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April 2025
NO FEAR GRILLING
Using a grill is a fast and valuable cooking method. Feeling confident with your grill comes from understanding how to operate it, use correct temperatures, and correct timing for all food you cook. This valuable lesson will provide the information you need. Join us for a fun, no fear lesson of Grilled Asparagus Skirt Steak Bundles; Teriyaki Grilled Shrimp & Pineapple Skewers; Dijon Grilled Boneless Pork Chops; Lemon Rosemary Grilled Chicken Breasts; Grilled Shrimp Panzanella Salad; Pesto-Stuffed Grilled Portobellos, and Grilled Angel Food Cake Triple Berry Trifle.
WOK IT~ CLASS IS FULL~
When you want a fast-made meal with the goodness of fresh foods filled with lots of flavors, this is the easiest way to make that cooking goal happen. Our lesson will take you step by step of how to prep, and quickly prepare an entire meal in one cooking vessel, the wok! Our fun session teaches these Asian specialties. Come for Lemongrass Chicken Pot Stickers; Sweet Chili Firecracker Shrimp; Stir-Fried Flank Steak and Veggies; Sesame Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry; Hibachi Fried Rice Recipe (Japanese Style Fried Rice); Hoisin Pork & Vegetable Stir-Fry, and Beef & Udon Noodle Stir-Fry.
ITS GREEK TO ME
Fast becoming one of America’s favorite of the Mediterranean cuisines, Greek food is made with the goodness of fresh ingredients coupled with specialties of the culture. Come learn what preparing it is all about. Working with Phyllo is one of the delights included in this lesson! Join us to prepare Marinated Greek Vegetable Salad with Feta; Chicken Gyros with Yogurt-Dill Sauce & Pita; Grape Leaves Stuffed with Dill-Scented Rice; Greek-Style Linguini with Shrimp & Artichoke Hearts; Orzo Baked with Greek Cheeses; Greek Ziti, Beef & Cheese Bake, and Walnut Baklava Rolls.
PARTY FOODS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
Finger foods are a great way to sample a wide variety of foods and flavors. We’re exploring the fave foods of well-known people who have the foodie gene! Come have fun and add these recipes to your f best finger food favorites! Our lesson is Mick Jagger’s Favorite Shrimp Curry over Jasmine Rice Cups; Betty White's Roasted Brown Sugar & Soy Chicken Wings; Stevie Nicks’ Fleetwood Mac Fiesta Dip with Air Fryer Tortilla Chips with Olive Oil & Sea Salt; Frank Sinatra's Meatballs with Tomato Vodka Cream Sauce on Crostini; John Travoltas Favorite Crab Quiche; Liberace's Avocado Stuffed with Shrimp with French Lemon Vinaigrette, and Snoop Dogg’s Rolls Royce Peanut Butter -Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. We’ll enjoy our party with Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritas.
COCKTAIL PARTY WITH MARTHA STEWART
We’ve borrowed a menu from the queen of “All Good Things” and put together this enticing array of Martha Stewart’s inspired finger foods. Come join in for a fun morning of preparing recipes with all the flair and panache Martha Stewart creates! Our lesson is Sweet-and-Sour Korean Cocktail Meatballs; Gooey Gouda Puff Pastry Bites with Lingonberry Jam; Creamy Spicy Shrimp Dip with Cilantro and Serrano Chiles; Baked Brie En Croute with Boozy Fruit and Pecans; Polenta Squares with Prosciutto, Taleggio Cheese and Marjoram; Baked Panko Parmesan Chicken Bites with Homemade Sauces, and Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms. We’ll enjoy our cocktail party with Lemon Drop Champagne Punch with Candied Lemon Peel.
May 2025
LUNCH AND LEARN – May 2
This could be a nice time to treat yourself and a friend to have lunch together and enjoy a cooking DEMONSTRATION at the same time. This amazing menu is one you can easily repeat for yourself. Sign up to enjoy Grill Pan Lime Marinated Chicken Breast with Ancho Chili Sauce & Monterey Jack Cheese, served with Cowboy Mashed Red Potatoes spiked with Fresh Corn, Carrots, Jalapeno & Cheddar Cheese. Dessert will be Tequila Lime Tart with Toasted Pinenut Crust, served with Red Sangria Cocktails.
