 May 2002 Newsletter | | INDEX - Chef of the Month, Alice Waters
- Our Newest "C2C Culinary Hall of Fame Winner"
- Seasoning and Flavoring Guide
- Sweepstakes Winners and New Sweeps
- Visit our New Vendors in the Market Place
- Mother’s Day
- Need a Job?
- Barbecued Chicken Pizza
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In our Last Newsletter (If you missed it, you can access our last issue here). - Site of the Month, AllFood.com
- Check out our NEW Ultimate Bulletin Board!
- NRA Show Educational Programs at a Glance
- Springtime means Rhubarb!
- Visit our new vendors in the Market Place
- Recipe: Chicken Ajíllo, El Charro (Chicken with Garlic and White Wine)
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Chef of the Month:
 Alice Waters | Join us as Chef Alice Waters, owner of the Chez Pannise visits our Chef Club for a very special month.
Alice Waters was born on April 28, 1944, in Chatham, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1967 with a degree in French Cultural Studies. She then trained at the Montessori School in London, followed by a year traveling in France. She has a daughter, Fanny, who was born in 1983.
She opened Chez Panisse in 1971 in Berkeley, California, serving a five-course, fixed price menu that changes daily. To this day, the set menu format remains at the heart of Alice's philosophy of serving the highest quality products according to the season. Over two decades, she has discovered and encouraged a network of organic farmers and ranchers who now ensure Chez Panisse a steady supply of...
For the rest of the story and to register to WIN her cookbook: CLICK HERE |
Inducted into the
Chef2Chef "Hall of Fame"
| Fine Cooking's website gets straight to the point--cooking. There have short features about events, behind-the-scenes, and new products (check out our Artisan Cheese of the Month), as well as a library of our feature stories and departments from the magazine, with recipes. How-to video clips are great for seeing all the right moves, and the forum, Cook's Talk, is robust, lively, and an excellent source of advice from passionate cooks. |
 Crisco.com Looking for great recipes from appetizers to desserts, Crisco.com has them all. Visit their new "Chefs of the Month" or check out the Crisco sponsors 911 Benefit video.
Crisco makes cooking a joy, not a job. And now we've made our website easier to navigate, loaded with more tips and techniques, and an expanded recipe section that rates preparation on a complexity scale of 1,2,3. You can also post ideas to the Crisco Message Board and store your favorite recipes from Crisco.com and your own kitchen in a Crisco Recipe Box. Check out our new Chefs of the Month. Please visit us at http://crisco.com
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Visit our new vendors in the Market Place for Great Mother's Day Gifts The Market Place at Chef2Chef.net is a great place to find whatever you are looking for! You'll find listings and links to gourmet meats and seafood, coffee, beer & wines, seasonings, chocolate, "Of the Month Clubs", desserts, sauces and stocks, nuts, fruits, pies, clothing, shipping solutions, wild game, fresh produce, gifts and more.
Over 450,000 unique visitors visit Chef2Chef each and every month. If you have products or services that you would like listed in the Market Place, contact me HERE |  Looking
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Mother's Day is just
under 2 weeks away! Most everyone I know has a Mother, is a Mother, wants to be a Mother or is married to a Mother. That is why Mother’s Day is so important. They’re everywhere! This year instead of supporting Hallmark Cards, you might consider getting a gift from one of our many vendors at Chef2Chef.net. They make this all possible. Between now and Mother’s Day, please stop by our Market Place at Chef2Chef.net Take a look at their wares and see if something doesn’t just jump right off the screen and say "Mom". The Market Place
Did you say your
mouth was bored?
Learn when to season and when
to flavor with Chef David Nelson.
Seasoning and Flavoring Recently I hosted a week in our Recipe Club that focused on the art of Seasoning and Flavoring. The full collection of Hints, Tips, Facts and Recipes can be found here. Here’s a list of some of the topics you will find: Click here for THE WHOLE PROGRAM
Prize Winners from
April's Giveaways Last month Chef Revival gave away 5 fantastic Stainless Steel Wire Knife Blocks to Ellen Holloway, Aimee Ryzman, Alan Steele, Shannon Grable and Jeffrey DelBusso. Congratulations from Chef2Chef and Chef Revival.
Don't forget to visit them at the National Restaurant Show this month at Booth 1268
So, if you didn’t win last month, try again! This month Chef Revival is giving away 7 Culinary Classic Watches, built with a three hand movement and date display. The Classic features an electro-luminescent backlight and rotating bezel (outer rim rotating numbers) A hardened mineral crystal protects against scratches. The Classic is all business with a polished metal case & screw-on back water rated to 100'. Each watch is valued at $69.95. Click here to Enter our May Sweepstakes
Like Hot and Spicy Food? Our newest sponsor FireBreath.com is giving away a spicy gift basket at Chef2Chef.net this month. It's called the Blasting Kit Gift Basket.
You need to keep open flames away from this crate. Comes with Galena Blasting Powder BBQ Rub, Spontaneous Combustion Peanuts, Hot Sauce Harry's Dynamite Hot Sauce, and Galena Basting Sauce. A $39.95 value. Register to win here
And don't forget to sign up to win one of five of Alice Waters newest cookbooks! | 
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Handcrafted gifts, gift baskets, & delicious gourmet foods like Derby Pie, chocolates, cream candy, ham, preserves, flavored honey & more! Hand woven placemats, napkins & rugs! Books, Pottery, Home Accents, too.
Bennington Pottery
Bennington Bakeware Collection The historic Bennington Potters Yard, located in downtown Bennington Vermont, is excited to now offer their "Baking with Bennington" bakeware starter collection online at PiecesOfVermont.com.
Also available are... Bread Warmer, Heart-Shaped bakers, Deep Dish Pie baker, Lasagna Dishes, Tankard Mugs, Dinnerware and Country Pitchers. Gift Ideas for the cooking enthusiast...and much more! Made in Vermont, this exquisite line of blue agate glaze pottery is know throughout New England for its' charm and durability.
Tupperware
My Tupperware is used for storing/freezing your meals, they go from the refrigerator right to the microwave or straight to the table. We have a wide assortment of products geared for your kitchen, you can set a beautiful table with our great Spring colors.
You can get your pantry or cupboards in order with our modularmates, great improvement for organizing. Baking products for all your baking needs. My site is also bilingual, "Si hablo Espanol."
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BARBECUED CHICKEN PIZZA
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
4 servings | 
Recipe from
www.crisco.com |
Ingredients: - 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons CRISCO Oil
- 1 medium red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 cup thinly sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup hickory-flavored barbecue sauce
- 1 12-inch pre-baked pizza crust
- 2 cups grated smoked Gouda or shredded mozzarella cheese
Heat oven to 450ºF. Cover baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil.
Rinse chicken. Pat dry. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Heat Crisco Oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken. Sauté 2 minutes, or until exterior is no longer pink. Remove chicken from pan with slotted spoon. Add onion and mushrooms to pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Sauté 3 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Remove pan from heat.
Return chicken to pan. Stir barbecue sauce into chicken and vegetables. Place pizza crust on baking sheet. Arrange half of cheese on pizza crust. Top with chicken mixture. Top chicken with remaining cheese.
Bake at 450ºF for 10 to 12 minutes, or until crust is crisp and cheese melts. Let stand 3 minutes before cutting. Serve immediately.
Recipe from www.crisco.com |
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