Let food be thy medicine Podcast by Retired International Sicilian chef & Author Carmela D'Amore

Food, conversation and connection was in the last few days there is a very important recipe I want to share with you, it is the Milazzese caponata that my zia Maria has made for decades. Red peppers 🌶 onions 🧅 potatoes 🥔 eggplants 🍆 garlic 🧄 sauce, virgin olive oil all sliced and cooked in the frying pan, until tender it is delicious the herb you use with this dish is basil 🌿 absolutely scrum...

Well once again we chat about food. There are so many ways of cooking swordfish, grill, bbq, meatballs (polpetti) fried, oven, skewers (involtini) my memories are rich, the side salad of caponata- fried eggplants, celery, onions, olives, capers, pine nuts, red peppers in a sweet and sour dressing made up from white wine vinegar and sugar makes this summer salad delectable! And then I wander and ch...

The delicious of what the seasons bring into our lives, we reap in return the benefit of wellness, deliciousness and delicacy of the produce.  Braised artichokes, broadbeans and peas, if you have never tried this recipe, please do yourself a favour to taste the delicacy it gives you. The produce of this season which is the springtime, everything must be fresh only the peas frozen is okay, in...

There is nothing as delicious 🤤 as eating and making a meal 🥘 one that has traveled with me for over 5 generations. You will need: red onions or St. Tropez onions, organic eggs 🥚 parsley 🌿 pecorino cheese virgin olive 🫒 oil. There are so many ways to make this quick easy meal that will keep for the day, if you are going on a picnic this is the best to take with you, it keeps and tastes delici...

What is the recipe for happiness? Believe me there really is a recipe for happiness. We search our entire life, it is there always within us it is about unlocking it, discovering it within. choice, make it a contract with yourself. implement it into your life, make room, for the seed to grow. Create a place where you feel happy and build from there. Build the bricks, like? what makes you happy? fi...

How do you get through the day? Are you a gladiator? Are you in a ring? Are you equipped? What if you changed your mind and looked at your opponent as your teacher? What would happen? Would you learn from it? Are you open to change? What if you could change your thinking 🤔 and make it work for you instead of against you? Mantra: God is my guide, he directs my path, I will trust in Him..🙏.

Growing up in the sixties was fun, the summers and weather was great 😊 sunshine ☀️ was our weather forecast. Food 🥘 was one subject that was challenging for a 5 year old, finneky eater I was. Or was I until my parents educated me on the delicacy of Bocconi, sea snails 🐌 in this episode I share with you recipes and ways to eat them, most of all a memory of my youth, do you have any?

Awaken the attitude of Gratitude in you 🙏

Taking the time to learn to be still is a challenge for most of us, including myself. Join me as I sit with you and we read scripture, we start with Job: chapter 38 verse 5-14 Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verse 1-15 Matthew Chapter 5 verse 13 John chapter 8 verse 12 When we take the time to meditate on God's word it frees our mind from suffering, we forget about the what is worrying us, and we focus on...

Listen to the words and find answers to the methodology of 101 Ways to Transform the Way You cook 👩‍🍳 This simple formula once you have taken the treasures from it, you will see that it is the road to success, I wish you to succeed and be successful, this is my prayer for you today. Dear one, I believe you can do this! Listen to this and see what happens to your life, words are life, they shape...

How many things can one be grateful 😊 for? If we just take the time to believe in so many wonderful things we will find that there is an endless list of things that we are grateful for, 101 ways is this gratitude rhymes with attitude, we can change our attitude, this is something we are able to do. Remember we are in control of this we are the light the beacon in the lighthouse. Being grateful wi...

Never loose sight of your dreams. Your dreams are real, they are not something that is not reachable, remember they are yours, no one can take them from you only what you give. Goals are the bridges to our dreams, to succeed. Very simple formula, one that is proven to reach to the heights, we can do this! I believe in you. Carmela  Affirmations: I see the dream and it is reality.

