Have you heard about sous vide cooking? This cooking style started in France, and requires the food to be "under pressure" or in other words vacuum sealed for cooking. The SV1 is an immersio…

Sweet potatoes are a holiday classic and iconic at America’s Thanksgiving tables across the country. Whether they come precooked and canned or freshly prepared and simply served w…

Last night Chef Eric came to Kansas City for a live Demonstration about sous vide cooking and vacuum sealing in the kitchen.To start the night Eric discussed that “sous vide” translates from French…

Whether they are called satay in Indonesia, satti in the Southern Philippines, yakitori in Japan, shish kebab in Turkey and the Middle East, shashlik in the Caucasus, chuanr in Chi…

On Thursday, November 17th from 6:00-9:00 pm, Chef Eric Villegas will be presenting at Johnson County Community College in the Wysong Theater in the Wylie Hospitality and Culinary Cen…

The world has a sweet tooth and nowhere is it more apparent than in South America. It is said that Dulce de Leche originated in Argentina in 1829 around Buenos Aires. The cooks who during a milita…

“… If I had a million dollars, we wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner, but we would eat Kraft Dinner … Of course we would, we'd just eat more, and buy really expensive ketchups with…

A few words on Pumpkins: * In general a 5 lb. pumpkin will yield approximately 4 cups of pumpkin puree. * 1- 29 oz. can is equal to about 3-1/4 cups fresh, cooked, pum…

Nowadays bisque is many things to many people. Currently most associated with shellfish it originally is said to have been a savory puréed soup of game birds. Whether it's…

Pumpkin everything is lining the shelves everywhere this time of year. My grocery store even has a whole seasonal section dedicated to "pumpkin spice" this and "apple crisp" that. It…

Stuffing is, and depending where you live in the world, dressings or even, fillings are usually made up of a highly seasoned mix of vegetables and starches. Some versions utilize…

Once you have a batch of confit duck tucked away in your cooler you can have an amazing meal in minutes! Delicious on its own you can cook on the wild side if you’re looking for s…