Judy Harris Spring/summer 2009 EVERYDAY COOKING TECHNIQUES DINNER By popular demand! Have fun preparing a full-course dinner while learning lifetime cooking skills of planning, shopping, using knives and equipment and pretty presentations: Velvet Chicken Picatta with Lemon Sauce, Perfect Confetti Rice Pilaf, Seasonal Vegetables, Spring Garden Salad with Creamy Dill Dressing and a fun finale -- Swiss Chocolate Fondue with Dip-able Fruits, Cakes and more. Perfect for novice and intermediate cooks. Participation. COUPLES: BEER LOVERS DREAM Back by popular demand! Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse or parent for a great evening of cooking and fun together. Great beers have all the complexity and excitement of fine wines. We’ll taste and cook with a variety of American microbrews and classic European styles creating a multi-course dinner: Roasted Garlic and Onion Soup, Awesome Crispy Beer Batter Shrimp and Colorful Veggies, Dortmunder Pulled Beef with Barbeque Sauce, Confetti Coleslaw and To Die For Chocolate Silk Stout Pie. A fun filled evening. Class always fills fast. Early registration advised. Participation. COUPLES: WINE AND DINE IN ITALY Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse or parent for a great evening of cooking and fun together. Thrill your family and friends with a fabuloso Italian wine dinner menu of authentic quick and easy Italian specialties: Elegant Mediterranean Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Pepper Cream, Pasta Puttanesca with Olives, Garlic, Tomatoes and Capers, Pan Seared Chicken Marsala Scaloppini with a Mushroom Medley, Seasonal Vegetables, Toasted Almond Cake and Flaming Amaretto. Participation. COUPLES: FESTIVE THAI DINNER MADE EASY Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse or parent for a great evening of cooking and fun together. Thai cuisine is one of the worlds most sumptuous. Wow your family and friends with this easy prepare-ahead exotic menu: Crispy Shrimp and Colorful Vegetables in Sweet Sour Dipping Sauce, Velvet Coconut Green Curry with Chicken and Thai Basil, Fragrant Jasmine Rice, and for dessert - To-Die-For Mango with Sticky Rice. Explore Thai ingredients, techniques, shopping hints, and Washington’s top Thai restaurants. Participation. OUR MOST POPULAR DISHES DINNER You asked for it! Favorite dishes students have raved about over the years are now packed into one luscious complete dinner class: Hot Red Pepper Jelly Cheesecake Appetizer, Chicken Supremes with Velvet Porcini Mushroom Sauce on a Bed of Leeks, Three Tier Salad with Dill and Lemon Vinaigrette, Sinful Chocolate Truffles with Raspberry Sauce, Berries and Mint. Participation. COUPLES: VIRGINIA COUNTRY RESTAURANT TOUR Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse or parent for a great evening of cooking and fun together. Sit back and relax as we tour Virginia's top country restaurants, creating a full course holiday dinner featuring specialties from their renowned chefs: Velvet Asparagus Soup with Lemon Cream from The Inn at Little Washington (Patrick O'Connell), Cracked Peppercorn Roasted Loin of Pork with Roasted Walnut Sauce from The Trellis in Williamsburg (Marcel Desaulniers), Glazed Shallot Green Beans from L'Auberge Chez Francois (Francois and Jacques Haeringer), Surprise Salad with Honey Garlic Dijon Dressing, and To Die For Peanut Butter Crumble Pie from Buckhorn Inn. Toasted with special wines. Demonstration. COUPLES; FAST AND FESTIVE ITALIAN DINNER Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse or parent for a great evening of cooking and fun together. Everyone loves Italian, especially when it’s quick and easy. Dine in Italy with these sumptuous dishes. Serve one or two for a week night dinner or all six for a memorable dinner party: Glazed Jumbo Shrimp with Orange Rosemary Sauce, Linguini in Pistachio Mascarpone Sauce, Luscious Velvet Lemon Chicken Piccata with Capers, Vegetable Sauté of Rapini and Garlic, Decadent Ice Cream Tartuffo with Warm Chocolate Sauce, and After Dinner Flaming Sambuca Con Mosca. Participation. KNIFE TECHNQUES By popular demand! Knife skills are the cook’s single most important technique. Learning how to select, sharpen and use knives can speed up your food preparation