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Gingerbread Pancakes Makes 12 small pancakes 315g, 2 ½ cups All purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg 3 eggs 60g, 1/4 cup brown sugar 400g, 1 ¾ cups buttermilk 57g, 4 tablespoons [...]

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Eggnog Nog-Off

December 8, 2011

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Eggs play an everyday role in the foods we love. Ask any chef about his or her earlier memories of putting a skillet on a burner, and chances are, an egg was involved. Eggs supply the proteins that hold our breads and cakes together when we bake holiday treats for our families and friends; they [...]

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Pregame Potato Heads!

November 17, 2011

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Don’t be intimated by the fierce grilling artists also known as extreme tailgaters—they are a friendly bunch that can really cook. I absolutely love the burgers, hot dogs, chili, and ribs that make tailgating such an experience, but to balance all those finger-lickin’ foods I also make a point to bring sides like my Tarragon [...]

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St. Edwards

November 8, 2011
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This was a very important cocktail in my personal development as a bartender.  In 2008 a friend introduced me to St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, and it was a moment that froze in my memory. This liqueur, I was certain, was going to change the bartending world.   It is on its own delicious, and easy to [...]

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Cornbread and Tradition

November 3, 2011
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In preparation for this weekend’s Cornbread Festival competition, Chef Liz Shirey discusses a few of her family traditions, as well as the importance of using a good skillet. She looks at this competition as a way to make her family, especially her grandmother, proud. The Cornbread Festival, held at the Bernice Garden, is this Saturday, [...]

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