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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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| Articles by Chris Rawstern |
91. My Slovak Heritage and its Influence on my Cooking, Holupki or Cabbage Rolls
October 29, 2012
My heritage from my Mom’s side of the family is Slovak, so I grew up with this culture firmly in place, food wise. When I was growing up, it was Czechoslovakia. Now, I know that my Mom’s parents came from Slovakia. All my grandparents came over from Europe in the very early 1900, bringing with the...
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92. Gluten Free, My Story
October 29, 2012
Last year I was asked to make foods for a Princess Party at the local museum. It was to be for young girls from tiny tots to teens (with an accompanying Queen) to learn about what it meant to be a princess in real life. Things they were shown were pictures of real princesses from past and present, a...
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93. Gluten Free Just the Facts Ma'am
October 29, 2012
Gluten Free This is a popular term these days. What does it mean? Why is it so popular? A gluten free diet is used to treat celiac disease (an autoimmune disease triggered by gluten), along with wheat allergies, and non celiac gluten sensitivity. What is gluten, you may ask? What does it mea...
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94. Gluten Free Baking, A Journey into New Territory
October 29, 2012
Gluten-Free foods are taking their place in the world these days. We are all becoming more aware of gluten, gluten intolerance, celiac (or coeliac) disease, and what this means for so many people. While I am not gluten intolerant, I often cook and bake for functions, locally. Last year I was aske...
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95. Cookie Making Made Easy My Busy Mom Method
October 29, 2012
In the early 1970s, when I was very young and with small children to care for, I had a few cookie recipes I would make very often, because they were simple recipes, with ingredients I usually had at hand. Cookies are a terrific snack, don’t require utensils to pick up and eat and can be made ahead ...
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96. Pepper the Cinderella of the Cupboard
October 29, 2012
Pepper is an unappreciated spice. It is always there. It is called for in nearly every savory recipe, and some sweets (think Pfeffernusse). “Freshly ground pepper” is called for everywhere in recipes, rather like “Cinderella, Cinderella!” It is expected to be in its place, doing what it does bes...
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97. Tea the real story
October 29, 2012
Everyone knows what tea is, right? Tea, technically, comes from the leaves of one plant: camellia sinensis. Anything other than the leaves from this plant is not actually tea, although “tea” is often used as a catchall word to include all the different herbal beverages used these days. Legend...
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98. Cinnamon in the Cupboard Real or Imposter
October 29, 2012
I have a bone to pick about cinnamon. How many of you really know what spice you have in your cupboards. Are you sure it really is cinnamon. We in the U.S. are having the wool pulled over our eyes about cinnamon. What we commonly know in the U.S. as cinnamon is actually Cassia (cinnamomum aroma...
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