Technique & Fundamentals

- Homemade Salad Dressings (basic vinaigrettes, Caesar, jalapeno ranch, and garlic honey mustard)- Classic Mother Sauces (veloute, mayo, hollandaise, bechamel, tomato, and Espagnole)- Small Sauces (take the mother sauces and blend them into delicious combinations for your meals. Adding one ingredient makes the sauce something completely different!)- Roux (learn the art of roux-making and thickening agents)- Relishes, Chutneys, Condiments (will be discussed and recipes will be provided)- Stock your pantry and know what equipment to buy for your kitchen(there will be chicken, beef, and pasta in the class so you can try your sauces with food to see how they pair);

- Lamb Sausage- Deer Sausage- Pork-Style Sausages (such as andouille and chorizo)- Spice Blends- Learn How to Cure and Smoke Meats;

- Skirt Steak (poached in red wine, with sauteed haricot verts)- Classic Beef Stew - Tangy Braised Short Ribs - Grilled Beef Kebabs- Learn about the difference between Sauteed Grass;Fed Steaks;vs. Traditional Corn Fed

In this class you will learn to cut:

- A Whole Chicken (learn to cut breast meat, drumsticks, thighs, keeping the much sought after "oyster", and saving the bones to make wonderful stock for your soups and sauces)

- A Whole Fish (learn how to cut the skin off cleanly, and how to cut filets on a snapper or other round fish, saving the precious fish bones to make a flavorful soup and fish stock)

This class is part of our Culinary Certificate program. It is open to everyone to attend. If you would like more information about our Certificate program, please click here.Cooking Techniques Chicken Duck is an in-depth study of how to cook these items without the need for recipes. Cooking Techniques classes focus on specific cuts of […]

- Lamb Sausage- Deer Sausage- Pork-Style Sausages (such as andouille and chorizo)- Spice Blends- Learn How to Cure and Smoke Meats;

- Lamb Chops;(herb-crusted);- Leg of Lamb;(Greek style, grilled, olive oil marinated)- Stewed Lamb (in brown curry sauce)- Turkish Lamb Kofta Kebabs (with yogurt garlic sauce)

This class is taught only September - April- Mussels (with blue cheese and white wine sauce);- Pan-Seared Scallops (with sweet raisin compote and roasted cauliflower puree)- Barbecued Shrimp (with smoked gouda grits)- Oysters Rockefeller (on the half shell or barbecued, your choice)- Boiled Lobster (for lobster bisque in stocks and soups class)

- Barbeque Spare Ribs (tangy and smoky, with chipotle, lime, and orange);- Jamaican Jerk Pulled Pork (with Hawaiian bread and goat's cheese)- Pork Chops (loin cuts with creamy cannellini beans)- Crispy Skin Pork Belly

- Homemade Salad Dressings (basic vinaigrettes, Caesar, jalapeno ranch, and garlic honey mustard)- Classic Mother Sauces (veloute, mayo, hollandaise, bechamel, tomato, and Espagnole)- Small Sauces (take the mother sauces and blend them into delicious combinations for your meals. Adding one ingredient makes the sauce something completely different!)- Roux (learn the art of roux-making and thickening agents)- Relishes, Chutneys, Condiments (will be discussed and recipes will be provided)- Stock your pantry and know what equipment to buy for your kitchen(there will be chicken, beef, and pasta in the class so you can try your sauces with food to see how they pair);