But if you're confident enough in your cooking skills to work with an open flame that isn't connected to a stove, flambéing ...

It's also a great way to use up overripe bananas that are too soft for snacking but not quite ready for banana bread. So keep them around-unless you don't want an elegant dessert on your plate in ...

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"There was a chef who came to our class and gave a lesson on Bananas Foster," he recalls. "I already had an interest in food, but seeing the flambé he made was the spark I needed to further my ...