CELEBRATE MOM
Once a year we have the opportunity to celebrate with our mom’s. Taking a cooking class together is one way. You can also learn about this menu, then surprise her by serving it to her on her special day! Spending time together creates the best gift you could give your mom. Come have fun with us and learn Sparkling Fruit Salad with Champagne Dressing; Fontina Pancetta, Corn, And Leek Frittata; Roasted Honey Dijon Butter Smashed Baby Red Potatoes; Fluffy Parmesan Egg Clouds; Blinis with Smoked Salmon & Creme Fraiche; Sausage Apple & Dried Cranberry Pastry Braids, and Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce. We’ll enjoy our beautiful foods with a Blackberry Prosecco Bellini with Thyme.
EASY AIR FRYER~ CLASS IS FULL~
Many have come to love their Air fryer for its ease of use and versatility with what is possible to cook. If you are curious to learn, join us for a fun & inspiring class. We can help you to understand your Air fryer & you will be amazed by how much you learn in one class. Many feel it is the only cooking source a kitchen needs. We hope you’ll join us to experience The Best Air Fryer Baked Brie with Garlic Butter & Crostini; Easy Air Fryer Salmon with Stonewall Aioli; Crispy Ranch Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken; 10-Minute Crispy Air Fryer Broccoli; Air Fryer Teriyaki Marinated Rib-Eye Steak, and Air Fryer Raspberry Jam Tarts.
GLUTEN FREE MADE EASY
Learning to cook gluten free is not difficult when you know how to make substitutions to give you results without sacrificing flavor. If gluten free is your goal, this class will open the door to many ways you can prepare the foods you love! Our lesson will be Tuscan Creamy Butter and Tomato Braised Salmon; Baked Chicken Breast; Hasselback Potato Stuffed with Tuscan Vegetables and Cheese; Sheet-Pan Chipotle-Lime Asparagus, Broccolini, Shrimp Bake; Boneless Breaded Oven Pork Chops with Apple Pecan Arugula Salad; Lemon & Garlic Shrimp Scampi Over Gluten Free Pasta; Double Chocolate Mocha Mousse, and Gluten Free Vodka, Honey & Navel Orange Crush Cocktails.
SOUPS AND SALADS OF SPRING
Light, fresh, and delicious best describes the ingredients easily available with the spring harvest. Many great meals are possible from the lessons of this class! Come join us to take in the goodness the spring has to offer! Our lesson is rich French Onion Soup; Lyonnaise Salad (Potato, Bacon, Shallots and Frisée with Champagne Vinaigrette); Chicken Tortilla Soup with crispy Tortilla Strips; Grilled Chicken, Avocado & Mango Spinach Salad with Lime Dressing; Creamy Potato Soup with Shrimp & Bacon; Butter Lettuce Salad with Dijon-Tarragon Vinaigrette & topped with Baked Baby Crab Cakes, and chilled Coconut, Arizona Peach and Amaretto Soup.
THE ASIAN GRILL
An Asian Grill opens the doors to the alluring foods, flavors and spices we love with Asian cuisine. The Asian grill is used as a popular alternate American form of cooking as a way to achieve the dynamics of Asian flavors. Come explore the methods using marinades, rubs and sauces layered using bastes and glazes to create complex well balanced Asian flavors. The lesson includes working with meats and vegetables and using rice and flatbreads to round out the meal. Our lesson is Mango Spiced Flank Steak Skewers; Sticky Asian Grilled Chicken Tenderloins; Cabbage Pancakes (Okonomiyaki) With Dipping Sauce; Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp; Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple & Mushroom Kabobs; Sticky Roasted Hoisin & Sesame Seed Chicken Wings; Crisp Pork Pot Stickers with Dipping Sauce, and Cherry Blossom Vanilla Vodka Sodas.
NOODLE KNOW HOW
Noodles from every culture is our subject. Come explore where noodles come from around the world along with their sauce accompaniments and richly diverse flavors. Our fun lesson includes: Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Egg Noodles; Halushki (Polish Dish Combining Bacon, Fried Cabbage and Egg Noodles); German Späetzle Noodles with Sautéed Red Onions & Swiss Cheese; Crispy Pan-Fried Chinese Noodles with Eggplant and Peanuts; Fettuccine Alfredo; Homemade Taglierini Pasta with Basil Sauce, and dessert of Macaroni and Cheese with Blueberries and Sweet Cream Cheese.
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