New York, NY (PRWEB) February 1, 2011
Food blogger and personal chef, Judith Klinger, has partnered with Vook to publish Aroma Cucinas first video enhanced cookbook. Aimed at home cooks who want to learn the ease of Italian lifestyle cooking, this cook Vook creates a bridge between print cookbooks and online cooking resources.
Apple believes so much in this platform, Cooking Simply The Italian Way was featured as New & Notable in the iBooks store. Cook Vooks are paving the future of cookbook publishing.
Madrid, Spain (PRWEB) July 30, 2011
Enforex Spanish Schools, a major study abroad organization, has introduced a program where people learn Spanish in Mexico and receive some Mexican cooking courses. The Spanish and Cooking course is available at Enforex's Mexico Spanish school in Guanajuato. It is a language immersion program that integrates learning how to cook Mexican cuisine with a standard Spanish language course and a Mexican culture course. The program takes a minimum of 1 week and consists of 20 hours of Spanish training, 5 hours for culture and 2 hours of culinary lessons a week.
The Spanish and Cooking program starts every Monday and is available all year round. Participants of all language levels and all ages are accepted into the course. The maximum class size for the Spanish language training is 10 students and 16 students for the cooking sessions. The language classes start in the morning together with the culture classes and the cooking classes begin in the afternoon. The cooking classes orient students to Mexican gastronomy and are divided into two one-hour classes a week. This would include learning the basic techniques used and the ingredients found in typical Mexican cuisine. Cooking techniques students can learn from the program include making masa (a corn-based dough for tortillas), tamales and other corn-based dishes) and the use of various herbs and spices such as chili, oregano, cilantro, cinnamon, cocoa, and epazote.
"Nearly everyone loves Mexican food and we are always looking for ways to expand the language instruction outside of the classroom. This course is not only deliciously fun, it also helps people learn Spanish in Guanajuato in an immersion environment," explained Antonio Anadon, President of Enforex Spanish schools.
Some of the recipes that students learn through the program enjoy worldwide fame, an example of which is the taco. Students will learn what a real Mexican taco is made out of. Students also will discover other recipes such as tortillas, burritos, chile rellenos, enchiladas, carnitas, balbacoas and savory dishes that utilize a sauce called mole. Part of the experience is utilizing acquired skills in Spanish training to...
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal think Vook has pioneered the emerging market of video enhanced books. Its multi platform capabilities make it available for use on iPad, iPhone, iPod, as well as in iBook and eBook formats.
Cooking Simply: The Italian Waywas shot in postcard gorgeous Umbria, so propping open this Vook on the kitchen counter transforms a home kitchen into a private cooking lesson in Italy. It includes the traditional components of a cookbook, including a glossary, lists of pantry essentials and kitchen tools, helpful links, and has all the advantages of a digital book.
These essential recipes embrace seasonal cooking with whole, unprocessed foods. They encourage developing critical knife skills, making efficient use of time in the kitchen. The recipes develop confidence by using unique ingredients in more than one recipe; a roasted pear and Gorgonzola salad for a starter or a decadent poached pear dessert. These are all skills that are simply part of the Italian way of life. Interwoven with these recipes are morsels of entertaining culinary history.
Unlike online recipes that overwhelm with sheer volume instead of trusted quality, this cook Vook combines the best of both worlds with trusted recipes and detailed video instruction.
Judith Klinger is the creator of Aroma Cucina, a food blog that believes home cooking is always in season. Aroma Cucina offers personal chef services and cooking classes in Umbria Italy and New York. This cookbook was developed by the Aroma Cucina family as a way of sharing the belief that eating dinner together is one of the happiest and healthiest things one can do.
Judith is a graduate of the NY Restaurant School, and has earned a Masters Certificate from Ital.Cook (a Slow Food school located in Jesi, Italy) and lives in the medieval village of Montone, Italy and in New York City. In 2010, she was the recipient of the prestigious Special Recognition Award from the Association of Culinary Professionals.
Curtis Albucher, filmmaker for this project, works as an independent video producer and cinematographer on numerous sport, music and lifestyle projects. Jeff Albucher served as editor and consultant in all phases of the project.
