Project Plans

As part of my Recipes and Context interim course, I am learning how to properly write a successful recipe that can be replicated by others.  In order to demonstrate what I am learning in the course,  I will be working on two projects, a personally developed recipe and one passed on to me by a mentor.
 

For my developed recipe, I will prepare my own version of chicken corn chowder.  I love a good chicken corn chowder, especially on a rainy or cold day, but I have never attempted to make my own.  Looking at several recipes for this particular item, I have discovered endless variations for this soup which all seem to have a basic base in common between them- a thick creamy broth, chicken, and vegetables. I am using this base to build the fundamental flavor profile for my chicken corn chowder.  From the base, I will be adding ingredients which I feel will enhance this dish. 

                               Me in front of a kitchen in a restaurant I visited in Rome two summers ago.


As for the passed-on recipe, my father will be demonstrating to me my grandmother's apple pie. I am generally not a huge pie lover, except when it comes to this apple pie. It combines a soft homemade bottom crust, a thick layer of perfectly cooked apples, cinnamon, and a crispy top crust with a few other ingredients to create a deliciously sweet dessert that is absolutely impossible to resist. One of my favorite parts of the pie is the light dusting of sugar baked onto the top of the pie.

My dad will begin our session by showing me the way his mother (we call her mamaw) prepares her homemade crust.  He will then take me through the pie preparation and baking. Mamaw is known for her excellent baking and her pies are always one of the first things to go at our family reunions.  Although I cannot work directly with her due to her living several hours away, I hope I will be able to closely replicate her pie through my dad’s demonstrating the recipe for me.

 
Over the next two weeks, I will be working on these projects as well as seeing similar presentations from my fellow classmates.  My completed recipes will be posted on this blog, along with pictures of the food and a discussion of my recipe development experience.