Our recipe for “Creamy Leeks & Slow Roasted Tomato Bruschetta” is posted below but first you’ll have to do the hard part… cleaning your leeks. Do so in advance and store your prepped leeks in a tub of water in… Continue reading Prepping Leeks… »

Ingredients… 4 leeks, roots & dark green removed, sliced into thin half moons Enough clarified butter to cover the bottom of a sauté pan Sea salt 2 cloves of garlic, minced 4 ounces of goat cheese Splash of heavy cream… Continue reading Creamy Leeks & Slow Roasted Tomato Bruschetta »

Crème Fraiche is “in the making” all winter long here at Just Simply… Cuisine. We whip it with heavy cream to garnish our sweets and cook it into our savory gravies for soups and stews. Crème Fraiche won’t separate or… Continue reading Homemade Crème Fraiche  »

Thank you so much Bob!!! Our cooking students just can’t wait to try out your products in their own home kitchens…. Continue reading Bob’s Red Mill… »

We showcase Wagshal’s February Market Specials in this Mardi Gras recipe!!! If you’re all prepped up… the sausage and shrimp will take just minutes to cook. About a half hour before serving… cook your Bob’s Red Mill grits and set… Continue reading Andouille Sausage, Shrimp, Tasso Ham & Grits  »

We are happy to announce that the first iteration of our Just Cooking… Simply low-cost basics classes for young professionals was a smashing success! Nine students, all of them newcomers to Just Simply… Cuisine, trickled into the kitchen around noon… Continue reading Just Cooking… Simply Kickoff!!! »

This one’s for you Tory!!! What you’ll need… Enough extra virgin olive oil to cover the bottom of a medium size heavy saucepan 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped coarsely 3 medium garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced 1… Continue reading My Marinara… »

Date: January 22, 2012 Time: 10:14:20 am EST Place: Just Simply… Cuisine’s Teaching Kitchen Washington, DC USA Snapshot: One of Our Winter Favorites… Slow Roasted Grape Tomatoes Add slow-roasted grape tomatoes to your favorite sandwich, mix them into risottos,… Continue reading Snapshot… »

This one’s for you Haley!!! We purchased our lamb shanks from Wagshal’s Butcher in Spring Valley DC. The “shank” is the calf section of the leg… lots of tough muscle and fat intertwined with the most flavorful and tastiest of… Continue reading Braised Wagshal’s Lamb Shanks »

Our cooking students often say… “I’d love to be an overnight guest in this house and wander down to the kitchen in the middle of the night looking for leftovers or something good to eat!” Some of Our Building Blocks…… Continue reading In the Fridge… »