Thirty plus years of perfecting. Thirty plus years of having hundreds of people eat this dish. Thirty plus years of getting feedback. Finally, I believe I have arrived at the most insanely delicious, versatile and unique bolognese sauce. And, yes, it has my signature Boho twist to it meaning, it’s unconventional and unlike what you’d expect in a ‘real’ Italian ... Read More »
This creation was for the Ile de France Holiday Contest…since I love brie cheese, I decided to combine my inlet living shrimping with some brie cheese…now, granted some culinary ‘experts’ may say seafood and cheese don’t go together, but in my world of food, whatever makes your tastebuds happy, works! That’s what adventurous ‘Bohemian Bold’ thinking, fooding and living is ... Read More »
The ‘Wisconsin Cheese ‘Grilled Cheese Academy‘ describes my award-winning sammich this way: This magical concoction features fresh blackberries, peppery greens, crispy fried bacon, and lusciously molten Wisconsin Provolone and Gouda. ’The Bewitching’ grilled cheese was selected by Chef Tory Miller, the James Beard Midwest Chef of the Year 2012, as the Gold winner in the 2012 Grilled Cheese Academy competition! ‘The Bewitching’ is featured ... Read More »
The challenge? Make an award-winning grilled cheese sammich! What do I do? Put my Boho thinking cap on and start breaking down the expected for grilled cheese sandwiches and venturing into the wonderland of the unconventional—grilled cheese is ‘boho’d’! So, it’s Saturday mornign. My main taste-tester, hubby Ben, is in the kitchen with me sitting on the little red stool (oh, ... Read More »
What’s making ganache and a fairy tale have to do with each other. The short version is that I’ve always wanted to be up close and personal watching a professional chef cook. I got this chance by winning the Campo Viejo ‘Color Me Uncorked’ contest for my recipe entry. To bring you up to speed on this adventure–I entered a contest ... Read More »
Remember the movie ‘Pretty Woman?’ Remember, Vivian’s line (Julia Roberts) when she looked at Richard Gere and said, ‘I want the fairy tale.’ Well, I GOT the fairy tale–that is for a rabid foodie who’s never been formally trained and who always has dreamed of learning from a real chef. That was my fairy tale. How do you document a ... Read More »
I’m documenting this while my brain’s still groggy, foggy and operating on slow motion mode after only a few hours of sleep recently. It’s hard to capture the magic of what happened in the past couple of days in words and here on paper. To bring you up to speed on this adventure–I entered a contest sponsored through Campo Viejo ... Read More »
Entering contests is one of my avocations--I mean someone has to win, right? I’ve entered quite a few in my lifetime, “I’m a Contest Junkie,” and won some pretty darn neat ones! This particular contest was sponsored by Campo Viejo wines. It’s a Spanish company, and the name of the contest was ‘Color Me Uncorked.’ Read More »
Thanks to all who entered the giveaway! Winner will be randomly drawn and announced soon!! Until the next giveaway…keep entering! One great thing about entering some of the contests I do is that someone else gets something, too—you don’t even have to create a recipe, make it, photograph it, enter it and eat it! And, this lucky someone could be ... Read More »
One picture needed…so, you may be thinking, just point and shoot, right? Au contraire. Hours of preparation months, weeks & days before the shoot and the day of the shoot. A bevy of people flying in from various locations across the country—stylists of every kind—food, hair, makeup, wardrobe, table setting. Photographers, sous photographers, like sous chefs. Advertising people. Branding people. Company headquarter ... Read More »
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