5 Steps to Roast Chicken

Roast chicken is one of those heart warming, memory provoking, family uniting meals. When it comes out just like Grandma's, there is almost a euphoric feeling of accomplishment. Its a great Sunday dinner, especially if you use the leftovers for wraps, salads, or quick meals later in the week.

How Vegetable Gardens Can Save the World

How to Cook for Your Soul (pt. I)

What is soul food? As a chef, that is an essential question I face with every menu cycle. Survey 100 people and the top 3 answers on the board will probably include: southern cooking, grandma's cookies, Haagen dazs, and fried chicken. But wait a second, how can it possibly be that simple?

6 Strategies for Better Grocery Shopping

Grocery stores and Supermarkets are an inescapable entity in the culinary landscape. Most adults unfortunately are not shopping for ingredients however recent trends show, and the value added sector of the food industry is replacing  cooking at home. If you are a grocery shopper, here's 6 tips for a more successful and enjoyable outing:

Culinary Heritages: Olives

Athens is named for the Goddess Athena who brought the olive to the Greeks as a gift. Zeus had promised to give Athens to the god or goddess who made the most useful invention.

3 Reasons to Read This Blog

Well hello there. Happy Friday. Welcome to PeoplesChef.blogspot.com.