baking

Secchia Institute for Culinary Education

The Secchia Institute for Culinary Education has over 60,000 square feet to help students understand and develop the skills of culinary arts.  If you’re looking for the looking for the keyword for this week’s contest it’s “cooking.”

Making Cooking A Family Tradition

Brook Taylor from STAR 105.7 has always enjoyed cooking.  It’s a skill she learned from her mother and now she’s passing it onto her own daughter.  Check out the post below for the recipes!

Brook’s Recipes

Here are Brook’s family recipes for Potatoes Paprikosh and her Homemade Cherry Pie.

Potatoes Paprikosh
2 pound bag of hashbrowns
1/8 cup paprika
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 package hot dogs sliced and halved

Cook hashbrowns per package directions adding spices. Cook until potatoes are no longer firm. Add hot dogs and cook until they swell and are a little crispy.

Grandma’s Cherry Pie
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup instant tapioca
3 cups frozen drained fresh cherries
1/4 tsp red food coloring
3-4 drops almond flavoring
1 tbs butter

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Cupcake Creations & Bakery

Amber’s love of baking started at a young age, but it wasn’t until she took a risk that she was able to turn it into a career.

Everything you need to know about Thanksgiving… and more!

329394297_95052d76f7I’m not sure how November got here so quickly, let alone Thanksgiving! I asked several people what sort of recipes they wanted for the big day, and most of them told me the same thing. They wanted a delicious meal that didn’t take a lot of work. Also, it had to be somewhat affordable. With that in mind, I put together this delicious, easy-on-the-wallet Thanksgiving menu (with a few healthy “Shari” touches).

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