Enjoy this unique experience of creating authentic Mexican street food under the guidance of chef Kevin Chassi. Guests will be guided through every step of the process of making tamales, from the preparation of the masa, to properly seasoning and cooking the meat filling. The dish will come together when you wrap soaked corn husks […]
Want to learn how to safely and easily can your own jams, and preserves? Join cookbook author and food blogger Marisa McClellan for this fun and informative class. Marisa will show you how to make batches of low sugar Strawberry Vanilla Jam and Spiced Applesauce, techniques that can be used in many kinds of preserves. […]
Are you a pickle lover who's been looking to start making your own crunchy dill spears? Join cookbook author and food blogger Marisa McClellan for a hands-on class in which she'll show you three techniques for pickling. You'll learn to make preserved pickled onions (so good on a burger), quick pickled radish slices (perfect for […]
In this slide talk followed by hands-on doing, learn how to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms outside and inside your home. Find out how fungi can be companion plantings to help your other plants thrive while they grow delicious mushrooms. Catskill Fungi founder and mushroom expert John Michelotti will review some of the easy ways […]
Fresh herbs are the enhancers, and sometimes the foundation, of countless flavor-packed recipes. But how does one use them to best effect and what do they actually bring to the table? Alexandra Stafford – cookbook author, popular blogger at Alexandra’s Kitchen and HGS Home Chef instructor – will answer these questions while creating dishes that […]
Join cookbook author Justin Chapple in our beautiful Hudson Valley-Berkshires area demo kitchen for this delicious and entertaining class, as he demonstrates simple but wonderful recipes that harness the power of fresh summer herbs. Herbs are bountiful during late spring and throughout the summer. Justin will demonstrate how to transform basic, everyday ingredients into extraordinary […]
Maybe you have a houseful this weekend, and don’t know what to do about brunch/lunch. Why not get a group of friends together for a brunch class featuring a new twist — potato waffles with a savory topping? These hearty and delicious waffles are easy to make at home, once you know how, and will […]
Chef Kevin Chassi will demonstrate how to create flavorful meat and vegetarian tacos for your upcoming summer soirée. This taco class is mostly demonstration, but will include the hands-onmaking of homemade tortillas, using fresh masa harina. Chef Kevin will show how to prepare and cook carnitasusing local pork. While the meat is cooking slow and […]