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Chris Hynes

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As his passion grew he decided to go to the Culinary Institute in Napa an intense cooking course, where he learned basic cooking techniques

Your Own Personalized BBQ Sauce using CK (ALMOST) FAMOUS BBQ

Your Own Personalized BBQ Sauce using CK (ALMOST) FAMOUS BBQ / Your Own Personalized BBQ Sauce using CK (ALMOST) FAMOUS BBQ

Basic Food Safety

Basic Food Safety / Basic Food Safety

Citrus - Eating Healthy

Citrus - Eating Healthy / Citrus - Eating Healthy

Breakfast on a Budget

Breakfast on a Budget / Breakfast on a Budget

MOTHERS’ DAY BRUNCH SUGGESTIONS

MOTHERS’ DAY BRUNCH SUGGESTIONS / MOTHERS’ DAY BRUNCH SUGGESTIONS

Seared Mahi-Mahi with Edamame Succotash

Seared Mahi-Mahi with Edamame Succotash / Recipe

Cold Food Ideas

Cold Food Ideas / Cold Food Ideas

Five Healthy Breakfast Tips:

Five Healthy Breakfast Tips: / Five Healthy Breakfast Tips:

Five Simple, Natural way to Boost your Energy

Five Simple, Natural way to Boost your Energy / Five Simple, Natural way to Boost your Energy

VEAL MARSALA / VEAL MARSALA

Using Animal and Plant Based Proteins for Healthy Cooking

Using Animal and Plant Based Proteins for Healthy Cooking / Using Animal and Plant Based Proteins for Healthy Cooking

Feeding a Family of Four on a Budget | Catering and Personal Chef

Feeding a Family of Four on a Budget | Catering and Personal Chef / Feeding a Family of Four on a Budget | Catering and Personal Chef

Deglazing / Deglazing

The Food Lab: How to Prepare Green Spring Produce

The Food Lab: How to Prepare Green Spring Produce / The Food Lab: How to Prepare Green Spring Produce

Everything You Need to Know About How to Eat Hemp Seeds

Everything You Need to Know About How to Eat Hemp Seeds / Everything You Need to Know About How to Eat Hemp Seeds

Cook a Whole Meal for Less Than $10

Cook a Whole Meal for Less Than $10 / Cook a Whole Meal for Less Than $10

Freezer Friendly Fruits and Veggies

Freezer Friendly Fruits and Veggies / Freezer Friendly Fruits and Veggies

Recipe :Steel-Cut Oats with Blackberries and Hemp Seeds

Recipe :Steel-Cut Oats with Blackberries and Hemp Seeds / Steel-Cut Oats with Blackberries and Hemp Seeds

Recipe : Vegetarian Tacos

Recipe : Vegetarian Tacos / Vegetarian Tacos

Recipe: Chili / Chili

Recipe: Roast Chicken

Recipe: Roast Chicken / Roast Chicken

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Stew

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Stew / Slow Cooker Chicken Stew

Recipe: Meatloaf

Recipe: Meatloaf / Meatloaf

Memorial Day Berry Flag

Memorial Day Berry Flag / Looking forward to the holiday weekend? Check out the recipes on the website for Memorial Day recipes..

Memorial Day Corn and Bean Salsa

Memorial Day Corn and Bean Salsa / Looking forward to the holiday weekend? Check out the recipes on the website for Memorial Day recipes..

Memorial Day Spinach Strawberry Salad

Memorial Day Spinach Strawberry Salad / Looking forward to the holiday weekend? Check out the recipes on the website for Memorial Day recipes..

Meal Planning for Two

Meal Planning for Two / Meal Planning for Two

Plant Based Diet – Week Two

Plant Based Diet – Week Two / Plant Based Diet – Week Two

Health officials call for less meat, more plants in dietary guidelines

Health officials call for less meat, more plants in dietary guidelines / Health officials call for less meat, more plants in dietary guidelines

Grocery Shopping for Two

Grocery Shopping for Two / Grocery Shopping for Two

Inexpensive Alternatives to Stretching Your Food Budget

Inexpensive Alternatives to Stretching Your Food Budget / Inexpensive Alternatives to Stretching Your Food Budget

