Kitchen Challenges: Part 2

  As I promised last month, this is Part 2 of What’s Your Biggest Challenge in the Kitchen? I told you that I have a new gig as a Chef Instructor at a cooking place. It’s not a professional culinary program; it’s a place for home cooks to spend an evening cooking...

What’s your biggest challenge in the kitchen?

I have a new gig! I’m a Chef Instructor at a place that offers two-hour cooking classes. People come with a friend or significant other, or sometimes alone. While they enjoy a glass of wine or beer, I walk them through preparing a complete meal, which they then sit...

Grilled Fish

Fourth of July was last week, so we’re deep into grilling season. Everywhere you look are recipes for burgers, hot dogs, steaks, and chicken. But as the weather gets and stays hotter, sometimes we don’t feel like eating such heavy meals. Also, as the summer...

Stock Up & Eat Well

A couple of weeks ago, this paper introduced you to my recently published book, “STOCKED: Flavor Bombs & Staples for Your Kitchen.” Let me tell you a little more about what it took for me to become an author. The Inspiration: About two years ago, I was an invited...

Are You in a Cooking Rut?

By Gayle Levine SchindlerFor more columns on cooking from Gayle, click here. Recently I was a guest on a podcast to talk about my recently published cookbook. (More on that next month.)I knew most of what the host was going to ask, but she threw me an unexpected...

Pesach round up

By Gayle Levine Schindler  Someone said that, today – in this country – all Jews are Jews by choice. You can choose to keep some version of kosher for Passover. Or not. You can choose to host or attend a seder. Or not. But if you choose to do those things, then,...