Happy Holidays and Getting Past Pasta Class – Session 3

Post Date: 18 December 2014

Season’s Greetings to all.  I hope everyone has a great holiday season.  This will be the last blog post of the year.  I will be back in early January to report on what dishes we made over the holidays and to provide a preview of the “Dinner in Rome” class which runs on January 22 (please see below for more information).

Getting Past Pasta – Session 3

The third and final session of Getting Past Pasta is this Saturday, December 20, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Plum Center.  This week, in preparation for the upcoming winter cold, we will be starting off with a Minestrone.   There are many different ways to make this; we will be doing it just with vegetables.  But like other recipes done in class, it can be used as a starting point to add meat, like pancetta, or different vegetables as desired.

We will also be making Spicy Meatballs, or not so spicy, depending on your taste preferences.  Now when we hear the word “meatballs,” we automatically place the words “spaghetti and” in front of it, which of course makes a fine dish.  However, what I am going for here is to prepare meatballs that can be enjoyed on their own, without any sauce.  They can be cooked in a frying pan or the oven.  We will be doing them in a frying pan.

Since we already did a pesto, and the technique is the same, instead of doing another one, one of the supplemental recipes will a bit outside of the box, an Asparagus Pesto.

 

Upcoming Classes

The winter classes start in January, and I have one class in January and two in February.

January 22 - Thursday Evening – Dinner in New York – Woodson High

February 1, 8, and 15 – Sunday Afternoons – Cooking Basics for Novices – Plum Center

February 26 – Thursday Evening – Dinner in Rome – Plum Center

To register for this class, or any ACE cooking classes, please go to:

http://www.fcps.edu/is/ace/specialinterest.shtml and scroll down to the Culinary section

While there, be sure to check out the other culinary courses offered by ACE’s excellent chef instructors.

Till next time, keep cooking.

Contact Chef Kevin at: KJBrady@fcps.edu