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January 2025
CHINESE NEW YEAR~ CLASS IS FULL~
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a lesson teaching how to use the ingredients, spices, sauces & flavorings that make Chinese foods favorite foods of so many! Come learn, get inspired and experience how to make Chinese food for yourself! Our lesson is Good Luck foil-wrapped Chicken Appetizer; Vegetable Pot Stickers with Garlic-Soy Dipping Sauce; General Tso’s Chicken; Chinese Hoisin Glazed Sticky Pork Ribs; Toasted Sesame Noodles; crispy Bacon Fried Rice, and New Year Almond Cookies with Rum Ice Cream & Chocolate-Rum Sauce.
GOURMET COUPLES – JANUARY 24~ CLASS IS FULL~
Date night! This is the evening you and your partner can get away and just have fun! You’ll be joined by a group of couples to share preparing a three course meal. Each couple will cook the recipe of their choice and will enjoy it with a sampling of wine! Plan a special night and join us for Bacon-wrapped Chorizo stuffed Medjool Date Amuse and fresh Radish & Herb Salad with Lemon-Dijon Vinaigrette, served with Chardonnay. The entrée will be Bourbon BBQ Salmon; Tequila & Butter Braised Carrots; flame grilled fresh Broccoli and Roasted Green Chili Corn Muffins with Honey Butter, served with Pinot Noir. Dessert will be Deconstructed Apple Pie with Salted Caramel & fresh made Vanilla Ice Cream.
HOME-STYLE BAKING BASICS
If you like to bake and want to learn more about how to make your creations turn out perfectly, this class will teach baking principals, procedures and methods that to set you on the path to becoming a good baker! Come for a fun evening to make and bake Southern Biscuits with Sausage Gravy; fresh baked Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Icing; Homemade English Muffins with Butter & Jam; fresh Blueberry Coffee Cake; Cranberry-Orange Scones; fresh made Apple & Pear Crostata with Toasted Almonds, and Homemade Focaccia with Olives, Parmesan, & Fresh Rosemary.
GOURMET COUPLES – JANUARY 31~ CLASS IS FULL~
Want to plan a fun evening with your partner and be a team with a group of couples preparing part of a three course gourmet menu? This fun lesson will get you fully involved and having fun! Our lesson includes a sampling of wines with the meal. Join us for Tuna, Wasabi, & toasted Garlic Nigiri Amuse and Steak Knife Wedge Salad with Green Goddess Dressing, served with Sauvignon Blanc. The entrée is Char Grilled Bone-in Beef Short Ribs; Roasted fresh Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic, Bacon, & Garlic; Dijon-Butter Roasted Beets & Carrots with fresh Dill, and Creamy Kentucky Cheese Grits, served with Zinfandel. Dessert will be Bananas Foster Flambé with Bourbon Praline Sauce & Homemade Ice Cream.
February 2025
ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR~CALL 480-596-5628 TO REGISTER~
Put some magic to work in the kitchen with a meal celebrating Love. This romantic meal, prepared for one close to your heart, makes for a special celebration! Join us for a fun evening to cook Bacon wrapped Cast Iron seared Sea Scallops with Apricot-Jalapeno Relish; Roasted Tomato-Vodka Soup Shots with Arugula Pesto; Beef Tenderloin Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles & Brunoise Carrot; roasted fresh Asparagus with toasted Hazelnuts & Lemon Zest; fresh made Sweet Butter & Herb Dinner Rolls, and Dijon Butter Roasted Carrots with Fresh Dill. Dessert will be Dark Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream & Shaved Chocolate.
GOURMET COUPLES – FEBRUARY 7~ CLASS IS FULL~
This could be the date night you have been waiting for, shared with a special person in your life! Join our group of couples and be part of preparing a three-course gourmet dinner! We will serve a sampling of wines with the meal! Our lesson is an Amuse of Olive-Caper Tapenade on Grilled Crostini, Lemon Zest & fresh Thyme, and Hearts of Palm Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes, Salad of Butter Lettuce, Avocado & Dijon Vinaigrette, served with Chardonnay. The entrée is Slow Braised Chicken Coq au Vin with Mushrooms, Shallots, & Red Wine; Browned Butter Champagne Risotto; Cast Iron toasted Garlic Brussels Sprouts, and fresh Herb Dinner Rolls with Sweet Butter, served with Pinot Noir. Dessert will be Cherry & Apple Galette with Homemade Caramel.
