Mimosa is honored to announce the birth of Harvey Mimosa. Baby Harvey Mimosa weighs in at 6 ounces and shares the orange coloring of his mother as well as her sparkling personality. It is also apparent that there is a vanilla and anise taste present. The mother confirmed that there is […]
Picking up the wine glass in front of me, I look at the chardonnay I am about to taste. Following a slight swirl to release the aromas, then a sniff, a sip, and now it is time to savor the depth of this wonderful wine. Over the next few minutes, I continue to take […]
Pork loin and bacon, are a combination to love. What more needs to be said? Pork Loin and Bacon Here is an easy-to-prepare dinner that is fast to make and mostly light on your budget. I say mostly light because bacon can be very expensive. I made this one evening a few days after […]
I have always loved eating chocolate. But I will not eat it again!! Tasting it is a much better experience. Chocolate has always played a part in modern courtship rituals. Valentine’s Day centers around pronouncing our love by way of flowers and chocolate and maybe adding a little wine. I have always loved chocolate, however, […]
You know how you can get a song stuck in your head, and you can not let it go. Have you ever had that happen with food? I had that happen recently with crêpes. Then I went on a cruise that had a crêpe station every evening. I planned my day to have a crêpe […]
Do some Cooking to Impress Yourself with this fast and simple dinner. A Pan Seared Tilapia over Spinach Mashed Potatoes topped with a lovely Lemon Butter Sauce. This can be done as a shortcut meal, being finished in about 20 minutes. This is a pantry meal for me, as all the ingredients are things I […]
I was recently in Miami Beach and walked past a Peruvian restaurant. It was one of those expensive places that had a leather-bound menu out front. What caught my eye was there was a whole section devoted to ceviche. Ceviche is a Peruvian seafood dish that instead of being cooked is marinated in citrus juice. […]
Cooking Smart – Cook your Way to Better Health I am not a health food nut! I do believe that by cooking smart you can cook your way to better health. One of the benefits of getting into the kitchen as part of Cooking to Impress is that you are cooking. When you are the […]
Chicken Adobo A Filipino Dish Chicken Adobe, the Philippines on a plate. Having lived in the Philippines for many years, I have grown to like a number of Filipino dishes. Adobo is considered the national dish of the Philippines and to many, it is the ultimate comfort food. Being a national dish really means everyone […]
