Recipes, Cooking Instruction and Culinary Videos by Sherry K - Jazzy Gourmet

Maintain Wooden Utensils and Cutting Boards

By Sherry K, on September 18th, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

If properly maintained, wooden utensils and cutting boards are capable of lasting a lifetime; but how should we maintain them?

Well, start by washing them immediately after using them. Avoid letting them soak in water for long periods of time.

Maintain Wooden Utensils and Cutting Boards

Ginger Peach Cheesecake Ice Cream

By Sherry K, on September 14th, 2012

My best childhood memories involve standing around my grandma’s homemade ice cream maker at family gatherings.

She’d pack the ice and salt around the canister, plug it in, and we’d wait…and wait…and wait…for what seemed like an eternity.

If we were really lucky, […]

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Grill Fish on a Cedar Plank

By Sherry K, on September 11th, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Have you ever enjoyed fish grilled on a wooden plank at a restaurant and wished you could get that same smoky taste at home?

I used to think that same thing!

Now I cedar plank a salmon or trout nearly once […]

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Fresh Corn and Watermelon Salad

By Sherry K, on September 6th, 2012

For years and years, my dad has always put out the best garden.

As he toils and fusses over every square inch, the end result is a bountiful plot of land, brimming with the best veggies and fruits from the finest Indiana soil. And even with […]

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Ice Cream Tips

By Sherry K, on September 4th, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday (and trivia contest)!

If you’re an ice cream nut…

uh,

fanatic?…

er,

AFICIONADO! (like I am),

you might be interested in seeing these tips on making, storing and eating our favorite frozen treat.

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Banana Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

By Sherry K, on August 31st, 2012

I hesitated for the longest time to buy the ice cream maker attachment to my KitchenAid stand mixer.

After all, if I bought the attachment, wouldn’t I be tempted to make (and eat) ice cream everyday? Who needs temptations like that? But the thought of getting […]

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Get Rid of Pesky Fruit Flies

By Sherry K, on August 28th, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Long about midsummer to early fall, I find myself with an abundance of fruit flies in the kitchen. The season’s bountiful harvest seems to set the scene for those pesky little critters, which can become so annoying.

A quick and easy way to rid […]

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Spicy Watermelon Remoulade

By Sherry K, on August 24th, 2012

I’ve been nursing a pretty annoying outbreak of poison ivy all week.

I can’t believe that after all these years of working in the garden, I have never been exposed to it before! So I had just assumed that I must be immune to it, and […]

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Make Your Own Peanut Butter

By Sherry K, on August 21st, 2012

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

If I were stranded on a desert island and could only have one item, I would choose peanut butter. Granted, there might be an issue with the whole stick-to-the-roof-of-my-mouth-without-water problem, but I guess I would take my chances.

My favorite kind […]

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Mediterranean Green Bean Salad

By Sherry K, on August 17th, 2012

When I think of green bean salad, I remember the 3-Bean Salad of my youth. The all-American classic could be found on every church potluck table, and folks gobbled it up.

But other than that, I can’t think of many salads where the humble little green […]

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