A sharp knife is the most important tool in the kitchen. You’ll learn how to slice, dice and chop many vegetables, in this private class held in your home. We also discuss what knives you really need, cheap v. expensive, and knife handling, honing & sharpening skills. A unique gift! 1.25 hours. Class begins The… continue reading
Cooking with St Patrick’s Greens Saturday March 17th 12 – 1PM Portola Valley Library Come eat your greens! Sweet and savory, we’re celebrating both in this St Patrick’s class on all foods green. We’ll start with some quick recipes using our favorite emerald orbs like Brussels sprouts, asparagus and avocado. Then move onto using matcha,… continue reading
The Perfect Brunch. Fluffy and creamy, or watery and tight – how do your eggs cook up? What’s the perfect temperature, why must I add fat, and when to salt? Learn these scrambled secrets and the science behind preparing eggs-cellent eggs in this cooking class with Chef Laura Stec. We’ll also discuss best bacon, vegetables for… continue reading
The assignment was a “back-to-school snacks,” for the children’s cooking class at Northside Santa Clara Library. We made Watermelon Radish Rollups Cauli-Tofu Jalapesto Bites Scrambled Tofu and Cauliflower Rice Banana Ice cream out of the Champion Juicer (made with just frozen bananas – what a taste and flavor!) An ol’ fashioned Champion juicer We also… continue reading
We’ve started a NEW program at the Portola Valley Farmers Market! The Portola Valley Farmers’ Market now offers live cooking demos onsite. Cooking at the Market inspires shoppers to try new ways of preparing and enjoying, seasonal local foods. With the help of market sponsors; businesses interested in supporting this tasty, educational effort, we can make… continue reading
We taught a Summer Reading series for local libraries called The Food Classics (+ one) Exploration of a Sauce. Students read or cooked from the books of Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Charles Phan, Harold McGee, and Laura Stec, and shared what they learned while we cooked from the books in class. “Exploration of the Sauce”… continue reading
Well, the boys are all grown up. No more tweens – all teens (15 and 13 years) and what a difference! No more breaks every 15 minutes, no more inability to concentrate – C and D stayed with the class the whole time. This week it was Indian food. We made Chicken Tikka Masala Palak… continue reading
Back in the CUESA (Center for Education of Sustainable Agriculture) Classroom for this year’s seasonal cook class. Today we make gluten free Sage Pumpkin Galette with Spiced Pepitas and Vegan Jerky Assemble the baked Kabocha squash on rolled out gluten free dough topped with seasoned ricotta Add caramelized onions Fold in the sides and add… continue reading
Pacific TherX of Portola Valley is a proud sponsor of the Portola Valley Farmers Markets visiting chef series, teaching shoppers how to use the produce they buy at the market. We’ve been doing a series a classes on how to Eat More Veggies One of the dishes we did this time was Sauted Cauliflower CousCous… continue reading
“Thank you so much for your cooking demo and talk at the Belmont library. It was my first such class and my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt like I came away with a lot of good tips and ideas and it was so much fun!” – Julie H Belmont Library commissioned… continue reading