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A National Chocolate Pudding Day Recipe: Fun for the Kids!

by on June 26, 2012 in Featured Recipe, Holildays, Recipes

In honor of National Chocolate Pudding Day, I wanted to post something fun for the young ones (and the young-at-heart). This is a dessert recipe that is just as fun to make as it is to eat, and it’s so simple, your kids can do it themselves!

(Warning: This may get a little messy, so you might want to throw a few paper towels down, and let the little chefs wear your chef coat.)

Cup of Dirt

Servings: 2

Prep Time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Pudding: 2 cups. (Either make your own or grab a couple of Snack Packs, either way is fine!)
  • Oreos: 8
  • Gummy worms: 5-6

Method

  1. Crush up the Oreos the best you can, and try to break all of the bigger chunks up. Some people like it to be a fine powder, while others prefer it a little chunky.
  2. Mix about 1/3 of the crushed Oreos with the chocolate pudding in a bowl.
  3. Pour the pudding into two cups and top each off with the rest of the crushed Oreos.
  4. Throw in some gummy worms.
  5. Enjoy!

National Dairy Month: A Cheese-Lover’s Dream

by on June 25, 2012 in Chef Uniforms, Holildays

June is National Dairy Month, when we are all reminded just how important dairy products are to our health (and taste buds). Back in 1937, this month-long event began as National Milk Month, as a means to promote drinking milk every day. It was initially conjured up to increase demand for milk when there was a surplus of the beverage. In recent years, however, this has become an annual tradition that celebrates the dairy industry and its global contributions.

Not only are dairy products rich in nutrients, they just so happen to be delicious as well. Personally, I can’t eat a single meal without some dairy product involved… which usually ends up being cheese of some sort. So to celebrate this great month of cheese and cheese-related food products, I’ll prepare any dairy-centered dish that you, our loyal readers and fans, want. Just post a recipe below!

What’s your favorite dairy product? When you are in the kitchen, wearing your chef coat, what is the dairy product that you like to use the most while cooking?

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by on June 21, 2012 in Chef Uniforms, SALE

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Happy Father’s Day!

by on June 17, 2012 in Chef Uniforms, Food Events, Holildays, Recipes

It’s Father’s Day again, and ChefUniforms.com would like to wish all of the fathers out there a happy and healthy holiday with your families. If you’re like me, you are probably still looking for that last-minute Father’s Day gift. Luckily, last year we posted a blog with some ideas for just such an occasion, so read and enjoy: A Gift for Father’s Day. And as we said last year, the way to any man’s heart is through his stomach, so cook up a little something he’ll enjoy, and it’ll be a Father’s Day to remember. Here are a few ideas (in addition to those listed in last year’s blog) that your dad is sure to love, because they all incorporate bacon into the mix! Wrap anything in bacon and he will love you for it… Seriously, anything.

- Bacon Strip Pancakes – speaking of breakfast, why take time preparing the main entrée and sides, when you can include it all in one! Cook the bacon strips directly into the pancakes. Save time, dishwasher space, and make your dad or husband the happiest man on earth for one glorious breakfast.

- Bacon-wrapped tater tots – how amazing does that sound?! These are a great appetizer or snack, and prepare his taste buds for the bacon-tastic meal that is to come.

 

 

- Bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers – give your bacon some extra kick with a spicy jalapeno inside! This is another great appetizer or hors d’ oeuvre idea, and it’ll only take you 20 minutes to prepare and make!

 

- Chicken and waffle sandwich – don’t forget the bacon! Not only will this sandwich include 3 of his favorite foods on one epic plate, it’ll be the perfect combination of breakfast, lunch and dinner that will make his mouth water just looking at it.

 

 

- Grilled Cheese with Bacon – the classic sandwich with a dash of awesome. The crispy bacon adds texture and flavor to the sandwich, while preserving that gooey cheesy center.

 

- Chocolate Covered Bacon – a dessert that includes both chocolate and bacon? Doesn’t get much better than that! Drizzle it on or dip the whole thing, it’s up to you!

 

 

Of course there are thousands of bacon-themed ideas to choose from, but this was a short list of the ones that I plan on trying myself in the near future. I’ll be sure to post recipes and pictures when I do!

Do you have a favorite bacon-themed meal or dish? Share a recipe with us and we’ll cook it up!

A Day for the Klutzes of the Kitchen

by on June 13, 2012 in Holildays

Are you the person who always leaves the kitchen messier than when you entered? Do you drop or spill something every time you try to cook? Have you ever left out a main ingredient from a recipe by accident, and wondered why the dish didn’t taste right? Then today is the day for you! Every year on June 13th, we celebrate Kitchen Klutzes of America Day. Today we take a step back – way, way back, so as to avoid getting spilled on or burned – and appreciate our klutzes of the kitchen, rather than scolding them. Today, we say “what an interesting idea, to substitute sugar for salt! I wouldn’t have thought of that…” or “don’t worry, I always drop food between the counter and the oven. The cockroaches will eat it.” or even “I meant to test that smoke detector one of these days… now I don’t have to!”

Even though the risk of getting cut by a flying knife or burned through our chef coats by boiling water is higher than ever when we are around you, we still love you! So today, we honor our kitchen klutzes, and thank you for being you!

Cheese Lovers, Unite!

by on June 4, 2012 in Chef Uniforms, Holildays

Today is one of my favorite holidays… National Cheese Lover’s Day! As a cheese enthusiast, I find this holiday even more enticing, because it just gives me one more reason (as if I needed one) to enjoy a food that I love so much! To celebrate, here are some facts about cheese that you may not know:

- Did you know that the average American consumes over 30 pounds of cheese per year?

- There are over 900 different kinds of cheeses in the world today.

- Cheese is classified by texture:

  • Fresh (ex: Ricotta)
  • Soft (ex: Feta)
  • Semi-soft (ex: Fontina)
  • Semi-hard (ex: Gouda)
  • Hard (ex: Cheddar)
  • Double or Triple crème cheese (ex: Brillat-Savarin)
  • Blue (ex: Gorgonzola)
  • Washed rind (ex: Limburger)
  • Bloomy rind (ex: Brie)

- Some types of cheese have been around for thousands of years (between 4-6,000 B.C.), while others, such as Swiss, have only been around for a few hundred.

- The U.S. produces over ¼ of the world’s supply of cheese, making up about 9 billion pounds per year.

- Over 1/3 of the milk production in the U.S. is used to make cheese.

With so many different types of cheese out there, it can be difficult to choose a favorite. What’s your favorite type of cheese to cook with, or just eat on a cracker? Leave a comment below - If it’s something new to me, I’ll go out and try it ASAP and let you know what I think!

And don’t forget to check out our new chef uniforms today!

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