With over 30 years combined experience in the food industry, Meredith and Carla's energetic approach to cooking has changed thousands of students from the "I can't cook" mentality to "I love to cook." Their combined passion for great food is preceded only by their enthusiasm for helping individuals gain confidence in their cooking skills via their cooking classes, books and magazine articles.
The duo joined forces back in 2002, while teaching at the same cooking school in Cleveland and have since written 6 books including the bestselling The Mixer Bible (Robert Rose, 2005), the James Beard nominated The Big Book of Appetizers (Chronicle Books, 2006) and the most recent 300 Sensational Soups (Robert Rose, 2008) which was chosen by Good Morning America as one of the 10 best cookbooks in 2008. In addition to their 5 cookbooks, Meredith and Carla have also written together for publications such as Bon Appétit, Family Fun, Better Homes and Gardens, Chile Pepper and Coastal Living.
Like most people, I crave something fried and spicy every now and then. So, yesterday I decided to make up a batch of one of my favorite foods, pakora…tasty little chick pea fritters flavored with Indian spices, grated potato and onion. There are times when firing up a pot of hot oil is exactly what [...]
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I love to cook just for me.
Not normal at all, I know, but when my husband is away for the night, I often turn on the Coltrane, Krall, Ray Charles, mix a cocktail and improvise dinner with whatever is in the house. The other night I had a yen for pasta. Whether using a [...]
