July 7, 2014
Fig Preserves!
Whether it’s fig season or not, you can make these delicious fig and cheese open-faced sandwiches – actually bruschetta. If you don’t have your own home-made fig preserves, you can find jars at the grocery store. These flavors are a perfect marriage of tangy and sweet – one of my favorite combos. You have the sharp blue cheese, then the sweet preserves – oh yum! And it’s all filled in with mild chicken chunks, making it quite hearty. (Sometimes I leave off the chicken and just have the cheese, preserves, and some type of green on top which could also be chopped fresh rosemary.)
Open-Faced Chicken, Fig, and Blue Cheese Melts
Yield: 2 servings
4 slices country sour dough bread, lightly toasted
4 tablespoons interesting mustard (I used McCutcheon’s Vidalia Onion Mustard from Central Market)
8 ounces sliced cooked chicken
4 tablespoons fig preserves
4 – 6 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
½ cup dandelion greens or arugula
- 1. Place toasted bread on baking sheet and spread each piece with mustard. Layer with chicken, dollops of fig preserves, and blue cheese.
- 2. Broil 2 – 3 minutes or until blue cheese begins to melt. Top with greens and serve immediately.
March 1, 2014
Spring Cooking Classes!
Join Judie to learn fresh new recipes and meals that will add joy and great memories to your spring and summer.
You will be welcomed with wine (or tea) and hors d’oeuvres. Then sit in Judie’s new kitchen to learn tips and tricks to make you a star in your own home. The first lesson will be a bonus recipe – one of Judie’s favorite “grocery bag to dinner table” dishes. Then a complete dinner including salad and dessert. You will learn many techniques from these recipes that will help you cook myriad recipes with confidence and ease.
Whether a beginner or a seasoned cook, you are sure to leave inspired and encouraged to create beautiful, fabulous dishes for your family and friends. The class includes all recipes. Come hungry! We will feast on all the dishes we prepare.
Monday, March 24 (waiting list only for this class), 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
OR
Tuesday, March 25, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
OR
Wednesday, March 26, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Cost: $45.00. Send check to Judie Byrd @ The Culinary School of Ftw. 6100 Camp Bowie, 76116.
INCLUDE PHONE NUMBER and E-MAIL. Your check is your reservation and upon receiving your check, we will give you further details via e-mail or phone.
September 2, 2013
Judie’s Holiday Classes!
Opening Additional Classes!
Judie’s holiday classes have filled so we are opening two new dates:
Wednesday, November 20, 6:30 – 9 PM
OR
Friday, November 22, 10 AM – 12:30 PM
Kick off the season with Judie’s exciting, festive, cozy classes where you will meet friends, sip mulled cider (recipe included), and sit at pretty tables to learn fabulous holiday cuisine.
“I can’t wait to teach you my new best holiday recipes!” -Judie
Holiday Food and Entertaining
with Judie and Fort Worth, Texas Magazine
Join this fun, festive class where Judie will show you fabulous recipes that you can cook up to delight and impress family and friends.
You’ll learn TWO stunning meats: Glazed Turkey with the best Sage Dressing ever, and an elegant Carved Roast with Yorkshire Pudding. We’ll teach you all the best sides including an elegant soup, homemade yeast rolls, a spectacular dessert, and more.
As usual, Judie’s class is packed full of tips and tricks to make cooking in your kitchen quicker, easier – and actually enjoyable!
You’ll want to make our snazzy Velvet Pumpkins for your centerpiece and to give as gifts – all instructions included. (Pictured below)
The class will begin with hors d’oeuvres and end with a full meal – so come hungry! With Judie’s holiday class, you’ll be ready for the season . . . and so inspired, you’ll wish it could last all year!
Dates:
Wednesday, November 13, 6:30 – 9 PM
OR
Friday, November 15, 10 AM – 12:30 PM
Location:
The Culinary School of Fort Worth
6100 Camp Bowie Blvd. (above La Madeleine Restaurant)
Fort Worth, Texas 76116
$55.00 each, if you are a subscriber to Ft. Worth, TX Magazine
$60.00 each, non subscribers
To register, call (817) 737-8427
February 1, 2013
Chocolate Bowls With Taylor and Her Friends
Watch my granddaughter and her two adorable friends make Chocolate Bowls. This is part of Fort Worth, Texas Magazine’s monthly TV show, FYI Fort Worth. Seen at 9:30 P.M., the first Sunday of each month, on TXA channel 21. Here’s a tease of the show:
January 8, 2013
Spin Sugar With Judie
Let me show you how to spin sugar for a special dessert!