Day #20 Gift > Shortbread Video

Today’s gift to you is a video.  I know you all LOVE the videos.  Well, this one ties in nicely with some previous posts.

Remember when I was at Day #2 of this 29 days of giving thing, that was the day I gave you my recipe for Easy Bar Shortbreads.  I make them every year, only at Christmas time, and they’re easy and very yummy.

Right away, Veggie Club member Suzi tried the recipe, and then she emailed me: “I made your short bread bars for my work Christmas party… and they were a BIG hit.”

On Day #13 I had a preview lesson for the Back-to-Basics class that’s coming up in January.  The little lesson was all about the RIGHT way to measure flour, and there are loads of comments on the blog about that one, thanks!

So today, to tie it all together, I’ve got a video of me making the shortbreads that includes demonstrating the flour measuring part.

I’d be happy if you were to forward this email to anyone you know who might benefit from it, and encourage them to sign up at www.OneRoastVegetable.com to also follow along with the Back-to-Basics lessons (and other great veggie ideas).

Ready to start cooking? Don’t forget to leave a comment below

All best,
Shelley

Day #8 Gift > Very lovely video

OK, here’s my gift for you today. Someone just shared this with me, and I think it’s the perfect ‘put a smile on your face’ gift. It’s the first holiday music I’ve heard yet this year, and it really made me smile. These guys are so funny and talented, I’m amazed I’ve never heard of them before … Enjoy!

Oh yeah, and there’s a free teleclass tonight on STRESS during the ‘holidaze’ — you can register for that here: http://www.oneroastvegetable.com/teleclass.debbie.htm
All best,
Shelley

Last video > Even if you can’t boil water…

Hi there, it’s late (well it’s after 9:30 and I’ve been up for a while).

I’ve just finished uploading the last video for our upcoming cooking class on November 22nd. Even if you can’t boil water, this is the class for you. Did your mother teach you how to cook, hand down all those family traditions?

Mine didn’t.

By the time my mom was 25 years old she had 4 kids (and one of them was me, remember), so she was all about efficiency and not much about teaching or patience.

So I had to learn to cook at school, and by much trial and error.

If you’d like to have someone standing beside you, who can say “do it like this, yeah, that’s great, you’re a genius”, then now’s the time to register.

The class will remain open for registration until Wednesday noon at the latest, but of course since there’s only 3 spots, I expect the class to be fully sold out later midnight tonight.

I don’t much like teaching the same class twice, so if you were hoping to learn how to make some healthy, (very) low cost meals for your family … then you need to register for the class now.

Oh yeah, the video is here:

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.

All best & happy Monday,
me : )

PS/ Did somebody say ‘wine’?

What you’re gonna cook (and a tip about lemons)

I’ve got video #2 ready for you

In this new video, I share with you the 4 healthy meals you’re going to learn to cook … and every one of them is $2/serving or less. And there’s pie. What would a cooking class be without pie?

And of course, so that you don’t go away empty-handed, I share with you a little hint about what I do with lemons when they’re on sale…

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.

All best,
Shelley

PS/ to see Video #3 (Even if you can’t boil water), go here > http://theveggieclub.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/cant-boil-water/

I have a confession to make…

I have a confession to make. And I’ve made a video to tell you about it.

I originally made this special video for my QUEBEC subscribers ONLY, because they’re the ones most likely to come to my private, in-person cooking class (the next one is November 22nd), taught right here in the fully-equipped One Roast Vegetable test kitchen in Montreal.

But now I’m thinking that it’s OK to share this video with everyone, even if you don’t live nearby. You might just love the cup-a-soup recipe I’ve tucked into this video …

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.