and give you that “master chef” feeling! Discover professional chef techniques we learned cooking in two Georgetown restaurants. We’ll practice proper techniques to slice, dice, mince, roll cut and julienne colorful vegetables and fruits. Learn many garnishes including tomato roses. We’ll prepare and serve several fun dishes. Bring knives and large cutting board if available. Great for all levels! Vegetarians, welcome! Participation. SENSATIONAL SEAFOOD Beautiful seafood is a favorite of top restaurant chefs and home cooks alike. It's versatile, quick to prepare and healthy. You will learn everything you need to know about how to judge the freshness of fish and seafood and how to tell when it’s perfectly cooked. We'll feature four quick cooking techniques and delectable sauces: Pistachio Crusted Salmon with Citrus Orange Sauce, Glazed Grilled Jumbo Shrimp with Banana Salsa, Scaloppini of Salmon with Lemon Beurre Blanc and Thai Green Seafood Curry with Basil and Jasmine Rice. A personal list of local quality seafood markets and menu suggestions are included. Demonstration EVERYDAY COOKING TECHNIQUES ITALIAN DINNER Have fun preparing a full-course dinner while learning lifetime skills of planning, shopping, using knives and equipment and pretty presentation: Speedy Chicken Soup with Parmigiano cheese, Linguini and Melt-In-Your-Mouth Giant Meatballs in Homemade Tomato Garlic Sauce, Spring Arugula Salad with Parmigiano Curls and Toasted Pine Nuts and Tiramisu Ice Cream Parfait with Warm Velvet Chocolate Sauce. Perfect for novice and intermediate cooks. Participation. ALL ABOUT HERBS AND FLOWERS SPRING DINNER Spring is the perfect time to explore cooking with fresh herbs from your garden, pots or market! Students visit our garden and pick a variety of fragrant herbs and colorful edible flowers: Garden Zucchini and Apple Lovage Soup with Cream Rosettes, Spring Salad of Baby Lettuces, Herbs and Flowers, Warm Lemon Muffins with Spring Herb Butter Curls, a stunning dessert - Strawberry and Cream Coeur a la Crème Hearts with Strawberry Sauce and Mint and Blue Balsam Peppermint Ice Tea. Includes how to start or enhance your herb garden, selecting varieties, edible flowers and more. Take home five herb samples and a practical herb growing guide. Demonstration. COUPLES: BEER LOVERS DREAM Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse or parent for a great evening of cooking and fun together. Great beers have all the complexity and excitement of fine wines. We’ll taste and cook with a variety of American microbrews and classic European styles creating a multi-course dinner: Roasted Garlic and Onion soup, Awesome Crispy Beer Batter Shrimp and Colorful Veggies, Dortmunder Pulled Beef with Barbeque Sauce, Confetti Coleslaw and To Die For Chocolate Silk Stout Pie. A fun filled evening. Class always fills fast. Early registration advised. Participation. THRILL OF THE GRILL Our most requested spring/summer class! Barbeque season is back and with sizzling new ideas for your backyard bashes. Discover great techniques for charcoal and gas grill, fun marinades and sauces, and easy smoking with flavored woods and herbs. We’ll grill with meats, seafood, vegetables and even fruits. Includes tips on how to tell doneness and how to prevent charring. A fun filled evening. And not for men only! Participation. PARTY HORS D’OEUVRES Entertain this summer with our super collection of prepare-ahead hot and cold treats: Hot Pepper Jelly Cheesecake, Skewered Caribbean Meatballs with Sweet Sour Apricot Dip, Grilled Shrimp and Pineapple in Peanut Sauce, Spicy Candied Pecans, Sesame Crisps with Arugula Bean Dip, Artichoke Parmigiano Gratin with Blue Tortilla Chips and more. Your friends will think your party was catered! Learn pretty platter presentations, garnishing tips, easy shopping hints and much more. Perfect to bring to potlucks too. Participation. COUPLES; DINE IN THAILAND TONIGHT DINNER Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse or parent for a great evening of cooking and fun together Thai cuisine is one of the worlds most sumptuous. Wow your family and friends with this easy prepare-ahead exotic menu: Lemon Grass, Chicken and Coconut Soup, Popular Pad Thai (Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Shrimp