Posts tagged ‘camp blogaway’
Knife Skills Cooking Class – June 14, 2012
Learn how to cut open a mango + More at Knife Skills Class
Knife Skills are the single most important cooking class I have ever taken. Years ago when I was in Culinary School, this class changed everything about the way I cooked, since I could accomplish all my food prep in half the time or even less!
Come hone your knife skills and learn why the Kingly Knife is your best friend in the kitchen on Thursday, June 14, 6:00 – 9:00 at the Holy Nativity Community Hall in Westchester. Here’s what you will learn in class:
- You will have a hands-on knife skills experience.
- The importance of keeping your knives sharp. Bring your knives for sharpening!
- Experience the difference between slicing and dicing with a dull knife vs a sharp one.
- The Bridge and Chiffonade techniques.
- How to mince herbs and garlic – quickly and finely.
- How to Julienne a carrot or zucchini.
- One knife has three uses - the tip, the center and the heel – learn what each is used for. (more…)
Camp Blogaway Inspires 100 Food Bloggers
Chef Patricia
One hundred campers in the Big Bear Mountains - The super moon – Threat of bears & critters – Camp Blogaway this year lived up to my expectations. This camp designed by Patti Londre of Worth the Whisk is a haven for food bloggers and foodies like me. This is where we come to learn about what’s new and how to hone our craft. A photography session and how to navigate through the social media landscape were my choices at the breakaway sessions. I learned a thing or two. Hopefully my photos keep improving! After last year’s Camp, I entered the Facebook era. I’m still working on Twitter and now there’s Pinterest – a lot for my brain to compute! (more…)
Take the Fiji Water Taste Challenge
Is there a difference between bottled water and Los Angeles city water? Fiji Water asked me to develop some simple recipes that would answer this question at Camp Blogaway, a weekend camp for Food Bloggers that I attended a week ago in the Big Bear mountains near Los Angeles. The Fiji Water Taste Challenge was on and we had nearly 100 self-proclaimed foodies to do the tasting! (more…)
La Cucina Italiana Gift Basket winner
Food Blogger, Melba Melendez, OutAThyme.com, Patti Londre, Camp Blogaway
We had a fabulous time at Camp Blogaway this past weekend in the Big Bear Mountains. I met amazing new friends who are just as obsessed about food as I am. That made me very happy and validated all my thoughts and feelings about food and cooking. This includes fellow campers pictured here, Food Blogger Melba Melendez, OutAThyme.com who won the La Cucina Italiana Gift Basket and Patti Londre, Camp Blogaway and WorththeWhisk.com. (more…)
Camp Blogaway Here We Come!
La Cucina Italiana Gift Basket for Camp Blogaway includes: La Cucina Italiana magazines & apron, Lundberg Risotto, Amaretti di Saronno Lazzaroni,Voskos Greek Yogurt, Di Majo Norante Sangiovese, Colavita Orecchiette, San Marzano Tomatoes, Gusto Cucino Extra Virgin Olive Oil
This weekend I will be hanging out with about 100 other Food Bloggers at Camp Blogaway in the Big Bear mountains, above Los Angeles. I’m hoping to hone my blogging skills and meet like minded friends who relish the idea of talking about the fine details of cooking, entertaining and food science. (more…)
