Jessica lives in New York City with her Husband and Dog. When she isn't writing for this here blog, she's a copywriter at an ad agency in Manhattan.
Marites lives in Los Angeles with her husband. When she's not dabbling as a self-proclaimed domestic wannabe, she's working in PR.
MIL is a chef and food stylist in Portland, OR. For many years she owned Flaming Carrot Catering, pdx's favorite eco-conscience catering company. She takes her passion for art, travel and cuisine back to the kitchen and studio and delicious things happen.
She's currently focusing her talents on food styling and on-site chef services for film scenes and group gatherings (hey tweens - she did the food styling on the twilight movie!). Oh, and writes MIL Missions for this little blog.
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♥WHEN YOUR MIL (mother-in-law) IS A CHEF, YOU EITHER GET NERVOUS OR GET COOKING.♥
----------------------------------------------- Two busy DILs living on two different coasts getting long-distance cooking lessons from their MIL. |
Anonymous asked: Dear MIL,
This is not exactly a food question but, more a prep question. How does one learn
chopping techniques? I love watching the chefs on Food Network and how they use their knives. Maybe a video on here explaining some fundamentals ? Anyway Thanks for all the great recipes!
You are doing the next best thing to actually taking a cooking class or having a knowledgable cook/chef show you the ropes, then practice, practice, practice! I spoke recently with a friend who is taking a cooking course in LA and a solid portion of the class was devoted to learning how to properly use and maintain kitchen knives. She said she was astounded at what a difference technique makes, as well as safety (less chance of slicing your finger…keep those fingers tucked in when chopping!) There’s a great “chopping onions” scene in JULIE & JULIA.