In this episode of 101 Ways to Transform the Way You cook 👩‍🍳  Sometimes we get stuck, and we need help to see the bigger picture, this is where we need time, believe me when we start to declutter we will see that there is room and space to breathe!  One draw at a time, one cupboard at a time, give them away what you don't need, give it to the op shop, they will distribute it to where...

You can have this! We can do this, there is nothing that stops us, except us.  When we put our mind to this all things are possible, even eating an elephant in bit size chunks, this too is possible.  We can build, so many of us sabotage, build the kitchen you desire, one step at a time and you will accomplish a dream, a cook's dream. Happy Cooking Carmela

In this episode of part 2 I share with you things that are important, these are just my way that I have learned, that I desire to pass on to you. We can do this. Carmela  Affirmation: Transformation begins within.

In this episode of 101 Ways to Transform the Way You 👩‍🍳 we discuss the method combination cooking 🥘 the transformation in this is that the toughest of meats becomes the tenderest! We learn by seeing, hearing and doing, this is the best way to transform into a great cook, always being open to new methods and techniques that will elevate the way we cook. I am delighted to bring this to you and s...

This method and technique is simple. We either use, the grill, oven or bbq. This technique requires no water, if you want to use oil, fat, or butter it is up to you. You can allow the juices to absorb in the food through the cooking. This will elevate your position when you learn how to cook, why?  Because its very healthy, flavoursome, and the food does most of the work! The oven you can con...

This technique is amazing 🤩 my favourite I love poaching. You can poach, fish, eggs, meat, fruit, anything! While you learn this technique allow it to teach you, you will learn that all the flavours will envelope into the middle of the delicious food you prepare. Poaching will give you the time to learn, teach yourself, and know, within your heart that poaching is about time. Time to cook and all...

Oh! I love this technique, this method of cooking 🥘 👩‍🍳🍽 We all can take a page, out of this episode, and also simmer in our own life, just allow the process to take its course. Simmering, is delicate, deliciously, delectable when the food is ready. ENJOY SIMMERING CARMELA

My favourite 😍 you will deglaze every time from now on. As this is your superpower 🦸‍♀️ in your kitchen! My secret 🤫 sssh! Don’t tell 👩‍🍳😉 so much fun. This is where your dimension in cooking 🧑‍🍳 will create FLAVOURS 💃🕺🦐🦑🐓🦃🦤🍽 I don’t know about you but for me this is the secret to making gravy! Come on now, I am telling you the secrets to all the years I've learnt and this is absolu...

This is my secret 🤫 ssssh don’t tell anyone! This is my favourite of all to share with you!  I so enjoy blanching, it is a method that I learned as a chef and a cook and that will stay with me forever, especially when I want my greens to be really green. Don't tell anyone!!! Ha! Ha! Of course I want to share this with you, its important to transform you into the cook you so desire to be! If...

It’s similar to braising but refers to food that has been cut into smaller pieces in stewing the meat it is usually browned over a higher heat, then returned to the pot with other ingredients, such as vegetables, and the liquid to cover the ingredients. When stewing any kind of older meat that is tougher than younger meat, it is important that we remember that this will require time a lot of slow...

Now we are getting excited 😜 I don’t know about you? Is a French termed used in conjunction with meat, depending on the different cuts of meat, slow cooking to become tender, the food is often browned first then finished either in the oven on low heat.  This is perfect for stews, roasts, casseroles. It means to cook meat with it fat and the oven with all its juices. We are getting into the p...

How to sear your meat is to put it into a skillet cast iron pan that is at high temperature. There is a few things to know before you do this, first heat your pan then when it is almost hot not burning add your oil then add your meat this is the technique called searing it is not sautéing. As they are two different things we can almost distinguish the two that are like a tree with different branch...

In this episode I share with you a french cooking technique called Sauté'.  It means to jump in French.  The french are the benchmark of most culinary techniques. You can trace it all over Europe, the chefs are proud and know about cooking. Sautéing is about adding the meat into a hot pan and almost searing the meat and the juices together so that when you are going to roast or stew, all...