All best and happy veggies,
me

(aka Shelley)

Shelley MacDonald Beaulieu, BA, BEd, MFA
Owner & Head Tomato

Autumn Pumpkin Bread

First let me say Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Even if you’re not in Canada, it’s a good idea now and then to stop for a second and give thanks…

I’ve got many things to be thankful for: a happy life, good health, a husband who likes to clean the bathroom (which he did yesterday), over 6000 subscribers, and really good food. Last night for Thanksgiving dinner we had Grant’s Chicken (spicy roast chicken), and a vegetable casserole with sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, pear, and zucchini.  It was trial #1 of a French Provencial veggie side dish, and it turned out pretty well for a first try.  Just one of cool recipes I found while in Paris this past September…

And since yesterday was a holiday, and we were both at home, wondering what kind of trouble we could get up to… well, it seemed like a good day to pull out the video camera and make a little video of me making AUTUMN PUMPKIN BREAD.  It is nearly Hallowe’en, after all, and we’re sliding down into American Thanksgiving.  Pumpkins are healthy veggies, and usually pretty cheap and plentiful this time of year

Anyway, here’s a little video from the test kitchen of One Roast Vegetable…

To become a member of The Veggie Club, go here > http://www.OneRoastVegetable.com/02.html

If you’re already a member, and you’d like to log in, you can go here >> http://www.oneroastvegetable.com/members/login.php

All best, and many thanks to all of you for being one of my 6000 ‘vegetables’,

Shelley

Owner & Head Tomato
One Roast Vegetable / The Veggie Club
http://www.OneRoastVegetable.com/02.html

Salad Nicoise Video

Hi there, well back by popular demand, I’ve created another little video for you in the One Roast Vegetable test kitchen. This week I’m making Salad Nicoise, a great light dinner with fresh or canned tuna, eggs, green beans, small red potatoes and either capers or anchovies.

It comes together quickly, and it tastes very very good. No one will mind if you feed them veggies like this! I can testify to the yummy-ness of this meal, as we promptly ate all of the test salads after the filming was completed

Happy Monday!

All best,
Shelley (Head Tomato)
One Roast Vegetable / The Veggie Club
http://www.OneRoastVegetable.com

Vegetarian Taco Video – Recipe Development

OK, I just finished loading up your full case study on recipe development …

If you want to know exactly how I go from recipe idea to having someone say “wow, did you make this?”, then you’ll want to click on the video link below.

(it’s a MEATY case study – no pun intended, it’s entirely vegetarian – but given its length, the video make take a few seconds to load…)

Go take a look now… this is the first time I’ve ever talked about the recipe development process and I think you’re going to like the ‘behind the scenes’ look at how a recipe comes about. And it’ll give you ideas on what to make for dinner tonight!

Also, near the end of the video, I talk a little bit more about “The Veggie Club” launch which is happening April 1st…

All best,

Shelley (Head Tomato)

PS/ I know you (and a lot of other people) have a bunch of questions about this whole private membership site thing. And I think this video will answer some of the questions about “The Veggie Club”, but tomorrow I’m going to get you a little video tour of the inside of the private members’ site and I’ll try to answer as many questions as I can before the doors open on Tuesday. So keep an eye out for an email tomorrow about the “site tour.” And meanwhile, go watch the Recipe Development video above.

Veggie Soup Video

Hey there, happy Easter. Hope you’re having a great day. We spent the weekend in very cold snow country (neither of us are skiers, I’m not exactly sure why were there, but the restaurants are great). Then we got busy this afternoon making up a video for you. You’ll get an inside view of the One Roast Vegetable test kitchen, plus you’ll see parts of André — well, his arms, anyway. It was lots of fun doing this video for you as we announce the launch of The Veggie Club, coming up April 1st. The doors will open for new members — but only for three days. Anyway, if you watch this quick video, you’ll pretty much get the entire recipe for Homemade Vegetable Soup, and you’ll get to check out the art on the walls in our kitchen.

And yes, I do have some goofs in this video, like chopping the veggies where you can’t see them, and trying to keep my hair out of my face … thankfully I wasn’t cooking for the Queen, just making dinner for my giant family of two.  Rest assured that when I’m cooking in the kitchen at Robin des Bois, I’m wearing a full head covering — it’s just not very flattering to wear when making a Sunday afternoon video for my cherry tomato friends

(click on video to start)

 

And here’s a picture of the soup once it’s finished:

All best,

Shelley (Head Tomato)