Jan D’Atri Class Schedule

We are getting a jump start on the holiday season! In this great bake & take class we’ll make fall specialty breads to enjoy at home or use for gift giving! Come be part of baking seven varieties of breads including: Apple Cinnamon; Honey Oat; Bacon, Cheese Beer Bread; Luscious Lemon Loaf; Pumpkin Ginger Bread; Southwest Corn Bread, & Dill Bread. Each person will take home an assortment of freshly baked Bread. You could invite a friend to share the experience! Come enjoy the fun and share it with the special people in your life!

We are getting a jump start on the holiday season! In this great bake & take class we’ll make fall specialty breads to enjoy at home or use for gift giving! Come be part of baking seven varieties of breads including: Apple Cinnamon; Honey Oat; Bacon, Cheese Beer Bread; Luscious Lemon Loaf; Pumpkin Ginger Bread; Southwest Corn Bread, & Dill Bread. Each person will take home an assortment of freshly baked Bread. You could invite a friend to share the experience! Come enjoy the fun and share it with the special people in your life!

Take yourself out to lunch & enjoy a valuable cooking lesson at the same time. This DEMONSTRATION offers a menu you could use for weeknight meals or entertaining. Come relax and let us serve you an amazing meal! Our lesson will be New York Steak Sliced and topped with a velvety Sauce Soubise (a Buttery Caramelized Onion Sauce,) served with Over the Moon Overnight Mac & Cheese. Dessert will be luscious Banana Cream Pie.

The Italian Riviera is known for fish delicacies, along with Focaccia, fresh Vegetables, Pasta, and Olive Oils. Typically, Ligurian-style fish are baked or grilled and served with locally produced olive oils and lemon. There is vibrancy to the foods cooked here. Come experience the culinary magic from this beautiful Mediterranean paradise. Our lesson is Chicken Piccata Meatballs; Shrimp Scampi Pesto Pizza; Bucatini with Pesto Bianco; Lasagna Pockets over Butter & Parmesan; Homemade Panzotti (Ravioli-like Pasta) in a Rich Walnut Sauce; Chicken Parmesan, and Crema Pasticerra & Whipped Cream Filled Puff Pastry.

Learning to make Sourdough bread is an experience like no other. In this class we’ll learn it all, beginning with the Sourdough starter. From there, we’ll knead and proof our way through Sourdough varieties including Sourdough Cheesesteak "Hand Helds"; Figulata (Sourdough stacks stuffed with Cheese & Pepperoni); Sourdough Garlic Bread; Boozy Cherry & Walnut Sourdough Boule; Polish Ciabatta with Caprese Platter; Sourdough "Discard" Cinnamon Swirl Bread, and Sourdough Baguette "Epi-Style".

If you are age 8 or above and like to cook, this class teaches recipes you can have a ton of fun making for your friends and family. Sign up and learn The Crunchy Munchy Salad with Shredded Chicken & Smoked Almonds; Nachos Supreme; Crispy Honey Butter Chicken Bites; Cheddar Bay Cheesy Biscuits; Pizza Bites Monkey Bread; Meatballs in Edible Cheese Bowls, and Butterscotch Caramel Peach Cobbler with Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.

From one of the most beautiful regions in the world comes a lesson and menu highlighting the products of the fall harvest. These are fun specialties to enjoy at home. We will learn Deep Fried Calamari with Garlic Aioli Sauce; Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta Fazool); Chicken Braised with Porcini Mushrooms over Polenta; Shrimp Diavolo with Brandy & Charred Tomatoes; Linguine alla Toscana, and authentic Caesar Salad. Dessert will be Crema De Chocolata (Italian Cream Pudding) with Biscottoni (Italian Milk Cookies).

As a cookbook writer and TV chef, Ina Garten is a favorite culinary guide for many. Her recipes and food are amazing! This lesson is made up of recipes featured in her book “Ina Garten Parties.” Join us and jump into a fun class to learn Skewered Grilled Cheese Gruyere Bites with Tomato Basil Soup; Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs; Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms; Ina’s Crab Rangoon Dip with Wonton Crisps; Tuna Tapenade on Charred Crostini; Beef Tenderloin with Mustard Tarragon on outrageous Garlic Bread and Holiday Pecan Pie Bars. Dessert will be Ina’s Pomegranate Cosmopolitan.

Ok everyone get ready for a Southwest culinary adventure! This means vivid flavors, spicy, and not spicy, with a collection of contemporary & traditional recipes. You will come away understanding the dynamics of Southwest Finger Foods! Add a cocktail and get your party started. Join us for Party Style Taco Soup with Green Chile Chicken Taquito “Dunkers;” Chili Cornbread Salad; Enchilada Casserole; Street Corn in Avocado Skins; Deep Fried Avocado Fries with Guacamole, & Platter of mini homemade tamales. Dessert will be Baked Apple Pie Street Tacos.

Have you ever wanted to create a professional looking cake for your special occasions? At this class, each student will receive a cake to use for practice. You will learn to fill and ice a Cake, add texture, borders, flowers, and writing. Students will practice under the direction of the chef, then decorate their own Cake. When you are finished, you will take your cake home.

What a fun way to throw a party. This finger food menu is made up of Italian culinary themes. This easy, flexible way of entertaining offers an array of foods people love! Learn to create these Italian boards including a MEAT & CHEESE BOARD of Mortadella, Salami & Prosciutto Roses; Mozzarella & Pepperoni Pin Wheels; Cocktail Meatball in Mini Frico Cup, and Cheese Ribboner Flowers. SPREADS AND DIPS BOARD of Piadini (Italian Flatbreads); Cheese Crisps; Ricotta Crackers; Pesto Bites, and Cannellini Bean Hummus. THE "FRITO MISTO" BOARD with Deep Fried Calamari; Deep Fried Ravioli Bites and Deep-Fried Sausage-stuffed Olives and the DESSERT "DOLCE" BOARD with Sporcamus (Puff Pastry Squares), Zeppole (Italian Donut Holes), Pizzelle, and Pan De San Marco.

Are you bringing Pie to your Thanksgiving celebration? From start to finish you can make & bake it in our kitchen and take it home for your celebration. You will learn how to make a Crust then fill it with your favorite flavor. Choose your favorite flavor from these choices: Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, or Dutch Caramel Apple Pie. Please call us and let us know your preference, Call 480-596-5628 or email: info@sweetbasilgourmet.com. Be sure to bring a Pie dish to take your Pie home!