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Top 10 Best Online Cooking Schools

Thursday, July 14, 2011 |

Online cooking schools are innovation in cooking industry. Online cooking schools are useful for you who want to be a professional chef. But, find the best online cooking school is not easy. There are so many option out there that offer online cooking classes or courses. So, I arrange list of Top 10 Best Online Cooking Schools and you just need to choose which one is the best for you.

Online Cooking Schools

The list of Top 10 Best Online Cooking Schools

1. Chef Todd Mohr's Cooking Classes - Online Cooking Classes
Chef Todd Mohr's Online cooking classes teach the basic cooking methods that are missing in all recipes. Thousands have learned to cook and you can too!
www.webcookingclasses.com

2. Le Cordon Bleu - Patisserie and Baking
Le Cordon Bleu is a world renowned network of educational institutions dedicated to providing the highest level of culinary and hospitality instruction through world class programs.
www.cordonbleu.edu

3. Kendall College - Accelerated Culinary Arts
The nationally acclaimed School of Culinary Arts at Kendall College has prepared exceptional culinary professionals since 1985.
www.kendall.edu

4. New England Culinary Institute - Restaurant Management
New England Culinary Institute provides extensive classroom and hands-on training through bachelor's and associate's degree programs as well as certificate programs to students seeking careers in the restaurant industry.
www.neci.edu

5. Le Cordon Bleu - Culinary Management
Le Cordon Bleu is a world renowned network of educational institutions dedicated to providing the highest level of culinary and hospitality instruction through world class programs.
www.cordonbleu.edu


6. The Art Institute - Baking and Pastry
Visit The Art Institutes schools for design, fashion, media arts and culinary programs. With over 40 schools, The Art Institutes system has learning options to suit your needs. Let The Art Institutes schools help you  pursue your design, fashion, media arts or culinary goals.
www.artinstitutes.edu

7. Virginia College - Pastry Arts
Associate degrees and Bachelor degrees from Virginia College. Flexible class schedules and real-world college degree programs in tomorrow's hottest career fields. 16 campuses in eight states.
www.vc.edu

8. Institute of Technology - Baking and Pastry Specialist
Institute of Technology has Baking and Pastry Specialist classes that help mold you into the pastry chefs of tomorrow.  Learn more about our California Baking and Pastry school today!
www.it-colleges.edu

9. California Culinary Academy - Culinary Arts Degree
Looking at San Francisco culinary schools? Join California Culinary Academy for professional culinary training in San Francisco, CA.
www.chefs.edu/San-Francisco

10. eCornell - Food Service Management
eCornell offers deep, rich curriculum through courses authored by Ivy League faculty and subject matter experts at the top of their fields. Learn more now!
www.ecornell.com

I hope the list of online cooking schools above could be useful for you. You're also can find information of best cooking schools in America and cookery schools in UK.

Baked Sea Bream Recipe

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |

If you're looking for health recipe, you can try this Baked Sea Bream recipe. I got this recipe from France, I think you can try it at your kitchen and give your comments here :)

Baked Sea Bream

Information:
  • Preparation time: 20 Minutes
  • Cooking time: 30 Minutes
  • Total time: 50 Minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Number of persons: 4

Ingredients:
  • A bream of about 1.5 kg
  • 500 g potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 200 g onion cut into thin slices
  • Juice of two lemons
  • 15 cl of olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 4 strands of saffron
  • A good teaspoon of salt
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 2 red peppers cut into julienne.

Preparation:
To make your baked sea bream:
  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. 25 minutes before baking the fish.
  2. After cleaning the fish, sprinkle with lemon juice inside and outside.
  3. Lower the oven to 180 degrees C.
  4. crush in a mortar with coarse salt, garlic, saffron and parsley.
  5. Add 4 tablespoons oil and 3 ounces of water. Mix well and set aside.
  6. oiled baking dish carefully where you will cook and serve fish. Arrange the potatoes and onion rings and pour over the mixture all crushed in the mortar.
  7. oven for about twenty minutes.
  8. Place the snapper on the potatoes, sprinkle with 2 or 3 tablespoons oil and bake at 200 º C for 15 to 20 minutes. Finish!