SOUPS TO SNUGGLE WITH~ CLASS IS FULL~
Isn’t Soup one of the best comfort foods? You can enjoy it year-round! It makes all the difference when it is homemade. Come for a fun and inspiring lesson with amazing recipes for Roasted Tomato-Vodka Soup with Arugula Pesto; Shrimp Bisque with Brandy, Fennel, Saffron, & fresh Tomatoes; Classic French Onion Soup Gratinee with Caramelized Onions, Thyme, Red Wine, & Gruyere Cheese; fresh Vegetable & Pasta Minestrone; Cold Night Chicken Noodle, and Cream of Broccoli & Cheddar Soup with Garlic Croutons.
GOURMET COUPLES – FEBRUARY 14~ CLASS IS FULL~
Here is a date night you can turn into a very special evening when you share it with your partner! Be part of creating a romantic three course gourmet dinner! Couples will work as a team to prepare the recipe of their choice. Cooking is just the beginning as it comes together, we will enjoy it course by course with a sampling of wine. Our lesson is flash fried Lobster Bite Amuse with Caper-Lemon Remoulade, and Avocado & Romaine Salad with fresh Herbs & Balsamic-Dijon Vinaigrette, served with Sauvignon Blanc. The entrée is Delmonico - style Grilled Ribeye Steak with Portabellas with Ginger-Shallot Sauce; Butter & Marsala glazed fresh Carrots; Char Cooked Zucchini with Basil Oil; Lemon & Sea Salt oven crisped Potatoes, served with Cabernet Sauvignon. Dessert is Key Lime Individual Cheesecakes with Lime Zest & Freshly Whipped Cream.
FISH FOR FAMILIES~ CLASS IS FULL~
Cooking Fish is not difficult to do well; and understanding how to do it is the subject of this class. You & your family will love the variety and flavors these recipes offer, and you will gain understanding of the best purchasing practices, cooking methods, and the perfect accompaniment for each dish. Come learn and have fun as we prepare Grilled Red Snapper with Jalapeno-Basil Cream; Oven Roasted Cod with Olive Oil & Rosemary Bread Crumbs; Walnut Crusted Ginger Salmon with Herb Rice Pilaf; Blackened Tilapia with fresh Tomato Salsa & Zucchini Noodles; Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon with fresh Herb Pesto; Butter Sautéed Tilapia Piccata with White Wine, Capers & Marsala Glazed Carrots, and Togarashi Seared Ahi Tuna with Avocado-Cucumber Salsa.
GOURMET COUPLES – FEBRUARY 21~ CLASS IS FULL~
Invite your partner to share a fun culinary experience where you will be a team preparing part of a three-course gourmet meal. Couples choose the recipe from the menu they want to make. As the meal comes together the group will sit down and enjoy a sampling of wine with each course. Come join in and be part of preparing Crab Rangoon Amuse with Ginger-Sesame Sauce, and Baby Spinach Salad with Hard Cooked Egg, Pecorino Cheese, & Warm Bacon-Balsamic Dressing, served with Chardonnay. The entrée is Herb Seasoned Roasted Beef Trip Tip with Homemade Béarnaise Sauce; Grilled fresh Asparagus with Balsamic Syrup; Gruyere & Butter Laced Potatoes Dauphinoise, and Bourbon Butter Sautéed Fresh Mushrooms, served with Cabernet Sauvignon. Dessert will be Italian Doughnuts.
BEST OF NEW ORLEANS
Mardi-Gras is fast approaching so we want to have our party in time to be ready for Fat Tuesday and of course your own celebration at home. We will cook all the great foods which come with this celebration! Come join in this party to learn and enjoy Flame Cooked Shrimp Remoulade over cool Iceberg Lettuce; Cajun Crab Etouffee; New Orleans style Shrimp & Grits; Chicken & Andouille Sausage Jambalaya; Creole style Okra with Bacon, fresh Tomato, & Rice, and French Quarter Beignets with Whiskey Sauce & Rum-Chocolate Sauce. Dessert will be Bananas Foster Flambé with Bourbon-Praline Sauce & Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.
GOURMET COUPLES – FEBRUARY 28~ CLASS IS FULL~
Have you ever thought that you would like to share a fun cooking class experience with your partner? Here is your chance to do just that! This lesson teaches a three-course meal, and each couple chooses the recipe they want to work on. As the meal comes together, the group will sit and enjoy each course with a sampling of wine. Join us! Our lesson is Amuse of Fried Green Tomato with Buttermilk-Peppercorn Sauce, and Tomato & Vodka Soup Shots with Arugula Pesto, paired with Sauvignon Blanc. The entrée is Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fig & Port Reduction Sauce; Pan Seared Fresh Broccolini with Toasted Garlic; Ginger-Lime Cast Iron Cooked Carrots, and Cacio E Pepe (Angel Hair Pasta with cracked Black Pepper & Pecorino Romano Cheese), served with Merlot. Dessert will be Dark Chocolate-Rum Pots de Crème with Freshly Whipped Cream.
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