At work, I'm not just the chef. I am also the staff meal coordinator and resident baker. Recently I started using my old U.S. Army recipe cards from back when I was answered as Private Shapiro, Sir! Back in the days when getting creative with ingredients could...
During the last year of my army hitch I was given the task of being the overnight baker in my mess hall. It was a strange but happy time. The first pleasure came from listening to Jimi Hendrix on my radio, as opposed to my sergeant barking orders at me. But the...
As a kid, I was your typical late 1970s long haired, art class social outcast. Not exactly a high achiever at school, especially since I was prescribed with learning disabilities. Math was my biggest enemy. When I joined the United States Army and...
