SOLD OUT! Saturday, August 11th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● Mike Cunha - Sullivan University & Limestone ● $75.00 for two Menu: Warm Spinach Salad with Crisp Bacon & Blue Cheese Dressing ● Honey Poached Duck Breast with Sun Dried Cherry Sauce ● Brown Sugar Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Maple Syrup & Walnuts
CANCELLED! Monday, August 13th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Calling Heirloom Tomatoes Fans!" ● Demonstration Class ● Mac McBride - Sullivan University ● $45.00 It's that time you have been waiting for all year long...picking a sun ripened tomato off the vine and taking a bite of this wonder of Summer. Each year Mac plants and harvests over 15 varieties of heirlooms in his personal garden. Let's learn about the different varieties and flavors these tomatoes offer and some new ways to prepare them. Menu: Garden Fresh Bloody Mary ● Heirloom Tomato Pesto served over Fresh Pasta ● Herbed Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Thighs with a Heirloom Tomato Peach Glaze ● Heirloom Green Tomato & Quinoa Cakes with Buttermilk Chive Dressing ● Heirloom Tomato Braised Shrimp with Peppers & Onions
Wednesday, August 15th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Meatless Meals - Perfect for Everyone, Vegetarian or Not"● Partial Hands On Class ● Karen Schellinger - Chef & Culinary Instructor ● $45.00 A satisfying meal can consist of many things and many people are choosing to enjoy meatless meals. Chef Karen Schellinger, a vegetarian for many years, will show that eliminating meat has no impact on how delicious these dishes can be! Menu: Garden Fresh Tomato and Basil Soup ● Wild Rice with a Raisin Vegetable Melody and a Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette ● Roasted Portobello Mushroom Pizza stuffed with Sautéed Asparagus, Tomato and Caramelized Onion ● Grilled Eggplant Lasagna layered with Seasonal Vegetables and Mozzarella Cheese ● Soft Spice Biscotti with a Fruit Compote (vegetarian friendly menu)
SOLD OUT! Friday, August 17th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $75.00 for two Menu: Fresh Mozzarella Cheese with Vine Ripe Tomatoes, Arugula, Balsamic Vinegar & Basil ● Andouille Sausage & Chicken Etouffee ● Bourbon Pecan Tarts with Ice Cream
5 TABLES LEFT! Saturday, August 18th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night"● Hands On Class ● Mike Cunha - Sullivan University & Limestone ● $75.00 for two Menu: Creamy Corn & Vegetable Chowder with Herbed Flatbread ● Roasted Filet of Rainbow Trout Stuffed with Crawfish and served with Lemon Dill Sauce ● Bittersweet Chocolate Pots de Crème with Chantilly Cream
Monday, August 20th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Filled with Flavor"
● Demonstration Class ● Rick Adams - New Albany Exchange ● $45.00 Please welcome Rick Adams as he joins us at the Cottage for his first class. No stranger to the kitchen, he will be demonstrating some new offerings he has added to the menu at NA Exchange, a gastro pub. Learn new techniques; you won't want to miss this one & be disappointed! Menu: Summer Gazpacho ~ watermelon & tomato gazpacho with rock shrimp, fennel salad and a balsamic reduction ● Spinach Salad with Lavendar Infused Honey, Blue Cheese, Candied Walnuts, Slices of Pear dressed with Champagne Vinaigrette ● Braised Duncan Farms Rabbit served with Celery Root Puree & Braised Greens ● Chocolate Glazed Éclair filled with Homemade Custard
Wednesday, August 22nd ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Crank It Up - Pasta with a Twist"● Hands On Class ● Sandra Gugliotta - Dining Elegance Caterers ● $50.00 Dust off your pasta machine and get ready to be creative, infusing handmade pasta with unique flavors. You will learn how simple making fresh pasta, from scratch. Then let your imagination run wild as you begin creating your own flavors. Menu: Spinach Infused Pasta with Mushroom Cream Sauce ● Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Broccoli in a sauce of Olive Oil, Onion & Fresh Garlic ● Roasted Beet Pasta with Crushed Red Pepper Sauce
SOLD OUT! Saturday, August 25th ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● Mike Cunha - Sullivan University & Limestone ● $75.00 for two Menu: Smoked Chicken & Vegetable Crepes with Hollandaise Sauce ● Shrimp & Crab Stuffed Salmon with Herbed Veloute Sauce ● Puff Pastry Napoleon with Flambéed Pears & Pastry Cream
Monday, August 27th ● 6:30 - 9:00 pm ● "Those Glorious Grains" ● Demonstration Class ● Lelia Gentle - DreamCatcher Farm ● $45.00 Explore an array of grains ~ some more familiar than others and discover their unique properties. Each offers a different texture and flavor and are a welcome additon to any menu. In this class we will be using them to create delicious salads perfect for hot weather dining. Menu: Ratatouille Quiona Salad ● Wheat Berry Salad with Dried Cranberries & Nuts ● Sweet & Savory Wild Rice Salad with Citrus Dressing ● Barley Salad with DreamCatcher Bacon & Pinenuts ● Old Fashioned Rice Pudding with Dried Apricots
SOLD OUT! Friday, August 31st ● 6:30 - 8:30 pm ● "Date Night" ● Hands On Class ● David Moeller - Sullivan University ● $75.00 for two Menu: Crab Cakes with Spicy Dijon Cream Sauce ●Pork Tenderloin Wellington with Roasted Vegetables & Potatoes ● Individual Cheesecakes with Macerated Fruit