Welcome to NewAmericanFoods.com
... a website I created to share my on-going adventures in food.

Classic recipes with my own personal twist, adventures in culinary school, reviews of favorite restaurants, common cooking terms, cooking methods, food photos, and my blog about my latest job as Pantry Cook!

This website is a work in progress: I will be adding pages as I create them. To navigate this website, click on any of the following features listed below which will let you know which pages have been updated or are new. Or use the navigation bar at the top of each page. You can easily return to this home page by clicking on the NewAmericanFoods.com banner located at the top of each page.

Featuring:

BLOG! NEW (Updated November 10, 2012)
Recipes: An update to a classic: Butternut Squash and Bacon Soup (Updated November 9, 2012
Favorite restaurants / reviews: New review for Main Bar Sandwich Shop in downtown Sarasota (Added October 27, 2012)
Review for Tandoor Indian Cuisine (Added October 18, 2012)
Updated the photos for Cafe Epicure's review (Updated October 18, 2012)
A little about me (updated October 18, 2012)
Culinary school photo page (New pics added 7/30/12)
Common cooking terms: Learn about ROUX (updated June 3, 2012)
What I've learned in culinary school (updated June 3, 2012)
Common chef measurements & conversions (updated February 27, 2012)

Coming Soon:
Photo Index - Work-in-progress. A page of just photos: recipes, terms, knife cuts, reviews.
See my adventures in culinary school photos here. Eventually, some photos will link to: a recipe, term, culinary class or restaurant review while some will be previews of pages to come.

Indgredient Identification - this page will feature rare ingredients and their descriptions, uses, & where to find them.

Ask Lauren (where I will answer any of your culinary questions)
If you have any feedback for me or would like to ask a culinary question, check out the contact page.

Follow me on Twitter:
Be the first to know when new recipes or culinary pages have been added to the website and see pictures of food, tips, or food news articles that I reccomend!
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Connect:
Check out my contact page to see other ways of connecting with my Adventures in Food!

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I am in the process of making it look great on Internet Explorer too, stay tuned!

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