Beginning Cooking

9/13-10/4

4 Mondays         6-9 pm

Beginning Cooking

9/28-10/19

4 Tuesdays         6-9 pm

Cake and Company

9/29-10/20

4 Wednesdays    6-9 pm

Soups Stews and Salads

10/26-11/16

4 Tuesdays        6-9 pm

Contemporary Vegetarian

10/27-11/17

4 Wednesdays    6-9 pm

Knife Skills

10/10

Sunday                4-7:30

Pasta Dinner

10/24

Sunday                4-7:30

The Perfect Pie

11/14

Sunday                 4-7:30

Beginning Cooking
Session 1 9/13-10/4
Session 2 9/28-10/19

4 Tuesdays
6:00-9:00 pm

Class Fee $135.00
One time supply fee $35

Have you had some (or no) experience in the kitchen but want more practice? This class is geared towards the zealous beginner/ intermediate level cook who would like to gain more technique and confidence. This is a “hands on” cooking class; we make our way through recipes, prepare and eat the food together and discuss what we’ve created. Recipes will be supplied for appetizers, main dishes, soups and salads and desserts with healthy and low fat options. You'll learn basic knife skills, recipe deciphering and cooking fundamentals (stocks, sauces). Bring an apron, Tupperware for leftovers and your appetite; we eat a full meal! Suitable for vegetarians

Cake and Company
9/29-10/20

4 Wednesdays
6:00-9:00 pm

Class Fee $135.00
One time supply fee $35

Dispel the myth of baking as impossible. Decipher all those baking terms; creaming, folding, tempering, aerating, proofing, kneading- find out why cakes fall, bread is crumbly, custard curdles or why your pie crust is like cardboard! Join us for a four week introduction to pastry and cake making; buttercreams, sweet and savory pies, quiche, flatbreads and quick breads; always hands-on and enough information to embark on your own pastry making adventures.

Soups, Stews and Salads
10/26-11/16

4 Tuesdays
6:00-9:00 pm

Class Fee $135.00

One time supply fee $35

Get ready for the winter drizzle! Learn to create soups and stews with fun salads that keep you healthy and well-fed during the winter months. We'll cover meat and vegetable stocks, how to make delicious and quick soups with ingredients you have on hand and accompany them with creative salads for the perfect weeknight meal. Chicken and shrimp gumbo, Wild mushroom and barley soup, home made chicken noodle, Pho,  Lentil salad with roasted peppers and feta ...the list goes on...all easy to make ahead and waiting for you at the end of a dark winter day. Suitable for vegetarians

Contemporary Vegetarian Cooking
10/27-11/17

4 Wednesdays
6:00-9:00 pm

Class Fee $135.00
One time supply fee $35

Vegetarian for everyone! Come join us for four fabulous nights of complete (no seafood, meat) vegetarian meals; Polenta lasagna with marinara, fresh herbs and mozzarella, Indian lentil soup (Dhal) with home made flatbread, Phad Thai, and the world's BEST grilled veggie burgers with home made buns, chipotle mayonnaise and sweet potato fries. This is delicious, easy and healthy food that won’t leave you asking “where’s the beef?" Suitable for carnivores!

Knife Skills
Sunday 10/10

4-7:30

Class Fee $50 (includes take home sharpening Stone)   

Supply $15

Julienne, chiffonade, brunoise, mince, chop, slice, dice... What do they mean??? Learn the answers in this basic knife class: parts of a knife, how to hold a knife, which knife for which task, how to care for and sharpen your knives and tips on what to look for when purchasing a good knife. This class will revolutionize the way you use your most important kitchen tool. Bring an apron, a knife (knives) to sharpen, Tupperware for leftovers and your appetite; we will put our new skills to the test in the preparation of a Mediterranean feast!
Suitable for vegetarians.

Pasta Dinner
Sunday 10/24

4-7:30

Class Fee $50
Supply fee $15

Sunday is pasta day! Learn to mix and roll your own home made pasta in 20 minutes. We’ll create different kinds of doughs and sauces and create all kinds of pasta dishes: traditional Italian lasagna, wild mushroom fettuccine, spinach pasta, spaghetti with Bolognese, linguine with clams, ravioli with butternut squash, cappellini en brodo*. Come join us for Sunday dinner with; a smorgasbord of pasta dishes, the perfect mixed greens salad and a dessert of homemade Tiramisu.  Suitable for vegetarians.
*Represents some of the dishes

The Perfect Pie
Sunday 11/14

4:00-7:30

Class Fee $50      
Supply $15

!No more store bought crusts! Will be your mantra after taking The Perfect Pie. From sweet to savory we’ll cover the basics and the tricks towards making tender pie crusts. Pumpkin pie, Lemon meringue, Blueberry lattice, Pecan, Apple pie with crumble; you’ll pick a pie from our list and start to make “the perfect pie”. Students will leave armed with information, recipes and their own take home pie, ready to bake and eat or freeze until Thanksgiving. This class will turn you into the family pie maker.

Classes meet at 850 NE 88th ST, Seattle 98115

Follow the driveway behind Cloud City Coffee Shop on NE 88th ST.

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