Tips:
  • Combine the vinegar with a few spoonfuls of pan juices and freshly ground pepper.
  • Remove the snapper from the oven and garnish with a sprig of parsley. The drizzle with the vinegar mixture and a very fine julienne made ​​with the bark of a lemon and pepper.
  • Serve your baked sea bream hot.

Diabetic Recipes: Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |

Hey, I want to share diabetic recipes for you. Now, I'll share Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake recipe to you. This is an elegant, moist coffee cake made lighter in calories by using unsweetened applesauce and light sour cream. You must try this recipe!

Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake

Information:
  • Makes 16: servings
  • Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starches, 1 Fat
  • Calories: 200
  • Calories from Fat: 80
  • Total Fat: 9g
  • Saturated Fat: 5g
  • Cholesterol: 40mg
  • Sodium: 180mg
  • Total Carbs: 25g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1g
  • Sugars: 4g
  • Protein: 4g

Ingredients:
Cake Batter:
  • 3 cups cake flour 
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder 
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 
  • 1/2 cup butter 
  • 1 1/3 cups SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated 
  • 1 large egg 
  • 1/4 cup egg substitute 
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 
  • 1 1/2 cups light sour cream - divided use

Filling:
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar 
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Spray a nonstick bundt pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. Sift cake flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a medium-sized mixing bowl; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer. Add SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener and egg. Beat until smooth. Add the egg substitute and vanilla. Beat briefly to incorporate. Add applesauce and half of the sour cream. Beat until smooth. Add the sifted flour mixture and beat at medium speed just until smooth. Add remaining sour cream and blend just until incorporated and batter is uniform. Set aside.
  3. Make Filling: Place 1/4 of cake batter in a small bowl. Add brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir well.
  4. Place 1/2 of the remaining cake batter into prepared pan. Top with filling. Swirl with knife. Top with remaining batter.
  5. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Copycat Recipe

Monday, July 11, 2011 |

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) have most popular fried chicken in the world. Crispy chicken is the most popular menu in KFC, and now you can get Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Copycat recipe in here. This recipe is made after the original recipe. Crispy chicken first pickled and then burned in a way that normal. Double coated with a layer of unique taste. To prepare this recipe, you need the following:

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Ingredients:
  • 1 whole chicken, cut up and marinated
  • About 2 liters of shortening (for cooking)
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 250 ml milk
  • 200 grams of all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3/4 teaspoon of mono sodium glutamate
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder

For Marinating
  • 2 tablespoons of potassium chloride
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons mono sodium glutamate
  • 1/8 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/3 cup of chicken base and
  • 5 cups water

Preparation:
Mix together above noted ingredients for marinate and soak the chicken in it for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
Preheat the shortening in a deep-fryer to 365 degrees F and mix the beaten egg and milk in a medium bowl blend it nicely. In another medium bowl, add the remaining coating ingredients like flour, salt, pepper and mono sodium glutamate.

Transfer each piece of the marinated chicken to paper towels so that excess liquid can drain off from the chicken pieces. Take one piece of chicken at a time, first dip in egg and milk then coat the chicken with the dry flour mixture, then the egg and milk mixture again, and then back into the flour. Make sure that each piece is coated generously. Keep aside the chicken pieces on a plate until each piece has been nicely coated.

Now drop the coated chicken pieces, one piece at a time into the hot shortening. Fry 4 pieces of the chicken pieces at a time for 12-15 minutes, or until it is golden brown. Occasionally stirring the pieces to fry them evenly, after frying the pieces transfer them to paper towels to drain for about 5 minutes. Now its ready to serve.

