Pizza! Rebecca Touliatos, Executive Chef with Hoffman Media

Tuesday, October 4, 2011                  6:30 PM – 9.00 PM                                $35.00 per person

Pizza, a true culinary treasure! Rebecca Touliatos will demystify pizza from crust to cheese so that you can make your favorite pizzas at home! She will demonstrate how just one fabulous pizza dough recipe can be so versatile that it can be used to make not only Oven-Baked Pizza, but tempting hand-held Calzones (great for football parties!), authentic Sicilian Stromboli, and super-versatile Focaccia. This is a truly important class to add to your culinary repertoire!

 

Beyond the Pasta with Mark Leslie

Thursday, October 6, 2011                   6:30 PM – 9:00 PM                            $35.00 per person

Get into the spirit of autumn in Italy with Mark Leslie, back to share his love of all things Italian and cooking for anyone with a hearty Italian appetite! Mark will prepare an Italian trattoria-inspired menu including a Roasted Grape Tomato and Fresh Herb Crostini, Pumpkin Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage, and Chicken with Olives, straight out of the rustic Italian countryside! Mark’s latest book, Beyond the Pasta Recipes, Language & Life with an Italian Family, will be available for purchase. www.beyondthepasta.com/blog

 

Healthy Cooking for your Dog, Vickie Harris, Paws 4 Health

Monday, October 10, 2011                    6:30 PM – 9:30 PM                           $35.00 per person

Vickie’s recipes are quick, easy, pet-tested and veterinarian approved. Like all of us, she loves her pets as if they were her own children. Vickie’s cooking class menu includes Peanut Paws, Mini Meat Muffins, Oatmeal Peach Muffins, and Pumpkin Cookies. They’re sure to please even the most finicky of our four-legged friends! Her recent book, Healthy Cooking Healthy Living for your Dog will be available for purchase. This book provides healthier alternatives and healthy recipes for all meals, and more. This is not just a cookbook, but a collaboration between Vickie and Dr. Mike Corwin, respected Nashville veterinarian. www.paws4health.com

 

A Touch of Early Holiday Magic with a oliday Magic eithGingerbread Houses, Connie Meisinger

Wednesday, October 12, 2011              6:00 PM – 9:00 PM         $60.00 per person

                                                                                                      ~includes the Gingerhaus

                                                                                                      Chalet Baking & Decorating Kit

                                                                                                      Additional kits available for

                                                                                                      purchase $35.95

Too early to think about holiday gingerbread houses? Not with Connie Meisinger here! Ok, maybe it’s a bit early, but Connie is so passionate about Gingerhaus’s Original Gingerbread Chalet Baking and Decorating Kit that we thought we’d make a night of it with instruction on all that you need to bake, construct and decorate your own gingerbread house at home with Gingerhaus. Baking large-scale gingerbread houses is no easy task; our Gingerhaus is foolproof from the baking, rolling and dough-cutting of panels to the final decorating and actual construction of the gingerbread house frame.

 

Traditional, Old World Springerle Cookies, Connie Meisinger

Thursday, October 13, 2011                  6:00 PM – 9:00 PM                         $45.00 per person

In this 3 hour class, Connie will focus on springerle from the making of the dough through to the baking including the peculiarities and techniques. In addition, she will demo chocolate backing for orange flavored springerle and the baking and simple glazing of traditional spicy Bavarian gingerbread. Samplings include traditional flavored springerle, lemon, almond and orange flavored springerle with chocolate backing and a traditional, spicy gingerbread. This is a packed class – lots of information, lots of samples, lots of recipes and lots of instruction! www.houseonthehill.net

 

Comforting Autumn Soups and Sandwiches, Susan Green

Tuesday, October 18, 2011                      6:30 PM – 9:00 PM                      $35.00 per person

Soups and Sandwiches – a timelessly comforting combination! And, with the changing of the seasons, it brings with it the most natural kind diversity. From refreshing summer alternatives to cozy, cool weather offerings. With our two soup and sandwich menus we will create a foundation for winter warmth that will not only hit the spot, it will also create a foundation for many of your own mix ‘n match alternatives. Our menu ~ Lemony Lentil and Broccoli Soup paired with a Griddled Prosciutto, Arugula Pesto and Creamy Goat Cheese Panini, and Classic Tortilla Soup with Modern Trimmings paired with a Not So Classic Chicken, Chorizo and Cowboy Bean Torta. Autumn never tasted so good!

 

Couples Night Out, Scott Jones of Jones Is Hungry

Thursday, October 20, 2011                       6:00 PM – 9:00 PM                     $40.00 per person

Add a little spice to your next date night with our special "couples only" class. Join Scott Jones, former Executive Food Editor of Southern Living, as he shares a few of his favorite recipes—each showcasing unique Southern twists, straightforward cooking techniques, and simple style. Scott’s menu includes Pan con Tomate with Back-eyed Pea Hummus, Creole Risotto and Mocha-Buttermilk Panna Cotta. Better still, Scott will discuss the ABC's of wine pairing and suggest the perfect wine for each dish. If you're new to wine, no problem—Scott will strip away all the wine-speak, and explain things in terms even the novice will understand.

Want to learn more about Scott Jones? Scott Jones is a nationally recognized food and wine expert, and the former Executive Food Editor of Southern Living (1999 to 2010). Scott is currently President of Jones Is Hungry, a culinary media company focused on custom culinary content, recipe development, TV production, brand representation, and culinary education. Scott’s been featured on dozens of television shows, from Paula’s Home Cooking to Food Network Challenge. Leaving a successful career in Hollywood to pursue his love of food and wine, Scott completed a Culinary Arts degree at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. In addition, Scott holds a degree in Magazine Publishing and Journalism from the University of Mississippi, and is the author of the Southern Living Wine Guide and Journal. www.jonesishungry.com

 

Sharpen your Knife Skills, Part I - Beginner Level, Susan Green

Thursday, October 27, 2011                            6:30 PM – 9.00 PM                                  30.00

This “nuts and bolts” class will sharpen your knowledge of knives and their various uses. In this class we will discuss knife “anatomy,” the differences between Asian and Western knives and stamped vs. forged knives, what knife to use for what task, proper, safe knife care including what constitutes a good cutting board, honing v. sharpening, etc. Information is covered through discussion, demonstration and a bit of hands-on training. Bring 2 of your knives for an enhanced learning experience – the one you feel the most comfortable with, and the one you feel the least comfortable with, too! Limited to 10.