and Peanuts), Velvet Thai Curry, Fragrant Jasmine Rice, Homemade Mango Sorbet Wreathed in Tropical Fruits and Kiwi Sauce. Explore Thai ingredients, techniques, shopping hints, and Washington’s top Thai restaurants. Participation. EVERYDAY COOKING TECHNIQUES DINNER By popular demand! Have fun preparing a full-course dinner while learning lifetime skills of planning, shopping, using knives and equipment and presentation: Chilled Gazpacho with Garlic Croutons and Vegetable Buffet, Speedy Sautéed Chicken Supremes with a Fun Pan Sauce, Potatoes Two Ways- Roasted and Pan Seared with Rosemary and World’s best Crispy Oatmeal Cookies. Perfect for novice and intermediate cooks. Participation. COUPLES: LIGHT FRENCH SEASIDE DINNER By popular demand! Bring along your favorite partner – friend, colleague, spouse, or parent – for a great evening of cooking and fun together: Delight in these sun-drenched flavors from the French Mediterranean. Light and luscious describes this high flavor menu featuring: Chilled Sunset Soup Provencal with Painted Designs, Grilled Seafood Brochette on a Bed of Confetti Yellow Rice Pilaf, Summertime Garden Salad with Edible Flowers and To-Die-For Dense Chocolate Gateau with Raspberry Sauce, Berries and Frosted Mint. Toasted with French Wines. Participation. INDIAN MAGIC CARPET DINNER Back by popular demand! Students rave about this menu. Create a kaleidoscope of colors, flavors and textures while learning the magical uses of Indian spices. Have fun with this quick and easy Indian home-cooking at its best: Keema (Curry meat and vegetables), Pulloa (Spiced Yellow Rice with Cinnamon and Cardamom), Raita (Refreshing Yogurt and Cucumber Salad), Poppadums in Three Flavors (Crispy Lentil Bread), and a Mango Pistachio finale. Participation. SUMMERTIME ASIAN BARBEQUE BUFFET Students say this is one of their favorite classes. Sit back and relax with your guests. This sumptuous Asian buffet is designed to be prepared ahead. Savor: Skewered Sesame Beef with Scallion Flowers, Chinese Tea Smoked Chicken, Popular Thailand Pork Sate with Spicy Peanut Sauce, Assorted Oriental Salads, Crispy Shrimp Chips and Homemade Luscious Lime Ice Cream. A fun evening and especially popular with men and generation X. Participation. COUPLES: SURF AND TURF IN ITALY DINNER By popular demand! Bring along your favorite partner - friend, colleague, spouse, or parent - for a great evening of cooking and fun together: Garlic Crusted Shrimp Brochettes, Grilled or Broiled Rib Eye Steak Florentine with Rosemary, Caramelized Roasted Multicolored Vegetables with Balsamic Glaze, Arugula Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts and Parmigiano Curls, Vanilla Ice Cream with Warm Espresso Chocolate Sauce. All toasted with Italian wines. Participation. LUSCIOUS AND LIGHT THAILAND DINNER Students rave about our exotic but easy Thai dinners. Thrill your family and friends with this casual, all prepare-ahead fun feast: Colorful Rice Paper Spring Rolls with Shrimp with Sweet Hot Garlic Sauce, Famous Weeping Tiger Grilled Beef with Chili Dipping Sauce, Authentic Stir Fried Thai Rice, Surprise Flambé Banana Sundae with Mocha Sauce, and Frosty Beer. Explore Thai ingredients, techniques, shopping hints, and Washington’s top Thai restaurants. Participation.
Delight your family and friends with this delicious unique collection of main course and side dish salads. Use grains, seafood, pasta, colorful fruits and vegetables, greens, fresh herbs and homemade dressings to create these pretty-as-a-picture platters. All are prepare-ahead, easily transported and perfect for outdoor dining, brown bag lunches, light meals and pot luck parties. Perfect for all year. Participation. EVERYDAY COOKING TECHNIQUES DINNER By popular demand! Have fun preparing a full-course dinner while learning lifetime skills of planning, shopping, using knives and equipment and presentation: Chilled Cucumber Soup with Spearmint, Pan Seared Salmon with Mango Salsa, Confetti Rice Pilaf, Summertime Tri-color Tomato with Fresh Herbs and Edible Flowers and Decadent Chocolate Ice Box Cake with Warm Chocolate Sauce. Perfect for novice and intermediate cooks. Participation.
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