April Class Schedule

When it comes to the final course, here is an array of great desserts to choose from, guaranteed to delight your dinner guests or put pizzazz in a special celebration! If you enjoy baking and desserts, you will love the lessons of this class. Our lesson is Limoncello Tiramisu; no-bake Whipped Ricotta Cheesecake; Blue Ribbon Drunk Pecan Pie Bread Pudding; elegant Carrot Cake with rich Cream Cheese Frosting; Very Berry Panna Cotta; Harvey Wallbanger Cake, and Chess Cookie Banana Cream Pie.

If you love Thai food, here is your opportunity to learn the ins and outs of cooking Thai specialties. Come for a great class to learn about the ingredients, spices, sauces and flavorings that are uniquely Thai. Join us for Thai Salad Rolls with Green Chili Dipping Sauce (Seasoned Ground Pork and Rice with Scallions, shaved Carrots, and Lettuce wrapped in Rice Paper); Thai Shrimp Bisque (Creamy Coconut Milk Soup with Lime, Ginger, Garlic, Coriander, & Shrimp); Thai Beef Salad (Thinly sliced seasoned Grilled Beef with Cherry Tomatoes, fresh Cilantro and Mint); Thai-style Stir-Fried Noodles with Chicken & Broccolini (Pad See Ew); Chiang Mai Pork Patties (Ground Pork Sliders with Lemongrass & Makrut Lime), and Grilled Eggplant Salad with Thai Flavors. Dessert will be Thai Banana Steamed Cake (Kanom Kluay).

With so many things to love about French cuisine, we’ll begin this lesson with the basics of French cooking methods, techniques and procedures in preparing classic French recipes. Come for a fun afternoon and immerse yourself in French cooking then add these wonderful dishes to your repertoire. Our lesson is Coq au Vin; Lyonnaise Potatoes; Gruyère Cheese Soufflé; Caramelized Onion and Bread Soup with Brûléed Blue Cheese; Sole Meuniere, and dessert of French Macarons.

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.

Week 5 of Cooking Fundamentals: Grilling is skill that can easily be learned with an understanding of a few of the basics. Cooking temperatures, timing and placement of foods on the grill are the keys to grilling success. These are the fundamentals we will focus on in class. Join us for a fun evening of cooking and learn to make Grilled Portobello Mushroom Bruschetta; Grilled Chicken Kebabs; Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Lemon-Garlic Sauce; Grilled Pork Medallions with Rosemary and Red Wine Vinegar; Sweet And Saucy Grilled Salmon with Orange-Sesame Glaze; Grilled Strip Steaks with Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce, and Grilled Cabbage Wedges.

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.