Food is art. Yes. But it's also science. A list of ingredients does not a perfect recipe make. They must be carefully weighed, measured, and manipulated to create THE perfect all-around recipe, from how it's written to how it tastes. Testing and re-testing and testing again is the only way to ensure it will work again and again, no matter who tries it or what their level of expertise. In the right hand margin of this page is a sampling of just a few of the clients I've worked with to do just that.
"Liz knows food. But she is also constantly improving her skills and expanding her knowledge base. I can always depend on her for a job well done."
Mory Thomas.Food Network Kitchens.Recipe Developer. Culinary Production
Know Your Ingredients
Familiarity with all foods, from salt to salsify, helps to select substitutions or change flavor profiles. Always remember that the taste and appeal of the final product relies on the quality of what goes in it.
Familiarity with all foods, from salt to salsify, helps to select substitutions or change flavor profiles. Always remember that the taste and appeal of the final product relies on the quality of what goes in it.
Understand Technique
Knowing what approach to take and why, when to apply it, and how to write the recipe based on the intended audience, will create a successful recipe. This, in turn, will create a successful cook.
Knowing what approach to take and why, when to apply it, and how to write the recipe based on the intended audience, will create a successful recipe. This, in turn, will create a successful cook.
The Finished Dish
Licking the bowl or sneaking a juicy morsel along the way is one thing, but relishing the outcome of the perfected dish is worth every tweak. This is where science becomes art. Pull up a chair and enjoy.
Licking the bowl or sneaking a juicy morsel along the way is one thing, but relishing the outcome of the perfected dish is worth every tweak. This is where science becomes art. Pull up a chair and enjoy.
Some Recent Clients
Almost Meatless I was honored when Tara Desmond asked me to test recipes for her first cookbook, co-authored with Joy Manning. One of my favorites is the Spiced Lamb and Vegetable Stew.
How To Boil Water
I tested recipes and managed the kitchen during the photo shoot for the fourth cookbook in the well-recognized series from the Food Network Kitchens.
I tested recipes and managed the kitchen during the photo shoot for the fourth cookbook in the well-recognized series from the Food Network Kitchens.
Leite's Culinaria
I've been a long-time recipe tester for David Leite's award-winning website. I've been able to experience recipes from all sorts of cooks and books I otherise may have missed out on.
I've been a long-time recipe tester for David Leite's award-winning website. I've been able to experience recipes from all sorts of cooks and books I otherise may have missed out on.
