Helping you cook better by focusing on technique

Hi, I’m Sandy.
I’m a mom of two who happened to graduate from The Culinary Institute of America and cook professionally for over 12 years. Now my intention is to empower you with knowledge that gives you confidence in the kitchen. I believe it all starts with fundamentals.

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I teach you to cook better by focusing on techniques, not recipes. 🔪
Trained at the CIA + Cooked Professionally over 12 years

Knife skills are therapeutic to watch 👀 Agree

Knife skills are therapeutic to watch 👀

Agree or disagree?👍🏼👎🏼

What about actually chopping? 🔪

Is that therapeutic for you, or are you hesitant? 😬

Do you lack the confidence needed to move swiftly and get cooking?

I’ve been working on a digital course that will help you with the technique you need to put you at EASE in the kitchen.

I’ll be announcing BETA details soon, make sure you’re on my email crew to get the info!

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Boiling is not used as much as you might think. I

Boiling is not used as much as you might think.

It is an intense cooking method which is great for vegetables, pasta, grains (this depends the type and water is drained, not absorbed) hard cooked eggs and reduction of liquids (whether to make a sauce or to thicken)

It's important to know the difference because most other things you may bring UP to a boil (basically bring up to temp) but then back down to a simmer.

Take a look at the video to have it in your mind for next time!

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There are no onion police coming after you if you

There are no onion police coming after you if you use an alternate onion in different applications but there are some better for certain preparations. Here’s a quick breakdown:

Shallots: Grown in clusters like garlic, it has a mild garlic flavor but less pungent. Very aromatic, and mildly sweet. You can use them in replacement of onions but ideally used raw and in French dishes or dishes where you want a light onion/garlic flavor. Excellent in vinaigrettes.

Yellow: These are the most widely used and have a lot of flavor when sauteed and are good friends with garlic in most dishes. Yellow onions are not ideal for eating raw as they are very pungent.

White: A bit pungent but work great on tacos, burger topping, or dishes with a spicy kick. These deliver a great crunch.

Red: (or purple): On the sweeter side and work great for many things. Raw, pickled, grilled and roasted with veggies.

Spanish: These onions are relatively mild. They are the most versatile. Can be yellow skinned but also white. A great all purpose onion. Can use for onion rings, grilled onions, roasted and raw as well.

Sweet: There are a bunch (vidalia, Maui, Walla Walla, Bermuda, and more) These have the least sulfur content which makes their sweetness stand out. This also means they don't last as long.They work great in dishes where you will caramelize the onion because it will enhance the sweetness. Also great eaten raw.

What is your go-to onion? Tell me in the comments 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏿

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An experienced cook could get great results from a

An experienced cook could get great results from a knife that is not of high quality, but a beginner or less experienced cook may get frustrated and discouraged.

Does this mean you need to spend a lot on a knife? Not necessarily, but it does help you learn the proper cutting skills from the start.

Pay attention to technique - this will carry through all your work. Once you know what to do and HOW to do it, you apply that to everything you do in the kitchen.

I can’t wait to get into it 🔪

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Do you make your own oven fries? If the answer is

Do you make your own oven fries?

If the answer is no, tell me why 👇🏼

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How you talk to yourself matters Subconsciously,

How you talk to yourself matters

Subconsciously, if you say negative things - even if in a carefree snd silly way, you still condition yourself to believe it.

I take this seriously.

When we have a conversation and you tell me “you’re not coordinated enough” or you’re just being “lazy” I literally want to hug you and tell you this.

When I first started cooking in kitchens, I had so many people around me that seem to do everything better and faster and I could have easily let that get to me, but told myself I would get it. Maybe not that day, but I would get it! 💪🏼

Please be kind to yourself in the process… Know that anything new will take some time to develop but if you stick with it I promise you, you will get it! 🤗

Consistency is key 💚

Have a great weekend!

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I’ll be offline from sundown tonight 9/15 until

I’ll be offline from sundown tonight 9/15 until tomorrow evening to observe Yom Kippur.

I just want to take a moment to thank you for being here. Not just for the content I put out in hopes to teach you- but also supporting me with your shares, likes, comments, saves, dm conversations and audio messages as well as purchasing my cooking guide (soon to be a self paced course) and my upcoming knife skills course!

Each and every way you show up for me is so appreciated! I hope that I continue to give you the tools you need to thrive in the kitchen and be the badass that you are!!

Sending you love 💚

Ps - that cool opportunity I hinted about in stories about a month back should be live isoon… but hopefully not while I’m off-line! 🤣

Any guesses?

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In the restaurant world, any seconds you can shave

In the restaurant world, any seconds you can shave off your prep makes things more efficient.

I believe it applies at home too.

After years of cooking professionally, and now as a mom of two - I’m really passionate about helping home cooks in the kitchen.

Knife skills course is so close! Just working on some backend stuff. I seriously cannot WAIT to teach you!! 🔪

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