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SOLD OUT! Friday, January 10th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm * "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $90.00 for two Menu: Shrimp & Grits with Andouille "Red Eye Gravy" ● Seared Pork Loin Chops with Prosciutto Ham Stuffing & White Wine Sage Sauce, Roasted Vegetables ● Bourbon Pecan Bread Pudding with Chocolate Sauce
SOLD OUT! Saturday, January 11th ● 11:30 - 2:00 pm ● "Mastering the Art of Soup" ● Hands On Class ● David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $55.00 Always a favorite! Learn how to create a pot of soup without relying upon a recipe! Start by opening your refrigerator and let your imagination run wild. You will learn to make stock and be able to choose the main flavoring ingredient for your soup, such as chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus, corn, tomato, etc. From there the sky is the limit on designing your unique pot of soup!Yummy! Vegetarian friendly
SOLD OUT! Saturday, January 11th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class * Mike Cunha - Sullivan University & Limestone ● $90.00 for two Menu: Spinach & Artichoke Dip with Crispy Pita Wedges ● Medallion of Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Demi Glace ● Brown Sugar Maple Bread Pudding with Warm Brandy Sauce
Monday, January 13th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm * "Super Foods For A Super You" ● Demonstration Class * Mat Shalenko - June Health & Wellness ● $45.00 Start the New Year off on a healthy note. A menu packed with healthy ingredients to energize your new year! (Gluten-Free) Menu: Avocado Seviche with Chia Seed Crispbread * Mushroom Lentil Soup * Spinach and Quinoa Salad with Almonds, Blueberries and Rosemary Vinaigrette *●Oven Roasted Salmon with Swiss Chard and Turmeric Sauce ● Dark Chocolate, Raspberry and Greek Yogurt Parfait with Homemade Granola
SOLD OUT! Tuesdays, January 14th through February 18th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Basic Training 101" ● Hands On Class * David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $475.00 for a Six Week course A six week series of HANDS ON training, guaranteed to have you cooking like a pro in no time! This class is designed for all students from the beginning cook to the cook who wants to fine-tune their skills and understand the "whys" of cooking! During this course, you will learn proper knife skills, stocks and basic sauce making, soups, salads, vinaigrettes, techniques such as sautéing, roasting, braising, slow roasting, pan frying, deep-frying and grilling. You will learn how to break down a whole chicken into individual pieces & how to truss meat correctly. You will learn about cooking beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and starches. After this course, you will feel much more confident in the kitchen & motivated to try out new dishes and create your own recipes! Feel free to bring your cook's knife and an apron to class each week if you wish.
Wednesday, January 15th ● 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "Lunch with the Girls" ● Demonstration Class * John Plymale - Porcini ● $45.00 The holidays are behind us and life has begun to return to normal. Call your friends and make a date to have "lunch with the girls" to catch up and start the new year off right. Menu: Spicy Bloody Mary ● Classic Chicken Picatta ● Roasted Acorn Squash Bread Pudding ● Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pecorino Cheese, Golden Raisins & Brown Butter ● Apple Pie Bowl with Cinnamon Ice Cream & Caramel Sauce Drizzle
Thursday, January 16th * 6:30 - 8:30 pm * "Mmm - Meatless Meals" ● Demonstration Class * Coby Ming - Harvest * $45.00 Meat lovers & vegetarians alike will enjoy a meatless meal, full of creativity and packed with flavor. Learn some new ways to make your vegetables shine. Menu: Sweet Potato Falafel with Herb Tzatziki & Pickled Vegetable Relish * Wilted Leaf Lettuce Salad with Sunny Side Up Egg, Asiago Toast & Warm Sherry Vinaigrette ● Roasted Vegetable Turnover with Butternut Asiago Jus served with a Spicy Salad * Chocolate Chess Pie with Spiced Pecans & Bourbon Vanilla Whipped Cream
SOLD OUT! Friday, January 17th * 6:30 - 8:30 pm * "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $90.00 for two Menu: Duck Empanadas with Chipotle Molasses Aioli ● Horseradish Dijon Crusted Salmon with Shrimp & Scallop Ragout ● New York Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Apple Compote
Saturday, January 18th * 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "No-Knead Artisan Breads" ● Demonstration Class ● Brad Dillon - Brad's Designer Breads ● $45.00 Popularized by the Sullivan Street Bakery in New York, no-knead bread baking has revolutionized the ability of a home baker to produce a tasty, crusty loaf of bread with a minimum of mess and equipment. Forget the pre-ferments, impossibly expensive steam injection ovens and difficult folding techniques. With the four basic ingredients, patience and a Dutch oven, your friends will wonder if the bread you are serving them at your next dinner party was purchased at that popular crusty bread shop in town. It's that good and easy! Menu: Basic French Boule ● Asiago-Garlic-Black Pepper Loaf ● Cinnamon-Walnut-Cranberry Loaf ● Irish Soda Bread and suggestions for other variations
