French Dinner (recipes from my classes in France)

French Baking (recipes from my classes in France)

Lifestyle Changes through Healthy Eating--daytime classes focusing on substitutes for gluten, dairy, sugar & some proteins plus nutritional information. Each month a breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack & dessert will be taught.  Class will be taught by Ms. Dalton

Feast of the Seven Fishes in December ( menu included at the bottom of the page as people are already registering)

Date Night Dining (our most popular class) continues with seasonal recipes

 

 

cream corn bruschetta with sage & prosciutto, eggplant involtini, cannelloni made with crepes, asparagus & arugula salad topped with a Parmesan flan, double cut pork chops braised in tomatoes, olives & fennel, and chocolate balsamic strawberry trifles

 

honeydew with prosciutto, lime wedges & black pepper, fish in papillote (cooked in parchment paper), Israeli couscous with asparagus, peas & sugar snap peas, heirloom tomato and roasted beet salad, and a peach cobbler with ice cream and topped with a bourbon caramel sauce.

 

 

salmon wrapped asparagus with aioli, fried cheese with red and green jam, Spanish meatballs, chorizo stuffed mushrooms, seafood Paella, Serrano ham & arugula salad with Cabrales blue cheese and a hazelnut vinaigrette, white sangria and Spanish hot chocolate

 

a variety of perogies, borscht, haluski, stuffed cabbage, and paczki (Polish donuts) for dessert 

 

 

 

August 3/Date Night Dining:  Saturday evening 6:00-10:00 PM. $140.00 per couple, BYOB

chilled roasted tomato and red pepper soup with mint, grill flank steak and shrimp, skewers, grilled asparagus, garlic bread, mixed greens with strawberries, sliced almonds, goat cheese & poppy seed dressing and a lemon panna cotta with a blueberry coulis

 

August 6/Italian:  Tuesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM, $65.00 4 seats available

 

August 10/Date Night Dining:  Saturday evening 6:00-10:00 PM, $140.00 per couple, BYOB  same menu as 8/3

 

August 15/ Thai:  Thursday evening 6:00-9:00 PM, $65.00  4 seats available

chicken coconut soup, fried spring rolls with a spicy sauce, green chicken curry with a variety of vegetables, shrimp pad Thai, corn fritters with a cucumber sauce, and Thai steak salad

 

August 19/Chinese:  Monday evening 6:00-9:00 PM, $65.00

orange chicken, steamed dumplings, pork lettuce wraps, stir fry of pork, lychees, pineapple, snap peas & onions in a sweet and spicy brown sauce, shrimp fried rice, and a tropical fruit roll with ice cream and a ginger fudge sauce

 

August 21/German:  Wednesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00

cream of cabbage soup, Rhine sauerbraten (marinated beef pot roast) with potato dumplings, cucumber salad, homemade applesauce, and crepes filled with quark (similar to yogurt) and topped with berries

 

August 23/Date Night Dining:  Friday evening 6:00-10:00, $140.00 per couple, BYOB  same menu as 8/3

 

August 24/French Baking:  Saturday 10:00-2:00 PM, $75.00, lunch included 6 seats available

pithiver (puff pastry with sweet frangipane of almond paste), apple tart tatin with pate sucre dough, whole wheat puff pastry tart with roasted tomatoes, napoleans, salted caramel lava cakes, and crepes with a savory filling

 

August 26/Tapas & Paella:  Monday evening 6:00-9:00 PM. $70.00  same menu as 7/20

 

August 27/Moroccan:  Tuesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM, $70.00

beef shisk kebabs Marrakesh style, chicken b'stilla with oranges, tangerine & kalamata olive salad, lamb tagine with honey, apricots & yogurt sauce, lemon couscous with pignolia nuts, Moroccan tea & coffee, and phyllo pastries with orange-flower custard and fresh berries

 

August 29/French Dinner:  Thursday evening 6:00-9:00 PM, $80.00 to include an appropriate wine with each course

foie gras on toasted baguettes and topped with a blackberry gastrique, chicken in Normande cider, roasted young carrots, pommes Anna (potato), salad course with three cheeses and baguette, plus a poached pear in red wine with pear crème fraiche and toasted walnuts

 

 

 

 

samosas, naan, butter chicken pistachio & apricot biriyani (rice dish), tomato date chutney, cucumber riata, matter paneer, and kheer (rice pudding) for dessert

 

 

Queso fundito (dip) with pita chips, chili and cocoa rubbed pork chops with a sour cherry jalapeno salsa, broccoli with lemon sauce, twice baked sweet potatoes, mixed greens with grilled corn, peaches, and a spicy lime dressing plus almond bread pudding with a salted caramel sauce

 

 

 

chiecken quesadillas, tamarind glazed pork with pear pico de gallo, corn escuities, beer battered onion rings, heirloom tomato salad with crispy Serrano ham and a roasted chili & queso fresca vinaigrette plus pumpkin flan with apple salsita and Mexican hot chocolate

 

 

 

 

wonton soup, cold Szechuan peanut noodles, crispy orange beef with broccoli, honey hoisin ribs, happy family with Chinese vegetables and pork pot stickers with a chili dipping sauce

 

 

noodle soup with crab dumplings, crispy shrimp fingers wrapped in lettuce with fresh herbs and nuoc cham, rice paper salad rolls with a spicy peanut sauce, Vietnamese fried rice, and chicken pineapple cashew stir fry, nutella stuffed bananas flambeed with rum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fritto Misto (lemon & marinara sauce), alfredo fettucine with salmon, chives, & capers, Caesar salad with homemade croutons, baked sole with fennel and citrus sauce, Sicilian style stuffed calamari, risotto with lobster, garlic bread, green beans with lemon and fresh bread crumbs, and struffoli (Christmas honey fritters) for dessert