Your mom was right when she said "Learn the basics and it will serve you well." Never was adage more true that in the kitchen. How to Boil Water, taught by Chef Ricky Flickenger, focuses on the fundamentals, and guarantees to turn even the most reticent cook into a confident one.
This fun, interactive series is designed for novice cooks, with an…
Your mom was right when she said "Learn the basics and it will serve you well." Never was adage more true that in the kitchen. How to Boil Water, taught by Chef Ricky Flickenger, focuses on the fundamentals, and guarantees to turn even the most reticent cook into a confident one.
This fun, interactive series is designed for novice cooks, with an eye toward building great cooking skills for a lifetime — from knife skills to sauce making, we want you to cook well and cook often, all while enjoying the process. Let's begin!
3-hour hands-on classes
SESSION 1
- Basic Knife Skills
- Food Safety
- How to Read a Recipe
- Terminology
Menu:
- Vegetable Soup
- Cream of Anything Soup
- Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry
- Herb Roasted Potatoes
- Seasonal Fruit Puff Pastry Dessert
SESSION 2
- Kitchen Equipment & Tools
- Roasting Techniques
Menu:
- Roasting Techniques
- Perfect Roast Chicken
- Marvelous Mashed Potatoes
- Roasted Vegetables
- Panna Cotta with Seasonal Fruit
SESSION 3
- Organization -- kitchen set up
- Mis en Place - Organizing for a recipe
- How to Measure
- Pan-Roasting Techniques
Menu:
- Sensational Salmon
- Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast (or Pork Chops) with Pan Sauce
- Everyday Vegetables
- Everyday Rices
- Scratch Cake
- American Buttercream Frosting
SESSION 4
- Stocking your Pantry
- Menu planning
- Perfect Pasta Techniques
Menu:
- Pasta sauces:
- Marinara
- 3 - Cheese
- Amazing Alfredo
- Perfect Pesto
- Vinaigrette basics
- Northwest Salad
- Pear or Pineapple Sorbet