SOLD OUT! Saturday, January 18th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm * "Date Night" ● Hands On Class * Mike Cunha - Sullivan University & Limestone ● $90.00 for two. Menu: Pernod Laced Shrimp on Herbed Grit Cakes ● Boneless Pork Chop with Sauce Dijonnaise and Proscuitto Ham ● Flambéed Apples & Pecans on Biscuits with Vanilla Ice Cream
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Saturday, February 1st * 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "Just to Say I Love You ~ Cookie Workshop" ● Hands On Class ● Cathy Frederick - Cathy's Designer Cookies ● $55.00 Say "I Love You" or "You Are My Friend" a different way this year with the gift of beautiful Valentine cookies. Let's learn to create masterpieces worthy of this special day! Students will learn the how to's of cookie decorating, including outlining and flooding, a beautiful watercolor technique, learning to pipe royal icing and other decorating techniques that can be used on different seasonal cookies. Each student will take home four decorated cookies as well as the recipes for Cathy's sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies and royal icing. Cookies that will be made include: Large Cupid Cookie * Fancy Lace Heart Cookie * Watercolor Heart Cookie * Kissing Lips Cookie
SOLD OUT! Saturday, February 1st * 6:30 - 8:30 pm * "Date Night" * Hands On Class * Mike Cunha -Sullivan University & Limestone * $90.00 for two Menu: Bacon, Garlic & Spinach Quiche with Black Pepper Cream * Grilled Breast of Chicken with Penne Pasta & Spicy Puttenesca Sauce * Dark Chocolate Espresso Mousse with Toasted Meringue
Monday, February 3rd * 6:30 - 9:00 pm * "Introduction to Sushi" ● Hands On Class ● Lelia Gentle -DreamCatcher Farm ● $65.00 In this class you will learn about how to make proper Sushi Rice, how to select sushi grade fish, as well as a discussion of necessary ingredients and equipment. We will review all the different kinds of sushi including Maki Sushi (Hosomaki, Futomaki), Nigiri Sushi, Gunkan Sushi, Temaki Sushi, Oshi Sushi, Chirashi Sushi and Inari Sushi. Class will include hands on making of an Inside roll and an Outside roll. In class, you will sample our version of a Cucumber Roll, Salmon Skin Roll, Grilled Asparagus Roll, Ebi Nigeri, Spicy Squid Roll, Philadelphia Roll and a Dragon Roll with Eel. For dessert, we will have Fresh Fruit Splashed with Midori
Wednesday, February 5th * 11:30 - 2:00 pm * "Soufflés - Sweet & Savory" * Demonstration Class * John Plymale - Porcini * $45.00 A soufflé is a lightly baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé means "to blow up" or more loosely "puff up" - an apt description of what happens to this combination of custard and egg whites. Menu: Spinach, Bacon & Fontina Soufflé * Classic Three Cheese Soufflé - Gruyere, Parmesan & Romano served with Apple Jelly * Chocolate Amaretto Soufflé with Toasted Almonds * Blood Orange & Grand Marnier Soufflé * Frangelico Soufflé with Toasted Hazelnuts
Wednesday, February 5th * 6:30 - 9:00 pm * "Dust It Off, Crank It Up & Let's Make Pasta" * Hands On Class * Sandra Gugliotta - Dining Elegance Caterers * $55.00 Making pasta from scratch is both delicious and fun for the whole family, so find that your pasta machine, dust it off & let's get started. The possibilities are endless! Menu: Cannelloni Magri con Béchamel ~ cheese filled pasta rolls with béchamel sauce * Orecchiette con Salsiccia with Pomodori e Cime di Rape ~ orecchiette pasta with sausage, sundried tomatoes & broccoli rabe
Thursday, February 6th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Lazy Day Brunch" ● Demonstration Class ● Coby Ming -Harvest ● $45.00 Brunch is a fun way to entertain, enjoy a lazy weekend morning or makes a wonderful alternative to a traditional dinner. Harvest, a locally grown restaurant, has received rave reviews of its brunch selections so let's see for ourselves. Menu: BoB cocktail ~ bourbon, orange, bitters * Pecan Granola Bites * Roasted Vegetable Strata ~ ginger sage sausage & kabocha grits * Frenchie Bites ~ maple syrup, bourbon vanilla whipped cream, powdered sugar * Cheese Board with Crostini, Fruit Compote, Chow Chow & Apple Butter
Friday, February 7th * 6:30 - 8:30 pm * "Date Night" * Hands On Class * David Moeller - Sullivan University * $90.00 for two Menu: Shellfish with Brandy Cream Sauce Mille Feuille * Pork Tenderloin with Jambalaya, Black Beans, Rice & Sautéed Vegetables * Chocolate Crème Brulee
Saturday, February 8th ● 11:30 - 2:00 pm ● "Sweet Breads ~ Muffins, Scones, Biscuits & Cinnamon Rolls" ● Demonstration Class ● Brad Dillon - Brad's Designer Breads * $45.00 The sweetest month of the year brings out the sweet side of Brad's Designer Breads. So, just in time for Valentine's Day, Easter, your Derby guests or Mother's Day brunch, break out the muffin tins, the rolling pin, and prepare to WOW your friends with your baking skills. Class will include making Orange Cranberry Muffins with a Crunchy Sanding Sugar Topping, plus Chocolate Cherry Muffins and Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing. We will also work on scone skills with Crunchy Sweet Almond Dried Cherry Scone and then a Candied Ginger Scone. And last, but not least, to save you that long trip to the mall, we will make some "To Die For" Cinnamon Rolls from scratch, that will save you both gas money and calories.
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 Mark & Linda Kunz Bayens Cooking at the Cottage 3739 Lexington Rd Louisville, KY 40207 502-893-6700 |
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