Ingredients:

Shallots

Garlic

Parsley

White Wine

Butter

Lemon

These are the foundational ingredients in your flavor building repertoire. If you’ve never used shallots before, they are small onions with a mild flavor like red onions. They are indispensable in regional European cuisines and if you can find them in your local markets, I highly recommend you pay up for them and start using them wherever you use onions in your cooking. The other ingredients are what cooks call aromatics which can create fragrance, flavor, and depth to the food. 

The usual suspects are a simple way to learn how to make food taste great! If you are brand new, great! If you are a home-gamer who wants some new ideas, also great! What we will do over time together is discover 1) the typical sequence of how to use them as a “finisher,” 2) how to layer them in to longer prep dishes such as soups, stews, and braises, and 3) Cool things you can do with the ingredients individually.