Author Archives: cindytoquecooking

At the request of several enthusiastic La Toque de Cindy students, the school is just about to start its first ever after school cooking series.   Open to budding chefs ages 9-14 and located in downtown Palo Alto. Tasty Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm, … Continue reading →

For decades I have been annotating my cookbooks, recipe by recipe.   For each recipe I attempt, I then write a recipe review. In each cookbook recipe the recipe is rated from one to 5 stars with some accompanying descriptive text.   … Continue reading →

  To celebrate California’s great cheese makers I recently headed to a driving tour of the farms and creameries.   It was so fun and you can do it too.   What a delicious way to support ourlocal farmers.     In Marin County, … Continue reading →

One of the most rewarding parts of running La Toque de Cindy is the words of flattery I receive from customers. Parents this summer offered to share their comments with my readers so I thought I’d give you a peek … Continue reading →

Oh how I wish cooking camp would never end.  But the days are getting shorter and children have started the 2016/17 school year so we’ve closed our doors until next summer.   With so many enthusiastic young chefs attending it was … Continue reading →

The Food Network is looking for promising young chefs for their next Chopped Junior show. In camp this summer some of the campers competed in their own Chopped style competition. Now you can take that to TV and become a … Continue reading →

Although a third of my cooking camp spots are full with registrations from my private email list, two thirds of them are now available to the public.   We have a LOT of fun in store this summer, from old favorites … Continue reading →