Cooking, American Style Class 3

Recipe & Supermarket Reports

International Centerat Catholic Charities Community Services

May 2013Instructor: Virginia Guilford

Cooking, American Style

• Class 1 – American Cuisine

• Class 2 – Navigating the Supermarket

• Class 3 – Recipe & Shopping Reports

Cooking, American StyleClass 3

• Your Favorite American Food

• Recipe Reports

• Restaurant Reports

• Supermarket Location Reports

• Supermarket Unit Price Reports

• Finding Out More

Your Favorite American Food

• Hamburgers?

• French Fries?

• Macaroni & Cheese?

• Brownies?

• Chocolate Cake?

• Strawberry Shortcake?

Recipe Reports

• Small-Batch Microwave Strawberry Jam

• Corn on the Cob / Barefoot Contessa Corn Salad

• Good & Plenty Macaroni & Cheese

• Steaks with Mushroom Red Wine Sauce

• Aunt Betty Bob’s Brownies

Restaurant Reports

• New American Cuisine

• American Comfort Food

• Regional Specialties– Southern/BBQ– California– New England

• Fast Food

Supermarket Item Reports

• Ask for an item, follow the directions, and take a photo of the item when you find it.

Supermarket Unit Pricing Reports

• Compare different brands or sizes using the unit pricing information to decide which is the best buy.

American Holidays & Food

• Thanksgiving• Christmas• Easter• Derby Day• Mother’s Day• Fourth of July• Birthdays• Weddings

Finding Out More

• TV– Cooking Channel

• Iron Chef with Alton Brown• Throwdown with Bobby Flay

– Food Network• Barefoot Contessa with Ina Garten• Giada at Home with Giada de Laurentis• Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives with Guy Fieri• Paula’s Best Dishes with Paula Dean

– Travel Channel• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Finding Out More

• Virginia’s Favorite Classic Cookbooks– Silver Palate Cookbook – Craig Clairbourne’s New York Times Cookbook– Maida Heatter's Cakes

Finding Out More

• Magazines

– Family Circle or Woman’s Day

– Martha Stewart Living

– Saveur

– Everyday with Rachel Ray

Finding Out More

• Internet– Epicurious - http://www.epicurious.com/ – Smitten Kitchen - http://smittenkitchen.com/ – Martha Stewart - http://www.marthastewart.com/food – ChowHound - http://www.chow.com/recipes – Vegetable Buying Guide

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Vegetables/VegetableBuyingGuide.htm

– Tips for shopping at Farmers Markets http://localfoods.about.com/od/farmersmarkets/tp/Farmers--Market-Tips.htm