42 Quick Tips about Organic Living

42 Quick Tips about Organic Living / 42 Quick Tips about Organic Living

The Importance of B-Vitamins

The Importance of B-Vitamins / The Importance of B-Vitamins

How to Clean a Grill

How to Clean a Grill / How to Clean a Grill

Fruity Flaxseed Muffins

Fruity Flaxseed Muffins / Fruity Flaxseed Muffins

Travis’ Ultimate Smoothie

Travis’ Ultimate Smoothie / Travis’ Ultimate Smoothie

Pressure Cooker Short Ribs

Pressure Cooker Short Ribs / Pressure Cooker Short Ribs

Keeping Cool in the Kitchen

Keeping Cool in the Kitchen / Keeping Cool in the Kitchen

An Anatomy of Wheatgrass: Nature’s Perfect Health Food

An Anatomy of Wheatgrass: Nature’s Perfect Health Food / An Anatomy of Wheatgrass: Nature’s Perfect Health Food

What about fats if you are eating a plant based diet?

What about fats if you are eating a plant based diet? / What about fats if you are eating a plant based diet?

Kitchen Cleaning Tips

Kitchen Cleaning Tips / Kitchen Cleaning Tips

Five Heart Healthy Lunch Ideas

Five Heart Healthy Lunch Ideas / Five Heart Healthy Lunch Ideas

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS!

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS! / FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS!

How do you Choose Which Fruits and Vegetables to Store?

How do you Choose Which Fruits and Vegetables to Store? / How do you Choose Which Fruits and Vegetables to Store?

What to do When You are Hungry – Snack Ideas for a Plant Based Diet

What to do When You are Hungry – Snack Ideas for a Plant Based Diet / What to do When You are Hungry – Snack Ideas for a Plant Based Diet

Removing Trans FATS

Removing Trans FATS / Removing Trans FATS

Breakfast Ideas on a Plant Based Diet

Breakfast Ideas on a Plant Based Diet / In this article we address breakfast – and how to eat a healthy meal and stay “plant based.” There are many options for breakfast – think of what you can eat, then use those things in combinations. One of my wife’s favorites is onion (diced), sweet potato (diced), and swiss chard (chopped). She sauté’s it all together, adds a sunny side up egg on top and that is breakfast.

How About Some Recipes?

How About Some Recipes? / These are recipes that started out in the kitchen and ended up on the grill. When a recipe calls for a sauté pan or the oven, turn it into a grilled item so you can enjoy your family and friends outdoors during the cooking process. Enjoy

Kitchen Seasonings: A Quick World Tour

Kitchen Seasonings: A Quick World Tour / Sometimes it is good to take an inventory of your spice cabinet. Knowing which spice goes with which cuisine is always a good thing to know. You can use several spices and put them together for a “blend” of spices that you like on a particular dish. The sky is really the limit when it comes to spices and blends. Test out a few spices you have never tasted and try out new cuisines.

Pantry and Fridge Items

Pantry and Fridge Items / Trying to get everything you need for any “possible” meal is Impossible. But here are a few things you might want to have in your pantry and fridge that I have found very useful

Lunch Ideas on a Plant Based Diet

Lunch Ideas on a Plant Based Diet / Lunch is always hard for me. If I eat breakfast too late then lunch seems to be on the “run.” Planning ahead is a great idea, especially for me. Burrito bowls, cold pasta salads, even a fruit salad seems to be easy to prepare ahead of time and it can be a grab and go meal.

CK BBQ Rub / I have received more feedback from satisfied customers. I am always pleased to know the different ways the rub is being used. Customers have used it in soups, on salads, grilled vegetables as well as all meats. It really does lend itself to many varieties of foods.

Sauces and Gravies

Sauces and Gravies / My wife loves sauces and gravies. The thicker gravies that require a roux are more for autumn and winter, however, making a sauce with citrus in the summer works just fine for her. The article I have written is more of a Fall/Winter Gravy. To make a citrus sauce I usually juice lemons, limes, oranges, blood oranges, tangerines or grapefruit and freeze the juice in ice cube trays.

Is Plant Based Living Expensive?

Is Plant Based Living Expensive? / We cover the dinner decisions while eating a plant based diet. Roasting your vegetables before including them in your salad or soup brings out more flavors of the vegetables and therefore enhances the flavor of whatever you are preparing. “Loaded” salads, as my wife calls them, are a great summertime meal. Load it up with fresh or roasted vegetables, dried fruits, nuts and citrus vinaigrette and the flavors explode in your mouth.

