Whole Health Everyday
  • Welcome
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Chefs
  • Cooking Lessons
  • Recipes
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Locations
  • Meal Prep Q&A
  • Dinner Parties
  • Partners
  • Careers
  • Values

 

Blog | education

The Joys of Planning and Mise En Place  - chef Madeline

2/27/2017

0 Comments

 

The first two lessons for my students involve not so much how to cook, but what to do beforehand. My first advice is to always to take time to read through the entire recipe beforehand.  This allows you to gauge the amount of time needed. It also helps avoid the pitfalls of realizing, too late, that perhaps something needs to come to room temperature or marinate overnight. I recall an hours-long session making fresh pastry dough with a good friend and both of us realizing too late that those beauties had to chill several hours before baking! Wait...what??? We were so excited to get going that we forgot to carefully read the entire recipe. Lesson learned. 


Picture











​Along that same vein, is the French culinary term, "mise en place," meaning "put in place" or "everything in its place." This term refers to chopping, dicing, mincing and measuring out all ingredients before any cooking or baking begins.  If you get into this habit, you can more easily follow the steps of the recipe. Once the cooking begins, some dishes come together so quickly that there is no time to go back and prep something. For example, minced garlic will burn and turn bitter in a hot pan in a matter of seconds, if the next ingredient isn't added quickly. Not having an ingredient prepped can make all the difference. You will probably find that it will actually save time in the long run.  Besides, I find there is something very satisfying in seeing those beautiful ingredients in little piles on my cutting board. 



If you often find yourself stressed out or, even worse, disappointed with the results when you cook, next time take a different approach. Try reading through the recipe beforehand and embracing the practice of mise en place. It makes me feel more confident and in control and thus more relaxed. After all, if you have to cook, why not make it less stressful?

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Blog Categories

    All
    Arizona Health Partners
    Articles By Rebecca
    Beauty Tips
    Blogs By Chef Alex
    Blogs By Chef Brett
    Blogs By Chef Carley
    Blogs By Chef Corey
    Blogs By Chef Dan
    Blogs By Chef Emira
    Blogs By Chef Giffin
    Blogs By Chef John
    Blogs By Chef Laurent
    Blogs By Chef Lindsay
    Blogs By Chef Matthew
    Blogs By Chef Michelle
    Blogs By Chef Sarah
    Blogs By Chef Whitni
    Chef Life
    Chefs Of WHE
    Collaborations
    Cooking Demo
    Cooking For Kids
    Cooking Tips
    Dairy Free
    Dessert
    Diet Tips
    Eating Abroad
    Featured Finds
    Global Cuisine
    Gluten Free
    Guest Bloggers
    Health Tips
    Healthy Eating For Pets
    Holiday Tips
    Ingredient Highlights
    Insights For Vegans
    Keto
    Kitchen Tips
    Life And Love
    Plant Based
    Recipes
    Restaurant Reviews

    RSS Feed

     
    ​Newsletters  

    February 2023
    Mid-January 202
    3
    ​January 2023
    Mid-December 2022
    December 2022
    ​Mid-November 2022
    November 2022
    ​Mid-October 2022
    October 2022
    ​September 2022​
    Mid-August 2022
    August 2022
    Mid-July 2022
    July 2022
    ​Mid-June 2022
    ​June 2022
    ​Mid-May 2022
    ​May 2022
    Mid-Apr 2022
    APR 2022
    Mid-MAR 2022
    MAR 2022
    Mid-FEB 2022
    FEB 2022
    Mid-JAN 2022
    JAN 2022
Sign up for the WHE newsletter for health info, latest in services, recipes and much more!

Sign Up Now
For Email Marketing you can trust.

A personal chef 
​
for your everyday health. 

Ready to learn more and schedule a free consultation?
Call or
click here ​to get things cooking. 
Want to Join the Whole Health Everyday team?
​Click here to apply.

949. 235​.7036  OR   623.632.8013
​2549-B Eastbluff Drive #753
​Newport Beach, CA 92660

4815 E. Carefree hwy #108-208
cave creek, az 85331

TikTok @WholeHealthEveryday
Website by Tandem Collaborative
Photo used under Creative Commons from ella.o
  • Welcome
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Chefs
  • Cooking Lessons
  • Recipes
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Locations
  • Meal Prep Q&A
  • Dinner Parties
  • Partners
  • Careers
  • Values