Steamed Dumplings Recipe

Sunday, July 10, 2011 |

I got a new healthy recipe from France today! The name is Steamed Dumplings recipe. It's so tasty and healthy. Let's make it at your kitchen! ;)

Steamed Dumplings

Information:
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Cooking time: 10 Minutes
  • Total time: 25 Minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Number of persons: 4

Ingredients:
  • 12 square Won-Ton
  • 300 g shrimp
  • 100 g pork into pieces
  • 1 tsp tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 c. Coffee soy sauce
  • 1 tsp coffee sugar

Preparation:
  1. Shell the shrimp.
  2. Chop shrimp, pork cuts, oil, soy sauce and sugar.
  3. Put a little filling on each square of wonton.
  4. Moisten the edges of the square and fold it in half while driving though the air. Then cut out the ravioli, so give it a rounded shape.
  5. Cook your dumplings steam for 10 minutes.
Accompany your steamed dumplings in hot sauce.

    Best Cooking Schools in United States

    Saturday, July 9, 2011 |

    If you're looking for best cooking schools in United States, you can use this list for recommendation. Work in the F&B industry requires experience, rigorous training and profesional instruction. You can learn all of them from cooking school! But the problem is not all organizations that rank higher education institutions not rank culinary schools or cooking schools. 

    We could know which the best cooking school from their reputation. Some of the most respected culinary institute in the world is located in North America. These cooking schools are highly respected by students and renowned chef.

    Here the list of the best cooking schools in United States:

    Cooking Schools

    The Culinary Institute of America
    The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is the one of most reputable and well-known culinary schools in the U.S. By providing an intensive, rigorous curriculum, the school prepares students for successful careers in the food service industry. Programs offered are culinary arts management, culinary arts, baking and pastry arts management, and baking and pastry arts.

    The Culinary Institute of America
    1946 Campus Drive
    Hyde Park, NY 12538
    (800) CULINARY; (845) 452-9430
    ciachef.edu


    The French Culinary Institute of New York City
    The French Culinary Institute (FCI) was founded 25 years ago by Dorothy Cann Hamilton, with the goal of creating a world-renowned institution that blends classic French techniques and cuisine with American influences. FCI offers an exclusive curriculum called "Total Immersion," in which students are prepared for successful culinary careers after six months of study, or, if taking night classes, nine months.

    The French Culinary Institute of New York
    462 Broadway
    New York, NY 10013
    (888) FCI-CHEF
    (212) 219-8890
    frenchculinary.com

    Tante Marie's Cooking School
    Located in the heart of San Francisco, Tante Marie's Cooking School has been educating students in fine cuisine since 1979. Students participate in a well-rounded curriculum that covers everything from cooking basics and techniques to entertaining and baking. The school offers professional programs, chef demonstrations, and classes for the recreational cook.

    Tante Marie's Cooking School
    271 Francisco Street
    San Francisco, CA 94133
    (415) 788-6699
    tantemarie.com

    L'Academie de Cuisine
    Francois Dionot founded L'Academie de Cuisine in 1976. Since then, the wildly successful institute has featured instructors with a passion for gastronomy. In 1997, L'Academie de Cuisine was named Cooking School of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. In 2005 L'Academie was named among the Top 10 Culinary Schools in North America by CookingSchoolsCompared.com. L'Academie is divided into two schools: one for students pursuing a professional culinary or pastry arts career and one for the casual cook who wants to hone his or her technique for recreational purposes.

    L'Academie
    16006 Industrial Drive
    Gaithersburg, MD 20877
    (301) 670-8670; (800) 664-CHEF
    lacademie.com

    L'Academie's Recreational Cooking Campus
    5021 Wilson Lane
    Bethesda, MD 20814
    (301) 986-9490
    lacademie.com

    New England Culinary Institute
    For nearly 30 years, New England Culinary Institute (NECI) has offered a world-class culinary education in small classes, with individualized attention from dedicated faculty. The school boasts a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio. NECI's programs provide hands-on training and real kitchen and front-of-house experience that helps students thrive in the food and beverage industry.

    New England Culinary Institute
    56 College Street
    Montpelier, VT 05602
    (877) 223-NECI
    neci.edu

    California Culinary Academy
    Affiliated with the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu School in Paris, France, the California Culinary Academy is a small school with locations in San Francisco and Pasadena (Los Angeles). Unlike the Paris location, the California campuses teach American culinary techniques as well as classic French cuisine. Programs are offered in baking and pastry arts, culinary arts, baking and pastry arts management, and culinary arts management.

