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Cooking with herbs and spices with Leslie Cerier - WIN022
Do you like to cook with spices? Are you familiar with some of the best herb and spice combinations that go well together? Do you know why cooking with spices is the best way to enhance your health?
If you want to learn more, this episode is for you!
My today’s guest is Leslie Cerier. Leslie is an international gourmet personal chef, educator, cookbook author and recipe developer. She specializes in vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free whole foods and organic cuisine.
Leslie is a pioneer and national authority on gluten-free cooking and baking, the entire spectrum of whole grains, and cooking with wild foods. She teaches private and group classes.
Leslie lives in New England and runs a business that encompasses custom culinary work, food as medicine, and her own organic B&B in Western MA for private clients.
By the end of this episode, you’ll become much more knowledgeable about herbs and spices Leslie uses in her cooking.
TAKEAWAYS
- Leslie’s journey to becoming an organic chef
- history of spices
- combinations of spices in different cooking traditions
- difference between cooking with fresh versus dried herbs
- tips and tricks on how to preserve fresh herbs, ginger and turmeric and prolong their shelf life
- storing spices when purchasing in bulk
- making oils with herbs and spices, and reasons why oils are wonderful flavor enhancers
- 5 of Leslie’s favorite resources on spices
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FAVORITE QUOTES
”I’m offering people a recipe for inspiration.”
CONTACTING OUR GUEST
Leslie’s website The Organic Gourmet, her Facebook page and her Instagram feed and Twitter account to follow
Leslie’s first interview “Vegetarian cooking from the heart“
Leslie’s article on how to grow your own herbs
WEB RESOURCES
BOOKS
Going Wild in the Kitchen: The Fresh & Sassy Tastes of Vegetarian Cooking
Sea Vegetable Celebration: Recipes Using Ocean Vegetables
The Quick and Easy Organic Gourmet: Delicious, Healthy Meals Without Meat, Wheat, Dairy, or Sugar
Taste Life! Organic RecipesCooked: A Natural History of Transformation
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This episode is proudly brought to you by Spice It UP!
Image courtesy of Leslie Cerier
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