Cooking, American Style Class 3 Recipe & Supermarket Reports International Center at Catholic Charities Community Services May 2013 Instructor: Virginia Guilford
Cooking, American Style • Class 1 – American Cuisine • Class 2 – Navigating the Supermarket • Class 3 – Recipe & Shopping Reports
Cooking, American Style Class 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 Chow. Hound - http: //www. chow. com/recipes Vegetable Buying Guide http: //whatscookingamerica. net/Vegetables/Vegetable Buying. Guide. htm – Tips for shopping at Farmers Markets http: //localfoods. about. com/od/farmersmarkets/tp/Far mers--Market-Tips. htm