Don’t know why I seem to be raising so much controversy? A taco USUALLY has some sort of fresh stuff in it, along with the standard fillings of meat, poultry, beans and/or cheese. For example, chiffonade of lettuce, diced...

flavor. My favorite is dried oregano, no sauce, fresh tomatoes diced, fresh thin shallots, fresh mozz slices and basil chiffonade, then parm on top. Simple and classic. We did put sliced olive on 1/3 for one of the guests. A...

My favorite dish from this summer encapsulated the season itself. It was Heirloom Tomato, Fried Goat Chevre, Caramelized Corn And Basil Chiffonade. Ooooooohhhhh so good! www.houndstoothgourmet.com

(more or a topping)- fresh tomatoes diced, chiffonade of fresh Italian basil, olive oil (to moisten) and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with warm pita chips that have been baked with EVOO, minced garlic and a little parmesan....

always left feeling like . . .okay, now what? I know that already . . .give me more. Take me to the next culinary level. I am not a chef, and have no formal training, but I want more than EVOO, chiffonading basil, tempering eggs...

or making a chiffonade of lettuce or anything else, it is the long blade against the cutting board combined with the curve of the blade that makes the slicing and dicing so comfortable and easy. I just don’t see the same...

Be verbose, so you don’t have to do anything else but hand over the card. If you want a dice, draw a picture showing how fine you want the pieces, etc. It takes less time to write down how to do a chiffonade than it does to...

and repeat by cooking and adding a second cookie pan portion of gnocchi. That fills up a family size 9 × 12 baking casserole; add more sauce to cover, cheese and a mix in a heavy chiffonade of fresh basil but get most of...