Caledonia Area Cooking Classes and Registration Information

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Comfort Foods  Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:30-9:00pm $23.00/person Winter is in full swing. The days are short; the nights are long and cold. What we all need is a little "stick to the ribs" food. Something warm and comforting that's no trouble to prepare. I'll share some of my family favorites such as Mom’s Beef Stroganoff and Mom’s Porcupine Meatballs both served over Herb-Butter Noodles with my version of Green Bean Casserole and Grandma’s O’Henry Bars for dessert! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Meat & Sweet” Pies Thursday, February 2, 2012 6:30-9:00pm $23.00/person February is Great American Pies Month and we're going to celebrate with some of my All-Time Favorites. But pies aren’t just sweet; many cultures have savory pies as well. I'll show you how to prepare the recipes below, plus include lots of extra recipes to try on your own. You’ll sample… Great-Grandma Revord’s French Meat Pie, Cuban Beef Empanadas, Banana-Coconut Cream Pie and No-bake Peanut Butter & Chocolate Mousse Pie ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mexican Restaurant Favorites Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:30-9:00pm $23.00/person I’m turning some of my favorite foods from popular restaurant chains (remember Chi-Chi’s?) into recipes and bringing them to you. I’ll prepare for you to taste… Chili’s Chicken Enchilada Soup Chi-Chi’s Seafood Enchiladas (Cancun) and Shredded Beef Chimi-changas with Sweet Corn Cake and Mexican Fried Ice Cream for dessert ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pancakes, Crepes, Blintzes and Beyond Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:30-9:00pm $23.00/person Pancakes are some of the most widely known and commonly eaten foods around the world. Every culture has a variation, from the paper thin crepe of France to the yeast leavened Blini of Russia. They can be sweet, they can be savory and their history dates back to prehistoric times when simple grains were mixed with protein rich liquids and cooked on hot stones. From breakfast to dinner, pancakes will satisfy and you’ll sample… American Red Velvet Pancakes with Orange Cream and Butter-Pecan Syrup Russian Buckwheat Blini with Smoked Salmon Netherlands-style Pannenkoeken with Havarti Cheese, Portobello Mushrooms, Pancetta and Fresh Thyme Grandma’s Finnish Pannukakku (oven pancake) and Eastern European Blueberry Blintzes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foods from my Travels Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:30-9:00pm $23.00/person I’ve traveled all around the U.S.A. and sampled some great foods and met a lot of great people. I’m going to prepare some of my favorites from restaurants I’ve dined at all around our great nation. I’ve eaten so much great food at so many great places that it was almost too hard to decide what to include in the class so you’ll receive lots of great recipes, see lots of great pictures and you’ll sample… South Carolina She-Crab Soup Maine Lobster Rolls Low-Country Shrimp-n-Grits Philly’s Reading Terminal Market Roast Pork with Broccoli Rabe and Nepenthe (Monterey CA) Triple Berry Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream -----------------------------------------------------------------------------  To err is human, I try as hard as I can, but occasionally mistakes in dates/topics do happen and also, date changes sometimes occur after printing. Please confirm all dates with location when registering. Thanks! All classes are from 6:30-9:00pm unless otherwise noted.