PLANT BASED DINNER MENU IDEAS

PLANT BASED DINNER MENU IDEAS / There is always the question, “does eating a plant based diet cost more?” I touch on that in this article. It is known that food affects our health. So many studies have shown that eating a plant based diet, even if it is mostly plant based, has a direct effect on our health and avoiding major diseases. Not to mention obesity in both adults and children. It is definitely something to consider and make changes.

SIMMERING / Believe it or not, there is a “method” to simmering. My culinary instructor called it “happy bubbles” to give me an idea of what a true simmer should look like. Simmering has many uses in the kitchen.

WHAT WE FOUND IN MELISSA, TX

WHAT WE FOUND IN MELISSA, TX / It has been quite the adventure finding stores for specific ingredients. This week I was on a mission to find Asian food ingredients. Look what I found!

Simple Cooking Strategies to Improve Your Health

Simple Cooking Strategies to Improve Your Health / Finding the right flavor that suits you while avoiding adding fat to your cooking is something I have done over the years. I am not one to give up flavor in my food so this experiment took me all over the place with fresh and dried herbs, zest and juice from citrus fruits and I feel I have a handle on it now. Avoiding excessive salt, too much butter, flour was definitely a journey for me.

Shrimp with Wood Ears

Shrimp with Wood Ears / Finding the right flavor that suits you while avoiding adding fat to your cooking is something I have done over the years. I am not one to give up flavor in my food so this experiment took me all over the place with fresh and dried herbs, zest and juice from citrus fruits and I feel I have a handle on it now. Avoiding excessive salt, too much butter, flour was definitely a journey for me

Shrimp Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Shrimp Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce / My wife rolled them and admits she needs more practice. The rice paper is very thin and sticky. But the taste is amazing! Strawberries, shrimp and pickled vegetables! I was as stunned as I can imagine you are. But it works!

Pickled Vegetables

Pickled Vegetables / I have been researching random recipes and trying them out. Although ALL were very good as far as taste, you will have to excuse the pictures. I took them with my phone to remind me of what I made, and decided to share them with you.
The first one is Spring Rolls and Peanut Dipping Sauce with a twist! There are pickled vegetables, red cabbage, cilantro, cooked shrimp and strawberries! Delicious!

Beef Fajitas / My wife determines if a Mexican Food restaurant is good by the fajitas. She has her favorite (where we used to live) and although some restaurants have come close, they have never hit the mark. She has tried fajitas in every Mexican Restaurant we have gone to over the years and none have matched what she is looking for. Taking this as a challenge, I made her fajitas. She loved them so much I had to make them again – twice in the same week! She loves the onions when they are caramelized.

Guacamole / My wife determines if a Mexican Food restaurant is good by the fajitas. She has her favorite (where we used to live) and although some restaurants have come close, they have never hit the mark. She has tried fajitas in every Mexican Restaurant we have gone to over the years and none have matched what she is looking for. Taking this as a challenge, I made her fajitas. She loved them so much I had to make them again – twice in the same week! She loves the onions when they are caramelized.

Heirloom Tomato and Pecorino Gratin

Heirloom Tomato and Pecorino Gratin / I saw a recipe for tomatoes that piqued my interest. With the abundance of tomatoes I decided to make a meal that featured them. I couldn’t just prepare tomatoes so I also prepared chicken thighs to accompany them.

BEST TEXAS BBQ / On my journey to find out what Texas has to offer, in reference to food, I decided to take a theme each week. This week is searching out the best BBQ and I think I hit the jackpot again!

This week has been completely random

This week has been completely random / We celebrated our grandson’s 4th birthday and I had him make his own pizza. His favorite is pepperoni so I bought all the ingredients and he did an amazing job. He loves to help in the kitchen and he is quite talented. I am going to teach him to cook while he is young and he will become my little chef buddy!

Take a spoon of unfiltered honey once a day

Take a spoon of unfiltered honey once a day / This week I was given another “mission;” To find unfiltered local honey. I will explain why but I wanted to give you some of the information I learned along the way.
Honey is made when the nectar combines with enzymes in the bee’s saliva. They deposit the material into the cells of the hive where they store it for later. Interestingly, the buzzing of their little wings is what dries the honey out enough that it is ready to eat.

