Portugese Style Peri Peri Chicken
Now is the time to put together all of my preparations to make Portugese style Peri Peri chicken. I am really excited to try this recipe. I travelled to Montreal once and got to try it so I thought I should try and recreate it! I brushed up on...
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Prepare, Prepare, Prepare pt.5 – Plating
This is my last post to prepare for my final challenge of making Portugese chicken. I have covered and learned a lot about the proper knife skills, spatchcocking, keeping the kitchen clean before and after I cook, what makes a proper marinade and now I am on to how...
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Prepare, Prepare, Prepare pt.4 – Marinating
I am now on to my next step of preparing for my final cooking challenge which is Portuguese style chicken. I have covered other areas that I needed to prepare myself for this challenge such as the proper knife technique, spatchcocking, and making sure that I prep the chicken...
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Prepare, Prepare, Prepare pt.3- Kitchen Cleanliness
If you have been following along on my journey I am currently trying to prepare for my last item I am wanting to try to cook. It will be my first time ever making a Portuguese style spatchcock chicken so I am trying to prepare myself for all that...
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Prepare, Prepare, Prepare pt.2 – Knife Skills
For my final dish I am preparing a Portuguese style chicken so I am currently in the process of preparing my self for what that is going to look like. The first thing I am learning to prepare myself for this is the proper knife skills so I don’t...
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Prepare, Prepare, Prepare
I had a professor emphasize the need for preparation when starting something that you do not feel comfortable with. He used to say “prepare, prepare, prepare” and it’s something I think I will always remember! I think he was on to something because I find when I lack preparation...
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Sweet Potato Soup: The New Taste of Fall
For this weeks learning project I wanted to keep moving in the direction of making restaurant quality meals at home. I thought my previous post I did not execute as well as I wanted to with the overall appearance and taste of the cookies I tried to make. I...
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Splicing it Up!
This week I am catching up on the joint learning project/blog post from a few weeks back. I recently had my first born child 9 months ago so it has been a challenging for me to balance wanting to see his every moment and doing my...
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From Confidence to Oh No What Did I Just Make…. The Journey Continues
If you have been following along on my learning project journey it has been awhile since I made my last post. I apologize if you have been extremely invested to see how my project is turning out. My last post was about making pillsbury cookies which I thought I...
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From Pillsbury Cookies to Filet Mignon The Journey Continues
Everyone needs a baseline to determine how well they are at something. If you have no knowledge of a subject or how to do something that is your baseline, you are starting at no experience. If you have more knowledge on a subject it can be more challenging to...
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