    California Culinary Academy
    350 Rhode Island Street
    San Francisco, CA 94103
    (415) 771-3500
    chefs.edu/san-francisco

    Le Cordon Blue College of Culinary Arts Los Angeles
    521 E. Green Street
    Pasadena, CA 91101
    (866) 230-9450
    chefs.edu/los-angeles/

    Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute
    Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute is Canada's sole campus of the world-renowned culinary institution Le Cordon Bleu. At the institute, a team of master chefs with extensive international experience guide students on the path to successful careers in the food service industry. The school offers an exclusive program, Le Grand Diplôme Professionnel, which takes students on a 10-month journey of studying cuisine and patisserie techniques. The program includes a 12-week internship in a professional kitchen and restaurant.

    Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute
    453 Laurier Avenue East
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1N 6R4
    Canada
    (613) 236-2433; (888) 289-6302
    lcbottawa.com

    Kendall College
    One of only two colleges on the list whose sole focus is not culinary instruction, Kendall College has managed to secure consistent high rankings for its Culinary Arts program. Kendall's School of Culinary Arts offers programs in culinary arts and baking and pastry. Kendall is known for teaching students strong professional skills. According to the college, 97 percent of 2008 culinary graduates who were seeking employment found jobs in their fields within six months of graduation.

    Kendall College School of Culinary Arts
    900 N. North Branch Street
    Chicago, IL 60642
    (866) 667-3344
    culinary.kendall.edu

    Johnson & Wales University
    The other school in the top 10 whose sole focus is not culinary instruction is Johnson & Wales. The College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University combines hands-on culinary training with a foundation in the liberal arts. The college also offers an integrated front-of-the-house curriculum that aims to develop business skills relevant to running a restaurant that prepares students to begin careers in hospitality management. In addition to the main campus in Providence, Rhode Island, courses are taught at campuses in North Miami, Denver, and Charlotte.

    Johnson & Wales University College of Culinary Arts
    8 Abbott Park Place
    Providence, Rhode Island 02903
    (800) DIAL-JWU
    jwu.edu

    George Brown College Chef School
    George Brown College's Chef School has been a Canadian mainstay for more than 25 years. Located in downtown Toronto, the college has earned an international reputation for educating students in the field of culinary arts. The college has consistently received accolades from fine dining establishments for both its delicious cuisine created and practiced by talented students and its commitment to preparing students to enter the food service industry. The college is known for its vibrant externships that place students in the finest establishments (restaurants and hotels) in Toronto.

    George Brown College Chef School
    P.O. Box 1015
    Station B
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5T 2T9
    Canada
    (800) 265-2002
    georgebrown.ca/chefschool/

    So, have you decide your cooking schools ??? I hope the list of best cooking schools in US can be useful for you to find cooking school. Let's get ready for your cooking classes!

    Recommended Cookery Schools in United Kingdom

    Friday, July 8, 2011 |

    There are a lot of cookery schools in UK, but I have some recommendation cookery schools for you. So you can take cookery classes as you want. If your passion is cooking and travelling, cookery school is a perfect place for you to learn!

    The cookery schools are spread in several cities in the UK such as London, Scotland, Padstow, Oxfordshire and many more. So, let's check the cookery schools list below:

    Cookery Schools

    Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Oxfordshire
    Raymond Blanc’s Great Milton, Oxford restaurant hotel boasts a state of the art set up; all Gaggenau ovens and Smallbone Of Devizes bespoke hand made kitchens. And it doesn’t matter if your skills aren’t as up to the standard of the kitchen finery: there are loads of courses to choose from, from chocolate to fish, over one, two or four days.
    www.manoir.com

    Brook Hall Cookery School, Winslow, Bucks
    Stephen Bulmer spent six years at Raymond Blanc’s cookery school, and his venture offers one-day, evening and overnight Gourmet Breaks. Warm your hands by the Aga and get to grips with everything from beginner to exotic courses with Italian and Oriental themes.
    www.brookhall.net

