Introduction to Moroccan Food with Tess Kelly

Like with any centuries-old cultural cuisine, an introduction to the flavors and cooking techniques cannot be represented in a dish or two, but one must start somewhere. In this demonstration class Tess Kelly turns away from her usual French focus toward Morocco in this three-course lunch class.

Tess will begin with Maakouda, a dish known as Moroccan “French fries” – potato cakes with spices, dipped in flour and fried. They will be served with a spicy yogurt sauce as the first course. The second course will be Moroccan baked fish, in this case cod, marinated in a spicy olive oil mixture with cilantro, cumin, coriander, paprika, garlic and lime. The fish is baked over tender onions that are first sautéed with butter and spices then tossed with preserved lemon and olives. For dessert Tess will make Mahalabia, a traditional rose water pudding topped with pistachios and strawberries.

Join us for a little Moroccan escape and discover the delectable flavors of North Africa. As we usually do, this class will be followed by lunch.

This demonstration class (plus lunch) is limited to ten people.

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About Tess Kelly:

Tess Kelly is a lover and practitioner of French food. She relocated to France in 1986 where she developed this passion while learning under Madame Bernard, the chef of the pâtisserie she lived above in Paris. Madame Bernard took her under her wing and generously shared the art and love of baking authentic French pastries and French cuisine. After working for several years in the restaurant business in New York City, Tess opened Séraphine Bakery in 2014.

Since that time, Tess has developed workshops for children and adults. Her desire to feed people and share the art of preparing food is the basis of all her cooking and baking classes. She teaches both private and public workshops in New York, and in France.

Cancellation policy: We do not offer refunds on purchased tickets.

Cooking class attendees receive 10% discount on kitchenware and cookbook purchases on class day.

HGS Home Chef is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends who produce exceptional experiential learning through classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics in and around Hillsdale, NY – at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley and Berkshires.