I love cooking classes! I’ve been a math teacher, but teaching about food is infinitely more enjoyable! It’s so interactive, hands-on, and fun. An important plus–the food is varied, flavorful, interesting.
Check out my once-a-month, three-hour Saturday classes in my home in Chapel Hill, NC, from 11 until 2. You’ll get a plant-based snack plate to nibble on. We’ll cook together then enjoy sampling all the dishes. You’ll take home the recipes (and any leftovers). It’s a small group of no more than six. Each class is $59; click on the link to register.
Bring an appetite and an interest in plant-based cooking. We cook a lot of recipes – it’s always an ambitious menu – but everyone pitches in and we’re done in time to sit down and enjoy our efforts.
The fine print: You can cancel for a refund (less Eventbrite fees) up until one week before the class.
January 18 and July 12 SPANISH STYLE TAPAS Exciting Spanish-style dishes, each with tons of flavor. We’ll make sautéed garlic mushrooms, grilled asparagus with Romanesque sauce, roasted potatoes with smoky saffron sauce, banderillos (tofu satay), garbanzo bean & spinach stew, and pan de canada (flatbread). Sign up here.
February 15. AFTERNOON TEA, BRITISH STYLE. When I owned a B&B, we loved serving a vegetarian afternoon tea. In this class, we’ll make entirely plant-based cucumber and “egg” sandwiches, scones with tart jam and clotted cream, cheesecake with blueberry topping and mini chocolate cupcakes. Pretty china and tea served from pots, of course! Sign up here.
March 15 and August 9 POPULAR JAPANESE FOODS. These popular Japanese-style foods are so much fun to make and enjoy. We’ll roll up our own sushi, simmer a wonderful broth for a ramen soup, and create the chewy soft treat, mochi ice cream. Side dishes will include seaweed salad and Japanese potato salad. Sign up here.
April 19 and September 6 SOUTHERN COMFORT FOODS. This class will feature the comfort foods of the Deep South: barbeque chik’n, potato salad, slow-simmered collards, baked macaroni, and fruit cobbler. All delicious, all plant-based. Sign up here.
May 21 MEDITERRANEAN PICNIC. Take-along foods that are imaginative, packed with flavor, and fun to make & eat. Recipes include tapenade, grilled vegetables and tofu sandwiches; Moroccan fava beans, chermoula chik’n skewers; fig bars. Sign up here.
June 19 and October 4 THAI STREET FOOD. Thai street food is famous for its complex flavors, a balance of sweet, sour, spicy, and salty elements. Our recipes will include papaya salad, spring rolls with peanut sauce, ginger sesame noodles, creamy Thai carrot soup, and crispy tofu satay. Sign up here.
November 1 MEXICAN FAVORITES. Everyone loves Mexican flavors, naturally plant-based. Recipes will include stuffed poblanos, loaded nachos, watermelon salsa, spinach-potato tacos, and chocolate pudding. Sign up here.