Amy Barnes Class Schedule

This time of year, aren’t we longing for beaches, cool breezes, and the blue skies of California? We don’t have to be there to have a fun & interesting culinary adventure! Our lesson introduces California-style fresh produce, seafood, and meat. Come for a fun morning and learn these authentic recipes including Tangy baked Salmon with Calabrian Chile; Mixed Green Salad with Avocado & Citrus Vinaigrette; San Francisco-style Crab Cakes with Lemon-Scallion Sauce; Baja grilled Chicken and Bell Pepper Tacos with Chipotle Aioli; Goat Cheese stuffed Bacon-wrapped Dates with Rosemary Honey, and Blackened Flank Steak Salad with Feta Cheese & mixed Berry Vinaigrette. The dessert will be Boysenberry Cobbler.

Do you crave lighter foods during these warm summer months? This class offers a lesson of Light, fresh, and delicious salads and soups that make the meals with lots of variety! Join us to learn great recipes & BLT Chicken & Romaine Salad; Vichyssoise; Avocado-Lime Shrimp Salad; & Mango Gazpacho; summer Italian Bread Salad & Italian Meatball Wedding Soup, and warm Steak and New Potato Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette. Dessert will be chilled Cantaloupe Soup with Mint.

A lesson about the foods of our regional cuisine is a culinary journey like no other. We’ll learn to create dynamic flavors characteristic of Southwest cuisine including understanding chilies, their flavors & heat levels. This winning menu is one you’ll love to share with the people you cook for. Come for an amazing cooking experience and Black Bean & White Cheddar Soups (side by side); pan fried Beef Tenderloin Steaks with dried Chile Sauce; Confetti Rice with Corn, Peas and Carrots; Air-fried Ancho Red Chili Onion Rings with Fiesta Dip; Southwestern spiced Vegetable Sauté, and Mexican Chocolate Torte for dessert. Our yummy cocktail is a Turquoise Margarita.

During the summer it’s nice to stay home, stay cool, and plan movie nights where a great movie with great snacks or a complete meal makes a memorable evening. This fun and playful menu will give you recipes to love. Come for a fun morning & prepare Mini Puff Pastry Pepperoni Pizza Cups; Korean BBQ Fried Chicken Bites (air fryer); Surf and turf Nachos (Cajun Shrimp & New York Steak Nachos with Pepperjack Cheese); Apple Brie Quesadillas; Crispy baked low carb Cheddar Cheese & Onion Crisps with Buttermilk Dressing, and Cinnamon Roll Popcorn recipe.

Wouldn’t we love to be exploring the Caribbean islands and enjoying the native foods about now! Caribbean foods are some of the most exotic; rich, spicy & varied from island to island. Often made with rice, peas, curries, jerk seasoning, seafood and plantains, the flavors are soul satisfying! Join us for a fun morning of cooking to enjoy a lesson of Jamaican beef pastries; Baked Jerk Chicken; Cuban Black Bean Salad; Classic Picadillo; Caribbean-style Yellow Rice, and Cuban Rice Pudding. We’ll enjoy our feast with a Mojito Cocktail.

We have the best solution for cool cooking through the summer. The Air Fryer. It’s easy, fast and keeps your kitchen cool. Come learn Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs with Honey Soy Sauce; Guilt free Air Fryer Calamari with Cocktail Sauce and Lemon; Air Fried spiralized Potatoes with Curry Sauce; Air fryer Chicken Katsu with homemade Katsu Sauce; Air Fried Salmon filets lightly seasoned with fresh Lemon, and Air Fryer sautéed Spinach with Onion.

Discover Chicken International! Chicken is one of the most popular foods in most countries. It is abundant, healthy to eat, & thrives around the world. Come for an interesting class to learn how cultures use varied flavorings, spices, and cooking methods. Our lesson is Spicy Indian Chicken Curry with warm Naan; West African Chicken Peanut Stew; Crispy Korean Fried Chicken in a spicy, sweet Glaze; Baked Chicken Schnitzel with Lemon; Ancho Chicken Mole, and Crispy Italian Chicken Sausage, Sun-dried Tomato, Spinach Gnocchi sheet pan dinner.

Why not invite a friend to share an experience that includes a great lunch & DEMONSTRATION of preparing the meal. Come have fun and enjoy Adobo-rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Black Bean Pico de Gallo served with Elote grilled Mexican Corn Salad. The dessert is Baked Cheesecake Taquitos with Raspberries and Boozy Whipped Cream.

Don’t pass up learning how you can invite girlfriends for lunch and make it special without causing you stress. This lesson provides the answers with how most of it can be made ahead of time. Join us for summer fun to prepare Summer Fruit, Vegetable Cheese & accoutrements board; Mixed Greens with Wine poached Salmon and Tarragon Mustard Sauce; Sauteed Parmesan & Panko Chicken Breast with Mixed Baby Greens & warm Sherry Wine Vinegar Dressing; Crispy Garlicky Shrimp Gnocchi; Cinnamon & Sugar Vanilla Bean Popovers, and dessert of Strawberry Soup with Buttery toasted Pound Cake Croutons, served with Rose Sangrias.

With so many Noodles available how do we know how to cook them all? These are questions we’ll answer in class. Discover Noodles which are wheat, rice, soba, ramen, udon, vegetable, pasta, how to prepare and sauce them. This fun class will take us around the world to discover, prepare, and sauce them. Come join in! Our lesson is Pappardelle Noodle with Rosemary Portobello Mushroom Sauce; Spicy Cajun Shrimp Pasta with Smoked Sausage; German Style Fried Egg Noodles with Kielbasa; Bibim Guksu (Cold Soba Noodle Salad); Grandma’s Chicken and Hand Rolled Noodles, and Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles.

Fresh Herbs are an easy way to add variety and fresh flavors to a dish. This lesson will guide you through the culinary herbs and the foods that are best complimented by them. Join us for an inspiring, creative lesson of Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage; Thyme Pesto and Goat Cheese-filled Chicken Breasts; Mixed Greens with Tarragon Vinaigrette topped with Grilled Salmon with Basil Aïoli; Cast iron pan grilled New York strip Steaks with Olive-Oregano Relish; Chive and Parsley Mashed Potatoes. The dessert will be Mixed Berries with Lemon Verbena Cream.

Fresh Pasta is a treat anytime! In this class, learn how to make and stretch your own pasta then finish it with an amazing Sauce for each Pasta we make! Our lesson is Fettuccine Alfredo; Hand cut Semolina Gnocchi alla Romana; Shrimp and Linguine Fra Diavolo; Sheet pan sweet Italian Sausage Broccolini and Gnocchi dinner; Italian Turkey Meatball Soup with Orzo; Bacon Risotto, and Italian Margaritas.