    Jean-Christophe Novelli Cookery School, Tea Green, Herts
    The 14th Century Academy is the setting for this highly rated cookery mecca, with a great line-up of chefs and a varied selection of courses. Learn anything from tapas to the tastes of Tuscany, with one and two-day courses on offer.
    www.jeanchristophenovelli.com

    Nick Nairn Cook School, Port of Menteith, Scotland
    Garnering excellent reviews since 2000, celebrity chef and restaurateur Nick Nairn will personally teach you to cook on a one-day course for less than £300. Italian and Scottish cookery provide the majority of the curriculum.
    www.nicknairncookschool.com

    Bordeaux Quay Cookery School, Bristol
    Nestling on Bristol’s vibrant harbourside, the award-winning Bordeaux Quay Cookery School emphasises the use of organic and local produce. There’s a huge range of courses on offer, from workshops to founder Barny Haughton’s Meat Master class.
    www.bordeaux-quay.co.uk

    Tante Marie, Woking
    They’ve been training chefs internationally for half a century, but Tante Marie also offer ‘lifestyle’ courses as well as more businesslike professional tuition. There are short modular courses, and up to 11-week Cordon Bleu Certificate options on offer.
    www.tantemarie.co.uk

    The Bertinet Kitchen Cookery School, Bath
    2010’s BBC Food Champion Of The Year, Richard Bertinet, is a French chef and baker whose Bath school emphasises fun, family and kids’ classes, as well as more serious courses on subjects ranging from patisserie to Stylish Indian Entertaining.
    www.thebertinetkitchen.com

    Ashburton Cookery School, Ashburton, Devon
    More West Country flavour here, with over 40 cookery courses to choose from over varying periods. Pro and passionate amateurs are catered for, with one-day classes and Diplomas just two options for cheffery. Courses take in bread-making, gluten-free cookery and lessons focusing on the West Country’s produce.
    www.ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk

    Leiths School Of Food And Wine, London
    A serious academy, Leith also caters for enthusiasts with evening, day or week classes. There are even courses as diversified as food writing, food styling, and of course matching food with wine. The school moved in 2008 to its new premises, too, so the modern kitchen designs are pro-level, state-of-the-art facilities.
    www.leiths.com

    Padstow Seafood School, Padstow
    Rick Stein’s school is dedicated to fish, as you’d expect, and unless you’re distracted by the harbour views from the kitchen, you’ll learn all kinds of tips and techniques over one or two-day cookery courses. Look out, too, for evening demonstrations. They offer a range of residential and non-residential courses.  They're also offer a six-day residential Original Fish and Shellfish Cookery module. The students experience a trip to Newlyn fish market, an afternoon at The Seafood Restaurant and a day for discovering classic dishes from The Savoy.  It costs £2, 250 with seven nights’ B&B.
    www.rickstein.com/seafood-school.html

    Ballymaloe Cookery School, East Cork in Ireland
    It is located in an organic farm which is devoted to organic market gardens, greenhouses, and orchards.  The students can experience and learn to cook using the finest and freshest of ingredients.  Your experience in this school will be very unique.
    www.cookingisfun.ie

    Le Cordon Bleu, London
    The name itself signifies a world-class education knowing that it is a renowned network of educational institutions designed to provide good culinary education. Furthermore, London is also one of the world’s gastronomic capitals.
    www.lcblondon.com/

    Aldeburgh Cookery School in Aldeburgh, Suffolk
    With this school, you can have the best equipment that you need in the kitchen. They teach you the highest quality local procedure with the use of fresh ingredients.
    www.aldeburghcookeryschool.com/

    Cordon Vert Vegetarian Cooker School, Manchester
    This institution has the reputation for fresh and innovative cuisine which reflects trends.  They aim to bring out the best in their students as future chefs.
    www.cordonvert.co.uk/

    I hope the cookery schools list above could be useful for you who want to get cookery courses.


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