Chef Gary Hild learned the art of pickling cucumbers at a very early age. Growing up in a tiny South Dakota town, Hild's family raised so much of their own produce on their land, "my mother only went to the store once a month."
Hild's mother not only made her own jams, jellies and preserves, but was an expert pickler. Hild will share this knowledge at 9 a.m. this Wednesday when he teaches his first pickle class at the Culinary Center of Kansas City (7920 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park).
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If you're dreading cooking for Thanksgiving, your salvation might come from a local food blogger and chef who is offering a free Thanksgiving 4-1-1 online class on Thursday, November 19, at 7 p.m. Chris Perrin -- the pen and spatula behind the three-year-old Blog Well Done (where you can register for the class), will be on the other end of the conference call with up to 20 harried home cooks looking for some guidance on the biggest meal they'll cook all year. "I found that there was a
