We offer several cooking series. For some series classes can be bought individually, but for other series classes will not be sold individually. We currently offer Spring in Virginia Series, Basic Cooking Skills and Basic Vegetarian Cooking Skills. See below for details.
BASIC VEGETARIAN SKILLS with Martha Stafford – 3 part series $ 240
Class limited to 9 people.
3 PART DAY SERIES Starting Tuesday May 24 at 10AM
3 PART EVENING SERIES starting Wednesday May 25 at 5:30PM
Session 1 duration 3 to 3.5 hours
In this session your will learn how to stock a pantry with the secret ingredients to delicious food and choose essential equipment. You will also learn basic knife skills (knife grip, slicing, dicing, julienning, chopping, mincing), how to make a vinaigrette, wash and store lettuce.
Spring Vegetable Stew
Whole Wheat Couscous
Simple Salad with Herbs and Vinaigrette Session 2 duration 3 to 3.5 hours
In this class you will learn all about stir frying with seasonal vegetables and tofu or tempeh, as well as pressure cooking Grains and how to make Homemade Pudding.
Seasonal Vegetable Stir-fry
Short Grain Brown Rice
Fresh Vanilla Pudding
Session 3 duration 3 to 3.5 hours
In this class you will use learn all about dried beans, steaming on the stove and in the oven, as well as how to pressure cook beans. You will make:
Steamed Vegetables with Peanut Sauce
Fennel Steamed in Parchment
Black-eyed Peas Virginia Style
White Bean Gazpacho
Dal
