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

Salt Watery Vegetables to Draw Moisture

By Sherry K, on August 6th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Have you ever added vegetables, such as cucumber or zucchini to recipes, only to have your dish turn into a soggy watery mess?

Cole slaw turns to soup.

Eggplant Parmesan changes into a soppy stew.

Cucumber salad becomes a puddle.

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Summer Harvest Veggiecakes

By Sherry K, on August 2nd, 2013

They’re taunting me.

It’s like they’re saying, would ya please come up with something?

I swear, that pile of zukes and yellow squash from Dad’s garden is multiplying when I’m not looking. I’ve made the usual suspects–zucchini bread, zucchini casserole, zucchini boats, sautéed […]

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Cook Sweet Corn without Shucking!

By Sherry K, on July 30th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I’ve been hearing a lot about a (not so) new method of cooking sweet corn.

A friend of mine sent me this video a couple of years ago: Shucking Corn-Clean Ears Every Time. It shows a gentleman who demonstrates cooking the corn, in […]

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Fresh Blueberry Sweet Corn Ice Cream

By Sherry K, on July 25th, 2013

I entertained a lovely group of nice young ladies (grades 5-9) at a fine arts camp this week, and at the end of my presentation, one of them asked how long it takes me to compose a piece of music.

I said it varies.

Sometimes […]

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Last week, I spoke about my friend Loanna from church who graced me with those delightfully luscious Vidalia onions, which I promptly used in my Hot Peach Vidalia Cheese Spread. In our conversation, she told me how her daughter had brought a 50 lb. bag from Georgia, and she needed […]

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Hot Peach Vidalia Cheese Spread

By Sherry K, on July 19th, 2013

I rode the bike to church Sunday, and one of the first persons I ran into was my friend Loanna. She was looking all forlorn because she said she had brought me something and wasn’t sure I could carry it on the bike. I got all excited because Loanna […]

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Use Cooking Spray to Measure Honey

By Sherry K, on July 15th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

It’s a sticky situation—measuring honey and other syrups.

It seems like a vast percentage of the ooey gooey stuff stays stuck in the cup.

But as this video shows, using cooking spray can leave your measuring cups and spoons clean as […]

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Blueberry Lemon Drop Popcorn

By Sherry K, on July 11th, 2013

I’m so anxious to jump on the Dessert Challenge bandwagon again, since I had to miss it the last 2 months. To refresh your memory, Sheryl, at Lady Behind the Curtain, has picked 2 ingredients each month (such as coconut and lime or caramel and pretzels) that we are […]

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Orange Cups

By Sherry K, on July 9th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

What is it about fruit that lends itself so nicely to being a serving vessel?

Can it be that God blessed fruit with the most wonderfully bright color scheme?

Just crack me open a stunning watermelon, split apart a succulent honeydew, or […]

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Orange Cardamom Pistachio Ice Cream (Sandwiches)

By Sherry K, on July 6th, 2013

…and The Tale of a Woman, a Motorcycle and one heck of a Thunderstorm

Last week, I rode the bike to yoga, as I often do. Toward the end of class, a woman came in to tell us that a huge storm was coming our way, with damaging winds and hail. […]

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