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5.5 Qt Le Creuset Dutch Oven in the color Provence and a 4 Qt Staub Cocotte, in the color Turquoise.

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Kitchen Essentials Every Home Cook Needs

French Toast topped with blueberries and strawberries, drizzled with syrup and dusted with powdered sugar, on a grey plate.

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How to Make Perfect French Toast

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How To Make Almond Butter

Honey Brown-Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes in a white bowl topped with candied walnuts in a white bowl with gold cutlery.

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Honey-Brown Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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Speshyl Smith

I believe that everyone is capable of learning not only how to cook, but how to cook WELL. Sometimes we all need just a little bit of inspiration to create magic. I want you to see cooking as a positive tool. A tool that can provide the feelings of self care and mindfulness; create bonding experiences for you and your family and can build and form connections and communities. Not only do I want to connect with you through cooking; I want to connect with you through life experiences as well. I also want you to learn something new; to have moments of reflection, and to leave my blog feeling better than you did when you arrived.

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Fresh Cranberry Sauce in a tiffany blue bowl, garnished with an orange peel.

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The Best Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Pouring homemade chicken stock into a mason jar surrounded by ginger, carrots, an onion, rosemary, thyme, and peppercorns

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How to Make Chicken Stock

Boxes of Morton Coarse Kosher Salt, Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, and Maldon Sea Salt.

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The 3 Best Salts Every Home Cook Needs In Their Kitchen

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5.5 Qt Le Creuset Dutch Oven in the color Provence and a 4 Qt Staub Cocotte, in the color Turquoise.

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Kitchen Essentials Every Home Cook Needs

Kitchen essentials every home cook needs in their kitchen. From cookware to utensils, these are the tools that will help you succeed.

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French Toast topped with blueberries and strawberries, drizzled with syrup and dusted with powdered sugar, on a grey plate.

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How to Make Perfect French Toast

This French Toast is cooked low & slow in clarified butter, which makes for a crispy exterior and custardy interior. The most perfect addition to Breakfast or Brunch.

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How To Make Almond Butter

Creamy almond butter made from raw almonds with subtle notes of honey & ginger, comes together quickly in a food processor or blender.

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My name is Speshyl , and I am a self taught home cook and recipe developer. My world revolves around food, and I cook things that make me happy. I am always open to trying new things and stepping out of my comfort zone, which you will see happen a lot here on this blog. Read More…

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Happy Love Day, friends! 😍 I decided to try my Happy Love Day, friends! 😍 I decided to try my hand a making Macarons last night for the first time & I cannot believe they came out so well! It was such a fun process & I can’t wait to do it again. I filled these with a Pistachio Buttercream that is out of the world. The recipe for the macaron shells are from @mikebakesnyc . His Ultimate a guide to French Macarons is ✨chefs kiss✨ You can watch me make them in my stories now!

Give yourself a lot of love today 💕
Okay so I binge watched every episode of Selena + Okay so I binge watched every episode of Selena + Chef on @hbomax , and I was so inspired by all of the Chefs & Restauranteurs that were featured. In one episode @chefholzman made this Gnocchi in Brown Butter Sage Sauce & I immediately knew I had to try it myself. So I did. And Jesusssss, it was ✨sensational✨ (Future voice). You can watch me make it in my stories now.

How do you feel about Gnocchi?
Plating & Presentation, Day 1! Last night we were Plating & Presentation, Day 1! Last night we were introduced to the components that make up a plate. There were a few things I could’ve done differently, but I’m trying to to get rid of this idea of perfectionism & appreciate the growth I’m seeing. 

We were tasked to plate two appetizers:

Poached Lobster & Frisée Salad with Citrus, and preserved Lemon Vinaigrette all on top of an Avocado Purée. Topped with Micro Greens & Herb Oil.

Hamachi Crudo, plated with Roasted Baby Beets, Pickled Baby Beets, Wasabi Cream & Micro Greens.

It’s so interesting to learn what plates well together! Colors are everythinggggg. We all eat with our eyes first.
Yesterday was our last day of our Asian Cuisine co Yesterday was our last day of our Asian Cuisine course, so it was only right that we ended off with fresh sushi! It was so much easier to roll and prepare than I thought it was. We were all able to make every single roll on our own, and I have to say, I was pretty proud of my plate 🤗 Here’s a breakdown of what we had:

• Nigiri - hand pressed cylinder of rice topped with a piece of citrus cured salmon
• Inarizushi - bbq duck and sushi rice filled deep fried tofu pocket
• Norimaki- hand pressed cylinder of rice rolled in Nori & Topped With Salmon Roe (I marinated the salmon roe in a mix of soy sauce & mirin)
• Hosomaki- roll with 1 indredient (I used tuna here)
• Uramaki - an inside out roll (rice on the outside of the Nori & ingredients, sprinkled with sesame seeds). I chose crabmeat, celery, carrots, daikon radish, and avocado 🤤

Everything was served alongside wasabi (which I made from wasabi powder & water), pickled ginger, spicy mayo & soy sauce.

This Asian Cuisine course has been my favorite thus far. Are you a fan of Asian food?
Dumpling Day at @iceculinary ! I am loving everyth Dumpling Day at @iceculinary ! I am loving everything about this Asian course. Here’s what was on the menu:

• Chinese Spring Rolls w/ a dipping sauce
• Shrimp Shumai (I made these 🤗) w/ a Cilantro-Chile Dipping Sauce
• Shitake-Tofu Gyoza
• Chinese Pork Pot Stickers w/ a dipping sauce
• Mu Shu Chicken w/ Mu Shu Pancakes

My faves for the night were the Shrimp Shumai & the Spring Rolls 🤤🤤

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