Thursday, January 15, 2009

Fall and Winter Cooking Class Menu

*Choose 1 from each of the following categories

* Any item marked with a “B” is suitable for beginners, “I” for the intermediate or more advanced cook


Appetizers/Salads

  • Endive Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette and Lemon Cream-B

  • Baked Brie wrapped in Filo with Dried Apricots, Slivered Almonds and a Cardamom-Honey Drizzle-B

  • Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Fried Sage-I

  • Traditional Bruschetta with Melted Mozzarella, Fresh Tomatoes and Basil
  • Shrimp Cocktail with Avocado and Red Onion-B

  • Spinach, Bacon and Asian Pear Salad with Honey-Dijon Vinaigrette-B

  • Avocado and Tuna Salad-B

Entrees

  • Penne Pasta with Cream Corn Puree, Truffle Oil and Sliced Proscuitto-B

  • Flank Steak with Horseradish Cream-B

  • Pan Seared Salmon with a Mustard-Seed Crust-B

  • Pan Roasted Snapper with Lemon-Butter Sauce-I

  • Herb Oven-Roasted Organic Chicken Breast with Pan Gravy-B

  • Dijon Rubbed, Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Rosemary Au Jus-I

  • Seared and Sliced Leg of Lamb on Lemon-Chickpea Puree-B

  • Linguine with Sautéed Scallops and Shrimp in Pesto Sauce garnished with Fried Basil-I

Sides

  • Rosemary Roasted Potato Wedges-B

  • Sweet Potato Puree with Brown Sugar and Sherry-B

  • Butter Glazed Brussels Sprouts-B

  • Garlic Sautéed Spinach-B

  • Cauliflower Puree-B

  • Garlic Italian Bread-B

Desserts

  • Chocolate Fudge Cakes-I

  • Pecan-Toffee Mini Tartlets-B

  • Mascarpone Stuffed Strawberries on a Bed of Coconut-B

  • Banana’s Foster-B

  • Vanilla, Orange and Cinnamon Poached Pears with Vanilla Ice Cream-B

  • Chocolate-Chunk Bread Pudding with Whipped Cream-I