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Author: Chris Rawstern
Company: A Harmony of Flavors
Website: www.aharmonyofflavors.com
Memorable Quote 1: Life is Short - Eat Dessert First
Memorable Quote 2: I love the culinary journey in my life.
Author Comment / Biography:
My name is Chris Rawstern and I have been on a cooking and baking journey for 42 years. Many people have asked what A Harmony of Flavors means. Have you ever had a meal where the visual presentation was stunning, the smells were incredible, the taste was so remarkable that you ate slowly savoring every bite, wishing the experience would never end? Then you have experienced what a truly harmonious meal can be like.
My ethnic background is Slovakian on my mother's side and Yugoslavian on my father's side. All my grandparents came from Europe to the United States to make a better life for themselves and their families. My ethnic cooking influences began at the cradle!
I began my cooking career in Guatemala, in 1970. I moved there as a naive 20-year-old newlywed, and set out to learn everything I could about how to cook in a foreign land, which was complicated by the fact that I could not speak or read the language.
I am a Gourmet cook, love wine and have a 600 bottle cellar, write articles and cookbooks and have a passion to teach and share my love for food. Join me on my journey to explore diverse culinary experiences and hopefully to start you on a journey of collecting favored recipes of your own.
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11. Delicious Guatemalan Green Sauce. What is it and How is it Used
February 16, 2013
Green sauces are known in many different cultures. The ingredients may vary radically, but there are many possible uses. Guatemalan Salsa Verde is just one style of many, and is used often, whether for a salsa dip or a cooked meal.
In the early 1970s I had never heard of Green Sauce. I moved...
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12. Five Great Guatemalan Desserts
February 15, 2013
In my time in Guatemala, my sweet tooth was satisfied in a variety of ways. Guatemalan desserts or sweets are sometimes unconventional by US standards. Some are easily found from street corners and others in pastry shops, and all are delicious.
Every country has its own sweets and desserts. ...
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13. What do You Really Know About Cashews
February 12, 2013
The cashew nut grows far differently from most other nuts. Rather than a nut encased in an inedible fruit, cashews grow outside of an edible fruit called a cashew apple. This fruit is actually not a fruit at all, making it quite confusing.
The cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale L, can grow ...
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14. Chocolate Dipped Food Ideas for Valentines Day
February 11, 2013
The hassle of working with melted chocolate can put off the most ardent cook, with fears of having chocolate seize or concerns about proper tempering. If a novice with chocolate, using chocolate bark is the most forgiving medium for ease of use.
I am by no means skilled with chocolate. My f...
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15. Five Best Bacon Wrapped Appetizers
February 09, 2013
Bacon makes things taste good, most will agree. Appetizers are always in demand, being the ultimate party food. Anything that is easy to pick up with fingers or toothpicks is good for parties. Here are five simple bacon wrapped recipes.
Unless on a special diet, most people love bacon. Wrapp...
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16. Deliciously Healthy Typical Guatemalan Foods
February 07, 2013
Typical Guatemalan foods are healthy, full of vitamins due to the freshness of the ingredients, high in protein with black beans as a staple, eaten with rice and or corn tortillas to make complete proteins, and fiber added in unusual and delicious ways.
I recently wrote an article on Guatema...
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17. A Whole Other Kind of Enchilada. A Guatemalan Treat
February 06, 2013
In the US we become accustomed to a food that goes by a particular name and expect it to be the same everywhere. In the same way the US has regional foods, the different countries in Central America also have foods bearing the same name that are quite distinct. Enchiladas are a completely different ...
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18. Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs. Reminiscences from Childhood Revisited as Appetizers
February 05, 2013
We all have grown up having one food or other that later on seems to slip from view. Once in a while it may come up into memory. One of these is a bacon wrapped hot dog with cheese that my Mom made for us as kids.
I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, just for time reference. There were no such ...
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19. Versatile Coconut Milk is a Naturally Nutritious Alternative in Recipes
February 04, 2013
Coconut milk and coconut water are not the same. Coconut water is the thinner liquid found inside the coconut, while the milk is an extracted product made by blending together the coconut meat with water. Coconut contains a healthy amount of fat that will rise to the top in a can, and can be used mu...
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20. Celebrate Mardi Gras with Your Own King Cakes
February 02, 2013
Mardi Gras is coming up and King Cakes are found everywhere around New Orleans at this time of year. King Cakes are ring shaped coffee cakes, decorated in the Mardi Gras colors of green, gold and purple and containing a tiny plastic baby.
The tradition of King Cakes in New Orleans was origin...
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