Skyros Designs... Soup Du Jour...

Mmmm... Who doesn’t love a Creamy, Cheesy Potato Soup in the Fall?  Served in Skyros Designs Historia to help warm the soul! Try Maggie's yummy recipe adaptation on Spice, The Magazine...  the recipe calls for making mashed potatoes first! http://www.magspicemag.com/2012/10/15/fall-soup-potato-leek-please/

Or is your palate in the mood for a refreshing Cold Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup with Parmesan wafer garnish? Served

Our Cooking Class Instructors

Mary Aebischer, a native of Mexico City, is presently living in New Mexico. Aside from teaching at UNM, she continues to teach cooking classes while finishing her book on Regional Cuisines of Mexico.

John Bryant attended Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, SC, earning 2 degrees in a three year span. He has worked with some truly talented chefs, most notably James Burns (of J. Bistro and James Burns Catering in Mt. Pleasant, SC), and

Care and Precautions for Porcelain

Porcelain is a material that is perfectly suited to everyday life. It can safely be put in the dishwasher, which will not hurt the decoration, but give it a radiant shine.

Great care must be taken when putting a porcelain dish in the oven. 1400°C fired porcelain can withstand your oven's 300°C, but not thermal shocks. When you take it out of the oven, do not run cold water on it and avoid putting it on a cold surface, lay it on a wooden or material-

 Here in the Northeast the weather has been playing ping pong with us. It's mainly been warm (relative to what we're used to experiencing this time of year) with cold snaps that chill you to the bone. It is this time of year when butternut squash and other hearty vegetables are still in season. So, why not make yourself some butternut squash soup? Freeze it and pull it out during the next snowstorm. It will warm you right up!

Is there anything more sophisticated then enjoying warm