Chef Jax Concepts

04/26/2021

Back to basics with some caramelized onions 🧅

03/11/2021

I couldn’t be more proud to share this post. The next generation of culinary talent is here to delight the world. She is hands down, the greatest thing I ever made 🥐🧀🍑🧈🥖

07/20/2019

It’s so hot, turning on the oven should be against the law. I wonder if I could re-season the cast iron by leaving it in the driveway?

05/19/2019

If Oprah can do Super Soul Sunday, then I can do Super Simple Sunday! Making a pork tenderloin, with some stuff I had around, no recipe, just tossed together. It’s been in for 6 hours at 225° 🥰🔥🍑🌶

05/15/2019

At some point or another, I have been all of these men.

05/02/2019

Since I don’t cook full time anymore - I’m thinking about letting this page become about the other stuff I enjoy making. If I can think of a cool name change it’s all over but the cryin... 😎🔥🔪✒️🖌👠👢🧵✨🎻🛍📚✂️🎶🎨🎭🐺🦕💐⚡️❄️🍆

04/09/2019

I’ve been making this to put on my hair, and it’s fabulous! You gently boil whole flax seed, until the water becomes a gel. Then froth a can of whole coconut milk, and mix it with the flax gel. Let it sit on your hair for 20 or so mins. Shampoo out. I’m loving this! 😍💁🏻‍♀️

03/27/2019

This little piggy used to live on my Uncles Farm. He’s gifted our family with some mighty fine fresh sausage...

03/22/2019

This week I had occasion to use this Icelandic thyme, my friend Summer got for me on her vacation last summer. Those beautiful purple leaves were so fragrant! This moment was me, prepping mushroom duxelles for a Beef Wellington 😍🔥🔪🥩🥐🥂

03/19/2019

It is my privilege to share this podcast. A Chef I’m honored to know shared the story of his triumph over trauma. He’s been my mentor, my boss, my friend, and my hero. I’m so proud of him today. He is the bravest Chef I know. 🙏🏻💞🥰

Finding your peace, your happy place, that particular thing that you absolutely enjoy and you are as comfortable as you can possibly be, that’s a special thing. It’s cool enough when you discover what that means for you if you’re not a survivor of childhood trauma, but those of us who are surv...

03/03/2019

When in doubt: Bake

The more complicated the better.

This recipe involves making custard and my own salted vanilla caramel.... from scratch.

Easy like Sunday morning...