January
is National Soup Month, so I was lucky that my Soups and Stews class was
scheduled for this month. Below I
discuss 2 soup cookbooks which are my go-to for all things soup. In the concluding session of Soups and Stews
for a Snowy Day, we’ll be visiting Italy, Japan, Manhattan, and Boston for our
dishes.
A.C.E. Soups and
Snows for a Snowy Day Concludes
This 2 session class concludes this Sunday
afternoon January 29. In this session we
will make Pasta e Fagioli (sometimes pronounced Pasta Vazool), Dashi and a Miso
Soup, and feature a Battle of the Chowders; half the class will make New England
style and half Manhattan. The New England one is pictured above.
Just Desserts
Class
This
2 session class meets on Friday Evenings February 3 and 10 at the Plum Center,
starting a 6:30 PM. Desserts to be made
over the 2 sessions include Tiramisu and Cannoli.
Cookbooks for
National Soup Month
Two
cookbooks I have and particularly like which are devoted exclusively to soups
are Sunday Soup by Betty Rosbottom
and New England Soup Factory Cookbook
by Marjorie Drucker and Clara Silverstein.
Sunday Soup is divided into 4
sections, one for each season and includes instructions of making a variety of
stocks. The New England Soup Factory Cookbook features both chapters on
ingredients, such as chicken, fish, and tomatoes, and chapters on the 4
seasons, and chapters on salads and sandwiches to accompany your soups. Both are available from Amazon.
Dinner Party Menu
I
did a dinner party the week of January 22 for 6 people, and I just thought I’d
share the menu here. It was an Italian
meal that was won in a school auction last year. The appetizer was Bruschetta on toasted
Baguette Rounds, followed by Minestrone Soup and a Tuscan White Bean Salad
(pictured above). The main course was
Spaghetti Carbonara with Roasted Lemon-Thyme Carrots. Dessert was Cannoli, for which I made the
Ricotta Cheese the day before.
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Upcoming Classes
Here
are my classes for the rest of the winter term.
February
3, 10 – Friday Evening - Just Desserts – Plum Center
February
23 – Thursday Evening – Introduction to Middle Eastern Cooking – Plum Center
February
25 – Saturday Morning – Dinner in Normandy – Plum Center
March
4, 11, 18 – Saturday Morning – Cooking Basics 101 – Lake Braddock Secondary
School
March
10 – Friday Evening – Introduction to Middle Eastern Cooking – Plum Center
To
register for this class, or any ACE cooking classes, please go to:
While
there, be sure to check out the other culinary courses offered by ACE’s
excellent chef instructors.
Contact Chef Kevin at: KJBrady@fcps.edu
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