May Class Schedule

Dazzle your guests and end your dinner parties with a stunning dessert. Any of these sweet endings could delight your guests and show what an outstanding hostess you are! Come have fun and learn to bake Salted Butter Caramel-Chocolate Mousse; Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Mascarpone Cream; Lemon Posset (Lemon Cream Custard); Strawberry & Raspberry Fools (Layers of pureed Fruit & Whipped Cream); Basque Cheesecake (crustless & deeply browned Custard); Raspberry Soufflé, and Sablé Breton Galette with Berries (Soft Buttery Shortbread Tart topped with Lemon Curd & Fresh Berries).

This style of food influenced by Mexican, Asian and Mediterranean cuisines is made up of local, organic and sustainable foods making it healthy and delicious. Treat yourself to a fun evening of cooking and learn Avocado Toasts with Pan Roasted Red & Yellow Tomato & Balsamic Syrup; Spicy Thai Chicken Pizza; West Coast Cioppino with Red Wine, Tomato, Clams, & Fresh Cod; Baja style Fish Tacos with Cabbage & fresh Tomato Salsa; The Brown Derby’s Classic Cobb Salad with Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Hard Cooked Egg & Blue Cheese Vinaigrette, and Angel Hair Pasta with Lump Meat Crab, Toasted Bread Crumbs, & Lemon Gremolata. Dessert will be Flourless Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel & Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

In just one hour you can learn a new menu that will give you an exciting offering for your next dinner party. Come enjoy a great lunch and DEMONSTRATION that will show how to do it! Our lesson is Lemony Chicken over sautéed wilted Spinach, served with roasted Fingerling Potatoes. Dessert is smooth and crearmy Individual Chocolate Cream Pie in a Jar.

Come for a night of culinary fun and share the experience with a partner. You’ll work together and be part of creating an amazing three course gourmet meal. Sign up and enjoy Roasted Poblano, Corn, & Ricotta Cheese Ravioli Amuse, and Butter Lettuce Salad with Brie Croutons & Champagne Vinaigrette, served with Sparkling Wine. Our entrée is Grilled Cooked Guava Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potato Relish & Cuban Salsa; Creamy Jalapeno Jack Cheese Grits with fresh Tomatoes & Green Onion; Char Grilled Vegetables with Lemon, Thyme, & Dijon Butter, and Cast Iron Cooked Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Garlic, served with Zinfandel. Dessert will be Peach Galettes with Homemade Ice Cream & Sweet Zinfandel.

Share a special morning with your Mom cooking together OR come and learn this menu so you can make it for her on her very special day. Moms will receive a special Mother’s Day gift included with the class. This special lesson is Caramelized Apple & Brie Crostini with Pan Crisp Prosciutto; Classic Steak Diane with Crispy Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes; Blackened Salmon Skewers with homemade Green Goddess Dip; Celebration Salad of Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Plum Wedges and Homemade Ricotta in a Balsamic Vinaigrette; Perfectly Roasted Asparagus with Butter, lightly Grated Parmesan and Lemon Zest. And Momma's Very Famous Rum Cake with Italian Cream Filling and Whipped Cream Icing.

These two Spanish specialties are vibrant, dynamic and satisfying. The combination makes great party food and a rewarding culinary adventure into Spanish cuisine. Come for our party and be part of making oven-steamed Mussels with Tomato & Chorizo; roasted Cauliflower with Paprika & Chorizo; Spanish-style Meatballs in Almond Sauce; Patatas Bravas (crispy, browned Potatoes with a spicy-smoky Tomato Sauce); Chicken & Chorizo Paella, and Shrimp Paella. Dessert will be Lemon Sugar Burnt Basque Cheesecake (Crustless & Deeply Browned yet Airy Custard topped with Lemon Sugar). We’ll enjoy our food with a glass of Sangria Blanco.

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as the pleasure of Chocolate. There are many ways to use it, and this class will teach you how to work with it successfully. Our lesson teaches Chicken Mole served over Mexican Rice; Chocolate Chipotle New York Steak; Decadent No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake; Chocolate Cranberry Orange Breakfast Muffins; Chocolate Lover's Trifle with Spirited Cherries; Chocolate Avocado Mousse in Homemade Chocolate Dessert Cups, and Rich & Moist Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Expresso Buttercream Frosting.

Grilling is a quick and delicious way to cook Fish and takes the cooking aromas outside! This lesson explores heat levels, placement and timing of grilling. We’ll also learn a perfect accompaniment for each recipe. Our lesson is Tuna Teriyaki with Wasabi Butter; Grilled Salmon with Tomato-Olive Salsa & Lemon Cream; Grilled Snapper with Tropical Salsa; Halibut and Red Pepper Skewers with Chili-Lime Sauce; Jerk Shrimp with Melon Salsa, and Grilled Peaches with Goat Cheese & Balsamic Glaze.

This class teaches the best of two foods of Mexican origin. Come learn the techniques of Tamale making, along with a wonderful variety of Tacos. These recipes will make popular choices for family dinners. Join us to learn Homemade Green Corn Tamales; Homemade Beef Rojas Tamales; Blue Corn Sweet Tamales; Shrimp Tacos; Tacos Birrias; Pork Tacos with Mango Salsa; Chocolate Mousse filled Chocolate Taco, and Chocolate Tamale "Cigars".

The first part of knowing how to make a great Pizza is mastering the Crust. Each student will make their own Crust, then we’ll go on to great sauce recipes. Come for a fun class to learn how great and easy it is to make your own stunning Pizzas! Our lesson is Garlic, Tomato and Artichoke Pizza; Fig Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula on thin Crust; Pepperoni Polenta Crust Pizza Pie; Caramelized Onion, Radicchio & Goat Cheese Pizzettas; Vidalia Onion, Bacon & Crème Fraiche Pizza; Keto Fathead Cheese Crust with Peppers, Mushrooms and Salami, and Raspberry Cheesecake Dessert Pizza.

Eating fresh and healthy is easy with a few good recipes and know how of combining produce in new creative ways. Come for a fun and stimulating lesson to learn Grilled Vegetable Tacos with Cilantro Pesto; Cauliflower Cakes with Cilantro-Mint Chutney; Farro with Balsamic-Rosemary- Roasted Shallots & Grapes over Roasted Portobellos; King Trumpet Mushrooms with Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette; Spaghetti Squash Gratin with Basil; Herbed Summer Squash & Potato Torte, and Carrot Risotto.

Come and discover foods of the French Riviera. Culinary specialties are rich with naturally grown (and fished) products of the sea and mountainous areas of the coast. We’ll learn a variety of the most popular French specialties with a lesson of Olive-Caper Tapenade Toasts with Lemon Zest & Fresh Thyme; Grilled Tuna Nicoise Salad with Haricot Vert, Baby Potatoes, Hard Cooked Egg, & Dijon-Herb Vinaigrette; Crab Bisque with Fennel, Fresh Tomato, & Brandy; Julia Child’s Slow Simmered Ratatouille; Filet of Sole Meunière with Caper-Brown Butter Sauce, and fresh baked French Baguette with Herb Butter. Dessert will be Apple-Lemon Tart Tatin with fresh made Lavender Ice Cream.