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Easy Italian


Learn about the different cuts of pork, the principles of roasting meats and vegetables, Italian flavors and cooking styles, and how to make several pasta sauces and quick pasta dishes. You will also make a delicious caramel sauce and pair it with sautéed apples. This class is part of our How to Cook Series.

 


   Price: $75.00

From the Pantry


Chicken and rice is a classic combination to be found across the globe; we will explore the flavors of six different regions (East Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Mexican) combining pantry staples and easy to find items to capture the flavors of ethnic cuisines and to explore American fusion cooking.  In this class you will learn about the different types of chicken and cuts on the market and how to prepare them, varieties and methods for cooking rice, and sautéing vegetables and meats. You will also work with puff pastry and frangipane and prepare a delicious chocolate sauce. This class is part of our How to Cook Series.


   Price: $75.00

Lamb and Risotto


Menu includes lamb with Bernaise sauce, risotto, sauteed vegetables and chocolate souffle. You will learn and compare the best lamb cuts for steak, how to make an emulsion sauce and learn how to make warm souffles. This class is part of our Savvy Chef Series.


   Price: $75.00

Cornish Hens and Polenta


In this class you will learn about cornish hens and game fowl, how to make creamy and firm polenta dishes, how to make pastry cream and blind baking crusts. Menu includes roasted cornish hens, baked polenta with caramelized onions, roasted vegetables and individual fresh fruit tarts. This class is part of our Savvy Chef Series.

 


   Price: $75.00

Greece


Learn how to use filo, grape leaves and olives as you prepare classic Greek dishes. Menu includes spanikopita, taramasalata, Saganaki, dolmas, moussaka and Kadaifi.

 


   Price: $75.00

Deboning Chicken


In this class each student will debone a chicken as well as learn to make excellent chicken stock oven dried fruits and fresh fruit coulis. Menu includes boneless wild rice stuffed chicken, roasted tomatoes, Truffled Potatoes Anna, and individual panna cotta with oven dried fruits and fruit coulis. Bring your own wine.

 

 


   Price: $75.00

Consomme and Gnudi


In this class you will make a classic consommé as well as learn to make gnudi, parmesan tuilles and savory custards. Menu includes chicken consommé, classic Caesar Salad garnished with parmesan tuilles, veal cutlets with gnudi and lemon sorbet. Bring your own wine.

 


   Price: $75.00

How to Cook Series


Through a series of three classes is an introduction to cooking. You will learn to sear, roast, sauté, deglaze and broil along with other techniques and approaches needed to make great meals within thirty minutes. Menus use common seasonal ingredients and each class discusses how to shop for them and how best to store them.  An emphasis is placed on understanding cooking methods and when to use them so that you will feel confident cooking without recipes and being creative.

 


  
Our Price:$200.00
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Savvy Chef Series


These courses provide in-depth understanding of a wide variety of culinary techniques and ingredients. This series covers cuts of beef, lamb, pork and fish, cooking with wine, classic and contemporary sauces, preparing fresh pasta, risotto, biscuits and gnocchi, as well as classic desserts such as crème brulee, chocolate souffle and cream puffs.

 


  
Our Price:$375.00
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Bistro Fare


Make a perfect bistro dinner without recipes! You will learn about and compare the different cuts of steak, make quick marinades and flavored vinaigrettes, learn three easy ways to make potatoes and learn the principles of mousse desserts. This class is part of our How to Cook Series.

 


   Price: $75.00

Surf and Turf


Learn about steaks and working with shellfish as you prepare this elegant menu including crab cakes, pear and caramelized walnut salad, New York Strip steaks with shrimp and bacon skewers, duchesse potatoes and liquid center chocolate cakes.This class will also focus on timing your meal and presentation. Bring your own wine!
  Price: $75.00

Moroccan Cuisine


Enjoy North African cooking as you prepare traditional coucous, chicken tajine, lamb stew, red lentils with caramelized onions and lemon sorbet. You will learn about the ingredients, techniques and flavors of Moroccan cooking. Bring your own wine!


   Price: $75.00

Seasonal Feast


SEASONAL FEASTS - FARM TABLE DINNER

Hosted by Les Dames d’Escoffier and Urban Harvest

Celebrating community with locally-grown food

The first Farm Table Dinner will be held on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 6:30 pm at Tiny Boxwood’s, the new café at Thompson & Hanson garden center, located at 3614 W. Alabama at Saint Street. Baron Doke, the café’s chef, will prepare a seasonal feast with ingredients from the local growers from the Bayou City Farmers Market. Texas wines, chosen to complement the meal, will be served.

