Jan D’Atri Class Schedule

This is a week where people ages 8 to 12 get to learn a lot about cooking by making lots of great food! Each day we’ll have a new cooking subject to learn about. Come for a great hands-on cooking experience and learn a new Menu every day!  TUESDAY – FINGER LICKIN’ FOODS: Flatbread with Grilled Chicken, Bacon & Cheese; Veggie Salad; Chicken Parmesan Bites with Dipping Sauce; Taco Dip with Homemade Pita Chips; Grilled Shrimp with Cilantro Lime Dressing Homemade Pasta with Butter & Parmesan, and Chocolate Avocado Cake with Chocolate Avodaco Ice Cream. 

Immerse yourself in the cuisine of this rich culinary city! Parisian foods are some of the best known and most loved ones with culinary traditions that go back centuries. Join us to learn about classic Parisian cuisine with this menu. Our lesson is Pinot-Salted Olive Tapenade with Seasoned Bread Bites; French Onion Skillet Meatballs with French Bread Garlic Knots; Asparagus Wrapped Crepes with Hollandaise Sauce; Caramelized Onion, Leek & Gruyere Tart; Porterhouse Steak With Bechamel, White & Dark Soubise, and Spring Mix Salad with Caramelized walnuts & French Dijon Vinaigrette. Dessert will be French Apple Tart with Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream.

This is a week where people ages 8 to 12 get to learn a lot about cooking by making lots of great food! Each day we’ll have a new cooking subject to learn about. Come for a great hands-on cooking experience and learn a new Menu every day! WEDNESDAY – ITALIAN FAVES: Homemade Spaghetti; Homemade Meatballs; Ricotta Pancakes with Butter & Maple Syrup; Italian Rice Balls with Marinara Sauce; Mini Pizza Bowls; Melt in Your Mouth Italian Chicken Thighs, and Italian Donut Holes in Waffle Cone Cups.

This is a week where people ages 8 to 12 get to learn a lot about cooking by making lots of great food! Each day we’ll have a new cooking subject to learn about. Come for a great hands-on cooking experience and learn a new Menu every day! THURSDAY – MEXICAN MUNCHIES: Chicken Taco Salad in Homemade Mini Bowls; Beef Taquitos; Waffle Iron Cheesy Quesadillas; Best Every Nachos; Green Chile Enchiladas’ Easy Queso Dip with Tortilla Chips, and Mexican Lime Shortbread Cookies.

This fun DEMONSTRATION is a delightful meal & a classic treat! Come for lunch to enjoy My Momma's Cut It with a Fork Golden Chicken, served with old fashioned Potato Salad. Dessert will be Vanilla Brioche Bread Pudding with Crème Anglaise.

Does your child (8 and above) like to cook? Here is a perfect class where the two of you can have fun together while you increase your knowledge and cooking skills. Come be partners & learn to create Baked Ziti with Pesto & Red Sauce; Battered Mozzarella Sticks with Homemade Dipping Sauce; Broccoli, Caramelized Onion & Rice Casserole; Pork Chops with Apples and Bacon; Cheesy Kale Pesto Pizza with Shrimp Scampi; Homemade Berry Pop Tarts, and Root Beer Cookies with Buttercream Frosting. Priced for Two.

Two favorite Southwest specialties make a great combination for weeknight dinners or special occasion meals! Learn the techniques for making Tamales; you may be amazed how easy it is! Tacos can be simple or become a taco bar! Find the Tacos that make you happy! Join us for Green Corn Tamales; Blue Corn Tamales; Pork Tamales; Ina's Salmon Tacos; Homemade Crunchy Tacos with Spicy Cole Slaw; Taco Dip with Homemade Tortilla Chips, and White and Dark Chocolate Cigars rolled in Corn Husks.

If you love Ina like we do come for a shared experience where we’ll use her book - Foolproof Faves to immerse ourselves in the best recipes in her book! Come for a fun lesson to be part of an Ina experience! We will make Ina’s Charred Tomato Crostini with Whipped Feta & Mascarpone; Jalapeno Cheddar Crackers; Easy Tomato Basil Bisque with Grilled Cheese Croutons; Elegant Slow-Roasted Filet of Beef with Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise; Mushroom and Leek Savory Bread Pudding; Seared Scallops & Potato Celery Root Purée, and Sticky Toffee Cake with Bourbon Glaze. We’ll enjoy it all with Dukes Cosmopolitans made with freshly squeezed Lemon juice.

This lovely lesson of Venetian specialties will have a profound effect on your guests when you serve a truly remarkable meal. Join us to learn to cook like a Venetian! Our lesson is Braciole; Roasted Mushrooms with Brown Butter & Parmesan on Stanley Tucci's Spaghetti alla Nerano (Roman Pasta with Zucchini); Italian Wedding Risotto; Al Fresco Pizza with Kale Pesto & Shrimp; Homemade Ricotta & Apple Pie Toast Points, and Panzanella Salad. Well enjoy a cocktail of Cocktail: St. Mark's Square M ’lady Spritz.

Learning Classic French techniques will give you a good foundation in all areas of cooking; this class teaches basic principles of French procedures with each recipe. Come for a fun and fascinating lesson to be immersed in French cuisine. Our lesson is Baked Brie en Croute; French Onion Soup; Coq Au Vin; Asparagus Crepes with Morney Sauce; Potatoes Au Gratin; Profiteroles, and Chocolate Souffle.

This class offers a unique hands-on experience teaching how to easily use a chef’s knife and paring knife. Each participant will receive an array of Vegetables and Fruits to use for practice cutting. The instructor will lead the group through a DEMONSTRATION on how to slice, dice, and julienne. Students will practice knife cuts to gain the skills of working easily with each knife. In addition, we will learn about different types of knives, when and how to use them. We will learn to correctly hold a knife, use and steel and care for knives properly. From there the class will make a salad using the fruits and vegetables from practice. It will be an Orzo Vegetable Salad with Chicken we can enjoy before we go home.

This lesson offers an easy do-ahead menu which you’ll learn about in our DEMONSTRATION class. Invite a friend to join you and you have a lunch date! Our menu is Chicken Salad Veronique with Grapes, served with cool & refreshing Gazpacho & Homemade Crackers. Dessert will be light Lemon Parfait with Raspberries. We’ll enjoy an "Adult" Lemonade with Grilled Lemons.