Comfort Food and Upcoming Classes

Post Date: 12 January 2016

Happy New Year 2016.  I hope everyone will have a successful culinary 2016.  In this first post of the new year, I will be discussing my two January classes, Cooking Basics 101 and Delectable Desserts.  The rest of my classes for the winter quarter are listed at the end of the post.  It is also time for comfort food, so I will discuss a crock pot meal I recently made.

Crock Pot Kielbasa and White Bean Cassoulet

As we move deeper into January and begin to get some colder weather, it is time to start thinking about comfort food.  I found this recipe in the January 2016 issue of RealSimple magazine and made it yesterday.  The link is below. The ingredients are kielbasa, dried white beans, low sodium chicken broth, can of diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, thyme, parsley and salt and pepper – as you would expect, “real simple.”  And a great taste.

http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/slow-cooker-kielbasa-white-bean-cassoulet

Cooking Basics 101

This three session class meets on January 14, 21, and 28 at 6:30 at Herndon High School.  For the first night we will be making a meal of Caprese Salad, Fried Chicken Italiano with Blanched Asparagus, and a no bake dessert, Blueberry Ricotta Parfait.  Future entrees will include fish and beef.

One of the basics we will be covering in class is knife skills.  The January/February 2016 issue of Food Network Magazine has an excellent article on basic skills and cuts, including the ones we will be covering in class.  Here is the link to the article.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/articles/knife-skills-101.html

Delectable Desserts

This is a two session class, meeting on Saturdays, January 23 and 30.  It will feature both baked and no bake desserts, including tiramisu, cannoli, and Clafoutis.

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Upcoming Classes

Here are my upcoming classes for the winter term.

January 14, 21, and 28 – Thursday Evening – Cooking Basics 101 – Herndon High School

January 23 and 30 – Saturday Morning – Delectable Desserts – Plum Center

February 12, 19, and 26 – Friday Evening – Cooking Basics 101 – Plum Center

March 1, 8, and 15 – Tuesday Evening – Quick Weeknight Dinners – Plum Center

March 4, 11, and 18 – Friday Evening – Cooking Basics: One Step Further – 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