Eating locally-grown food requires a shift in the thinking of cooks as well as diners, and the organizers fondly hope that these shared meals will help us make that shift.  The supper will be served family style, at communal tables, so that we may enjoy the pleasures of the table as well as conversation with our friends and neighbors. Tiny Boxwood’s can accommodate about 45 people, so we look forward to an intimate evening. Local farmers and producers will share our meal so that we diners can appreciate the sources of our food.

Proceeds from the dinners will benefit the Les Dames d’Escoffier Culinary Scholarship program and Bayou City Farmers Market. Urban Harvest and Les Dames d’Escoffier plan to offer these farm dinners in January, April, June, and November.

For more information, call Marian at 713-521-2773.

Dinners can also be purchased at the Greeters Table, at the Wednesday and Saturday Bayou City Farmers Market at 3000 Richmond. Confirmation will be sent via email or telephone.

Les Dames d’Escoffier and Urban Harvest are 501(c)3 organizations.


   Price: $85.00

Holiday Baking


Learn the principles behind great baking as you prepare a Christmas Yule Log and a White Chocolate Mousse Dome to take home. You will learn how to make perfect mousse fillings, meringue mushrooms, chocolate ganache frosting and simple and elegant decorating techniques.


   Price: $75.00

Thanksgiving Pies


Use this class to get ahead for Thanksgiving! You will learn to make perfectly flaky pie crusts and sensational pumpkin and fruit fillings as you prepare pies and cakes you can take home with you.


   Price: $75.00

Intro to Fish


Learn the basics about preparing fish and seafood as you prepare tilapia en papillot with lemon herb butter, crab cakes, shrimp fettuccini and pineapple upside-down cake. Bring your own wine.

This class is part of the How to Cook II series and can be taken separately.

   Price: $75.00

Breakfast Favorites


Learn the basics of weekend brunch and learn about eggs and batters and as you prepare French omelets, blueberry pecan pancakes, brown sugar bacon, smoked salmon canapes and cantaloupe granita.
  Price: $75.00

All About Pies


In this class you will bake lemon meringue pie, apple crumb pie and chocolate cream pie as you learn about how to make a perfect butter pie crust, pie fillings and perfectly whipped cream and meringue. You can bring everything you make home to share with family and friends.


   Price: $75.00

Charlottes and Mousse Cakes


Charlottes and Mousse Cakes

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Learn to create delicious mousse desserts that are perfect for summer entertaining! You will make a lemon curd, perfectly whipped cream and sponge cakes as you make a lovely lemon charlotte and a white chocolate mousse cake to take home.


  Price: $75.00

Cheesecake and Flourless Chocolate Cake


In this class you will make a delicous New York cheesecake with a caramel sauce as well as a flourless chocolate cake.

Please Note: These cakes both need to be refrigerated for several hours before they can be moved. Cakes will be baked during class and will be packaged and ready to be picked up after noon the next day.


   Price: $75.00

Intro to Baking


 In this class you will bake lemon glazed pound cake, cinnamon apple muffins and cookies as you learn about the creaming method as well as about how basic baking ingredients work together. You can bring everything you make home to share with family and friends.


   Price: $75.00

Mommy and Me: Holiday Cookies


This is a great opportunity to introduce a young child to baking! You and your child will prepare, decorate and package three different types of cookies to bring home. You will learn great ways to let your child be involved in baking and cooking to foster their independence and creativity. This class is designed for children ages 2 to 4, children must be accompanied by an adult. Class size is limited.
   Price: $40.00

Perfect Cakes


In this hands-on class you will bake and decorate a traditional European sponge cake. You will learn professional tricks to getting your cakes to rise evenly, torting them (dividing into layers) and some contemporary decorating techniques. You will take home your 8 inch cake to share with friends and family.

 


   Price: $75.00

Holiday Classics


Holiday Classics

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From traditional seasonal fare like Roasted Turkey, to new renditions of old favorites such as Potato Gratin, this exciting class is full of inspired techniques and tips gleaned from years of SAVEUR perfecting these recipes.

  • Bar Nuts
  • Brandy Old-Fashioned
  • Shrimp Cocktail
  • Brined and Roasted Turkey
  • Christmas Ham
  • Potato Gratin
  • Stir-Fried Green Beans a la Tang
  • Mousee au Chocolat (Chocolate Mousse)

    • Each class registration includes a FREE one-year (9 issues) subscription to SAVEUR, an exclusive recipe booklet, and a SAVEUR gift tote filled with samples and coupons.

    Date Night! Bring a date for only $140 per couple. (Receive a two year subscription to SAVEUR for a shared address.)


    		   Price: $140.00

     

    Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your reservation for a full refund if you give 48 hours notice. You may receive a 50% refund with 24 hours notice. We regret that we are unable to give refunds to those who cancel with less than 24 hours notice. Likewise you may reschedule your class with at least 24 hours notice.