mince mins/ verb past tense: minced; past participle: minced 1. cut up or grind (food) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades. “minced beef” synonyms: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine “mince the meat and onions” I feel a little minced this week. 🙂  I’m told that […]
Fancy Tator Tots
Happy Weekend Y’all! Another fun week at NEACA has come and gone. Â This week we learned more about salads, soups, peppers & tomatoes, potatoes, and building a menu based on what is around you. Â We finished the week off with an intro to eggs and dairy. A highlight for me was definitely our Salad lab. […]
Ashley’s Sunshine Salad
Ashley’s Sunshine Salad When designing this salad, I really wanted to incorporate ingredients that are known to uplift your mood. Items such as Basil, Lemon, and Cherry Tomatoes fit the bill! The bright colors can’t help but lift your spirits as well. This is a great summertime salad. Ingredients: Mixed Greens, Washed and Dried Sunflower […]
Foundations
This week we finished our Foundations Section at NEACA. We are just speeding right along! I think I’ve said it before, but time is moving so quickly at school while at the same time it feels like we have been doing this forever because we are absorbing so much information. It is wonderfully exhausting ;). […]
Vegan Voodoo
Strange, but delicious things are happening. . . Authors Note: This article isn’t really about Voodoo. In fact, the only exposure I have had to voodoo comes from Disney’s the Princess and the Frog. Also, I will be talking about Seitan which is not to be confused with “Satan”. Article is appropriate for all audiences. […]
What did the pasta say to the tomato?
Don’t Get Saucy with me. . . .Okay, a pretty cheesy joke but this was the week we talked about sauces! And speaking of cheesy- the mother sauce you might use for a cheese sauce? Bechamel! Â Oh, I could go on and on because this week at the NEACA (Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts) […]
The Natural Epicurean School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. . .I mean Academy of Culinary Arts
(But let’s be honest, I’m hoping to cook health-supportive food well enough one day that y’all will think it took magic to make it so tasty!) Week One I cannot believe that my first week of Culinary Arts training has come and gone! So much preparation and work has gone into our move from Utah […]
Back Story
Wait, wait, wait. Â So all these shenanigans started with a informal, just-for-fun, search for yoga schools to attend in a few years? Â Yes! Â Are you sure you even want to go to culinary school? Â Yes and Yes!! Â How can you be sure? I am one of those never-measure-anything type of cooks. Â It calls for 3 […]
How it all began. . . Part 2
…The entire day my stomach was tied in knots. Â Whether we would be able to move to Austin so that I could attend the Professional Chef program would really come down to the outcome of the scholarship I applied for. Â A full-ride would seal the deal. Â It would make it financially possible. Â It would be […]
How it all began. . . Part 1
I was enjoying a few moments of “dream about the future” time while Mr. Plate with a Purpose got Little Baby Plate with a Purpose ready for bedtime. Full-time parents probably know what I am talking about. After a wonderful, but long day you finally get to sit down and check email, maybe do a […]