Sunday, August 29, 2010

state fair Iron Chef recipe

Ribeye with chilaquiles, tomato cucmber salad,potato lyonnaise


Ribeye seared to Med rare (salt and pepper)

chilaquiles- (sandy’s eggs,roasted red,green,yellow peppers,fresh basil,tortilla strips,local pepper jack cheese

tomato and cucumber salad- tomato and cucumber,fresh basil,rasp. red wine vinegar

lyonnaise potatoes- super thin slices in circles,
start with a hot pan and a touch of butter.
then make little circles in a pan, over lapping the potatoes slightly.
sear and flip both sides should be seasoned with salt/pepper,thyme and oregano.
garnish with tortilla stripsRibeye with chilaquiles, tomato cucmber salad,potato lyonnaise

Monday, August 23, 2010

chef iron chef @ the state fair the Thursday

chef iron chef @ the state fair this Thursday..


hello all-
I wanted you all to that I will be at the state fair this Thursday at 2 pm.
and I will have a co-chef with me from channel 11 news.
Hope to see you there.
cheers

Timothy

Monday, June 21, 2010

Hot-sauce drive for benefit burger bar

Hot-sauce drive for benefit burger bar
Chef Timothy Tucker put out a call on Facebook recently: "Salvation Army will be doing food vending at Forecastle for our fundraiser. Please donate your weird or crazy bottle of hot sauce ... and we will use it at our burger bar!"
Tucker runs the Salvation Army Center of Hope, which provides culinary training to those who are homeless or living in poverty. They will raise funds for the program through a burger bar at the Forecastle Festival July 9-11. The burgers are local -- Foxhollow Farms is butchering a cow for the event -- and a vegetarian portobello burger will be available too.

"We will do a huge bar of toppings ... hot sauce, malt vinegar, all kinds of crazy toppings you can put on a burger," says Tucker.
Center of Hope is partnering with the American Culinary Federation. Students from Center of Hope, the federation and Sullivan University will staff the bar.
During the festival, Tucker will perform with his band, Shelby Park Soul Stew. Using a cutting board outfitted with a guitar amplifier and a number of small kitchen appliances, Tucker will cook on stage, with his cooking sounds accompanied by the band's funk music.
"And at the end, we will serve a meal," says Tucker. The burger bar will also offer a special with the food cooked in the unique performance.
For more information, visit www.centerofhoperadio.org. Send (unopened) bottles of hot sauce to 831 S. Brook St., Louisville, KY 40203; attention: Timothy Tucker.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

RIGHT on cooking

Hello-
Just wanted you all to know that we are half way done filming my new kids cooking show.RIGHT on cooking is a kids cooking show where I show kids(age 10-17) how to cook fun and healthy food. All the food on the show is donated by Whole Foods.
The first show we made homemade pasta.
This is an on-line show and you will be able to watch it at http://www.747productions.com/747-network/747-tv/right-on-cooking.

cheers

Timothy

Friday, April 30, 2010

Salvation Army U.S.A. blog post

http://blog.salvationarmyeds.org/?p=2148


Chef Timothy Tucker’s students are not the typical individuals you would expect to be enrolled in intensive culinary classes – they’re homeless or living below the poverty line. But through these classes Chef Tucker is not just meeting the momentary needs of the disadvantaged population, he’s empowering them to support and sustain themselves for the rest of their lives.

Timothy graduated with a degree in culinary arts and worked in high end restaurants. He later spent a few years doing research and development on an organic farm where he says he began to understand that diet affects all areas of an individual’s functionality, attitude and behavior, and that food can play a significant role in healing.


Chef Tucker, wearing black, with his culinary students.
He brought this knowledge with him to The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope in Louisville, KY in 2005, where he developed the Culinary Training Program, an intensive 10 week course that teaches basic culinary skills needed to find an entry level position in the food and hospitality industry. Here, homeless or impoverished students learn everything from safety and sanitation in the kitchen, to knife skills, to preparing a range of foods, and much more. They’re tested weekly and even cook for events and fundraisers to raise support for this self-funded program.

The Salvation Army’s Culinary Training Program even has two gardens outside – one is the half the size of a football field and the other half the size of a basketball court – where fresh vegetables and herbs are grown for use in the kitchen. According to the Program’s Facebook page, these organic gardens grow nearly 1,500 pounds of produce each year which help feed the Center’s homeless. Amazing!


Culinary students receive intensive training and hands on practice in the kitchen. (Photos: Culinary Program's Facebook page)

On average, 9 students complete the course each semester, and Chef Tucker says approximately 75% of his graduates secure work. The remaining 25%, however, don’t acquire a job not for lack of skill or help from the Program, but rather a lack of desire to rejoin the workforce. But Chef Tucker says he’s confident those individuals would be able to find a job if they pursued it. Meanwhile, he says he has visited his former students in their new work places and receives wonderful feedback about his program.

Under the guidance of Chef Tucker, The Salvation Army’s Culinary Training Program has done a great job of not just feeding the homeless but reducing homelessness through education and opportunity. He is working with other Salvation Army facilities across the country to replicate this program and reach other disadvantaged populations.

For more information about the amazing work of The Louisville Salvation Army’s Culinary Training Program, visit their website at www.centerofhoperadio.org . Also visit them here on Facebook and help them reach their goal of 3,000 friends by the end of May!

Tags: Culinary Training Program, Food, homeless, Louisville, Timothy Tucker

Thursday, April 22, 2010

butternut squash and sage risotto

butternut squash and sage risotto

a side for 3 people


1 cup risotto
4 cups (as needed)chicken stock
3 minced shallots
3 minced clove garlic
1 minced onion
1 cup white grape juice
1 cup butternut squash-peeled and roasted
1/3 cup asiago cheese
1/4 minced fresh sage

sautee garlic,shallot and onions in butter
then toast risotto for about 3 min.
deglaze with white grape juice
cooking risotto with chicken stock adding a cup at a time until aldente(done)
finish with asiago cheese and fresh sage
add diced butternut squash in a circle around the risotto
a pinch of asiago on top!!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Salvation Army Boston

Hello,
I'm happy to report that I'm on my way to Boston Mass.
To help the Salvation Army Boston start a Culinary Training Program.
This program will be set up in a Kroc Center.
With many Salvation Army's due to open Kroc Centers in the coming years,
my hope is that they will choose to set up a CTP in all of them.
Its a great fit for the Salvation Army,where the mission is not to just feeded
the poor and homeless but to truly help reduce homelessness.
I also can't wait to eat some fresh seafood, I'm a big sucker for fresh oysters!
cheers,

Timothy