April Class Schedule

These specialties make great meals in any combination for any gathering. They teach easily created meals that will be enjoyed every time you prepare them. Come have fun and learn these favorite specialties. Our lesson is Oaxacan Grilled Steak Tacos with Crisp Corn Taco Shells; Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas; Baked Marinated Shrimp Enchiladas; Sheet Pan Shrimp Tacos with Queso Fresca; Easy Goat Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce; Pork Tenderloin Tacos with Tangy Slaw, and Strawberry Cheesecake Tacos.

When you can make these French Pastries, you’ll have acquired some true culinary dessert skills. The techniques are easy, & the step-by-step methods can be easily mastered in this class. Come let your inner baker take over and join us to learn Puff Pastry Almond Croissants; Chocolate-Raspberry Mousse; French Butter Cookies (Sables); Lemon-Olive Oil Tart; Crepes with Chocolate and Orange; Strawberry Almond Cakes (Individual Almond Flour Cakes with Browned Butter & Roasted Almonds), and French Apple Cake.

With nights warm and comfortable, this is the time to have an outdoor dinner party! Could be a patio, the desert, a setting in your favorite place. No matter where, these dishes will be much loved and enjoyed. Come for a fun and inspiring lesson to make Toasted Crostini appetizer with Roasted Beets, Blue Cheese, & Toasted Walnuts; Salad of Baby Kale with Creamy Caesar Dressing & French Bread Croutons; Char-grilled New York Steak with Roquefort-Rosemary Butter; Cast Iron Cooked Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts; Yukon Gold & Sweet Potato Gratin; fresh Peppers on the Grill with Caper-Basil Vinaigrette, and dessert of Homemade Coffee Ice Cream with Chocolate-Espresso Sauce, freshly Whipped Cream & Shaved Chocolate.

Here is a great menu you can use for your guests or family on a special occasion. Join in for a DEMONSTRATION of Crispy Crusted Herb Butter Baked Cod with Lemon White Wine Sauce. It will be served with Sheet Pan Roasted Gnocchi & Spring Vegetables, tossed with Roasted Garlic Olive Oil & shaved Parmesan. Dessert will be Whipped Amaretto Ricotta Mousse and A Trio of Berries.

Invite your partner to share an evening cooking together with a group of couples and be part of creating this beautiful three-course gourmet meal. Our lesson includes a sampling of wines with the meal. Join us to prepare Fried Green Tomato Amuse with Buttermilk-Peppercorn Sauce; Butter Lettuce, Walnut, & Blue Cheese Salad with Creamy Italian Dressing, served with Pinot Grigio. The entrée will be Sun-dried Tomato Sauce over Cotija & Chorizo Stuffed Chicken Breasts; Sweet Potato & Bacon Hash; Green Chili Mac & Cheese; Grill Cooked Sweet Peppers with Caper-Basil Vinaigrette, served with Zinfandel. Dessert will be Warm Peach & Blackberry Cobbler with Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Price per couple.

Now is the perfect time to pull out all the stops and invite everyone for an outdoor excursion to your pool! With the beautiful temperatures, sunshine, a great menu and creative cocktails, you and your guests can have an unforgettable time together. Our friends from LA and Phoenix will be here to DEMONSTRATE a menu that is perfect for entertaining. They will show products we bring to the store that can make it easy to throw a great party. Learn about Hammer Stahl Cookware, Dreamfarm Gadgets, Mu Kitchen Linens, JK Adams Wood Products and more. Come and enjoy our menu of Grilled Cheeseburger Sliders, Panko Parmesan Chicken Strips with Cilantro Aioli Dipping Sauce, Avocado Flauta with Chile Verde Sauce and Chocolate Chip Brownies with Ancho Drizzle. Our Cocktails will be Ice Cream Margaritas and Grilled Lemon Vodka Lemonade. Be sure to wear your Hawaiian Shirt, Shorts and Flip Flops! We’ll have an afternoon you won’t soon forget with a chance to win a top of the line Hammer Stahl Pan to use for the pool party you create for yourself!

There are many reasons to love Italian foods! This lesson brings together the best of the best with an array of classic favorites. Add these recipes to your repertoire and delicious Italian meals will always be at your fingertips! Join us for Couscous alla Trapanese; Homemade Potato Gnocchi in Alfredo Sauce; Homemade Fettuccini In Bolognese Sauce; Chicken Scallopine ala Marsala; Risotto alla Milanese, and Sicilian Cannoli.

If you want to spend time with your friends, why not invite them to enjoy a menu that goes all out? This menu stands out using the best quality foods resulting in flavors that are richly delicious. The presentations are creative & impressive. Come for a fun morning of cooking to learn a menu that includes: Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps; Asparagus Tart with Gruyere and Balsamic Glaze; Sweet Pea Bruschetta with Ricotta; Mini Beef Wellington Bites with Creamy Horseradish Sauce; Sauteed Shrimp Cakes with Scallion Dip; Whipped Feta with Fresh Herbs with Baked Pita Chips, and Mini Lemon Cheesecakes. We will enjoy our meal with Champagne Mint Juleps.

Week 3 of Cooking Fundamentals: Understanding the basics of these important cooking principals will put you on the road to cooking almost any type of meat or fish. The goal is to become knowledgeable of each technique so you can use them to easily create a great meal! Come for a fun & fabulous lesson to learn Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Dried Cherry-Port Sauce (Seared Pork and Oven-Roasted with an easy Pan Sauce); Sautéed Chicken and Green Beans with Lemon and Thyme; Balsamic Steak with Roasted Tomato Salad; Mustard-Roasted Fish (Roasted Red Snapper or Rockfish seasoned with a Sauce of Creme Fraiche, Dijon Mustard, Whole-Grain Mustard, minced Shallots, and Capers); Sliders with Shallot-Dijon Relish (Pan-Fried Mini Beef Burgers); Cheddar and Scallion Mashed Potato Cakes, and Sautéed Mushrooms with Garlic, Parmesan, and Breadcrumbs.

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.

Daytime entertaining is great for everyone, you most of all! This Easter themed menu offers all the variety a good daytime meal needs to be enjoyed by a few or a crowd! For this special holiday gather your family and friends together for this spectacular menu of Asparagus and Spring Greens Salad with Gorgonzola Vinaigrette; Rolled Spinach Omelet; Black Pepper Crepes with Tomatoes and Goat Cheese; Bacon Scalloped Potatoes; Candied Bacon; Carrot Soufflé, and luscious Lemon-Olive Oil Tart.

You too can learn the skills of chefs who prepare quick, delicious meals using the methods of sauté AND the impressive demonstration of flambe! In this fun class each person will practice both techniques. Join us for a great lesson to prepare Tequila Shrimp Flambé with Grilled Crostini; Cast Iron cooked Salmon with Brandy-Dijon Peppercorn Sauce; New York Steak Pan Seared with Flaming Jack Daniels Cream Sauce; fresh Mushrooms sautéed in Bourbon & Butter; Marsala Wine flamed fresh Carrots; Sautéed Fresh Tomato & Vodka Sauce over Linguine, and dessert of Bananas Foster Flambé with Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream & Bourbon-Praline Sauce.