Grilled Cantaloupe

Grilled Cantaloupe / 1 whole cantaloupe, rinsed, cut in half, seeded, each half cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
Honey
Cayenne pepper

Herb Butter Roasted Corn

Herb Butter Roasted Corn / Herb Butter And Corn
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves (2 tsp. dried)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram leaves (2 tsp. dried)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
8 large ears of fresh corn, husked
Method
When ready to cook prepare the BBQ for Med-High Heat

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Chili Verde Pressure Cooker Recipe

Chili Verde Pressure Cooker Recipe / Chile Verde is great to eat the next day in scrambled eggs or an omelet or a burrito. It can also be frozen for later use.

THE ECOLOGY CENTER

THE ECOLOGY CENTER / My wife and I were members of The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano when we lived in California. We gained so much knowledge regarding local, organic produce and how to cook it to gain the best flavors possible. We were so spoiled by the fresh organic produce we picked up at South Coast Farms in their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) baskets every other week. If you live in Southern California, please look them up.

Edamame and Asiago Salad

Edamame and Asiago Salad / This week has felt a little like Fall which inspired me to make a Fall dish. The above picture is of a pork chop rubbed with CK (Almost) Famous BBQ Rub, baked sweet potatoes and baked apples; just one of those meals that says “comfort” food.

Just one of those meals that says “comfort” food

Just one of those meals that says “comfort” food / This week has felt a little like Fall which inspired me to make a Fall dish. The above picture is of a pork chop rubbed with CK (Almost) Famous BBQ Rub, baked sweet potatoes and baked apples; just one of those meals that says “comfort” food.

IFBC CONFERENCE

IFBC CONFERENCE / My wife, who is a major part of CK Catering, attended the IFBC Conference in Seattle this past weekend. I will let her tell you all about it. I thoroughly

Local Yocal – Farm to Market

Local Yocal – Farm to Market / Texans love their beef. If it’s not brisket then it must be steak.

Farm to Table – that is the topic of the next IFBC Conference.

Farm to Table – that is the topic of the next IFBC Conference. / Farm to Table – that is the topic of the next IFBC Conference.

Happy Fall Y’all

Happy Fall Y’all / Happy Fall Y’all

A week of Comfort

A week of Comfort / With the weather changes I just felt like doing recipes that to me and my wife represented “comfort” food. I wasn’t focused this week on presentation, something

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS / STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

SWEET POTATO, SWISS CHARD, ONION HASH

SWEET POTATO, SWISS CHARD, ONION HASH / SWEET POTATO, SWISS CHARD, ONION HASH

Classic Moules Frites (Steamed Mussels)

Classic Moules Frites (Steamed Mussels) / Classic Moules Frites (Steamed Mussels)

PORCUPINE MEATBALLS ~ PRESSURE COOKER

PORCUPINE MEATBALLS ~ PRESSURE COOKER / PORCUPINE MEATBALLS ~ PRESSURE COOKER

Grilled Mahi~Mahi with Coconut Cream Sauce

Grilled Mahi~Mahi with Coconut Cream Sauce / Grilled Mahi~Mahi with Coconut Cream Sauce

PREP ONE DAY….. EAT ALL WEEK!

PREP ONE DAY….. EAT ALL WEEK! / PREP ONE DAY….. EAT ALL WEEK!

BRINE: ULTIMATE BRINE FOR TURKEY

BRINE: ULTIMATE BRINE FOR TURKEY / BRINE: ULTIMATE BRINE FOR TURKEY

Slow Roast Turkey

Slow Roast Turkey / Slow Roast Turkey

Turkey Gravy / Turkey Gravy

How to Roast a Great Thanksgiving Turkey in under Three Hours

How to Roast a Great Thanksgiving Turkey in under Three Hours / Over the years I have tried many different methods to find out which way is the best for roasting turkeys for my large extended family to get the best flavor and to do it quickly so the other important side dishes can also be done.

PREPARING FOR OUR CATERING EVENT

PREPARING FOR OUR CATERING EVENT / Happy Thanks giving!!

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