Hands-On Cooking Lessons In Your Home

Classes Include:

Choose any menu
or
Create a menu: choose one entree dish and two side dishes
 2 1/2 hour Cooking Lesson 
 3-Course Meal  
All Food Supplies Cooking Instruction 
Plating Demonstration 
 Recipe Booklets 
 Dinner for 2

Feasting on Whole Foods:
Beans and Grains
(one side dish option)

What are whole foods?  This is a great question and one that Liz is ready to answer for you.  This healthy whole foods menu is designed to help you make the transition to healthier cooking and eating.  Learn the basics about what whole foods are and how to ease them into your family's diet.  Together you and Liz will combine ingredients such as whole grains, vitamin rich vegetables, and protein rich legumes to create delicious and satisfying recipes your family will all enjoy.      Add in Liz's easy cooking technique tips and you are on your way to creating great meals you can prepare at home.  Knives and knife sharpeners will be available for purchase.

Spaghetti Squash Served with Asian Black Bean Sauce

Herbed Whole Grain Brown Rice with Curried Lentils

Chicken and White Beans with Kale

Skills:  Basic Knife lesson using chopping, slicing, julienne.  
          Sautéing, roasting
          Sauce preparation, reduction
          Recipe timing

Feasting on Vegetables
 (side dish option)

Adding more healthy vegetables to your meals is one to the healthiest changes you can make to your diet.  Liz a excited to show you what vegetables to add to your meals for the greatest nutrient impact  and how to prepare them so the whole family will enjoy them.  Using her family's favorite recipes, Liz will teach you cooking techniques you can use everyday.

Stir Fried Veggies with a Sesame Sauce 

Herb Roasted Vegetables: Root Veggies with Broccoli

Sautéed Herb Summer Squash and Zucchini
Served with Whole Grain Brown Rice

Skills:   Basic Knife lesson using chopping, slicing, and julienne cuts.  
          Pan searing, sautéing, roasting, steaming
          Preparing a flavorful make ahead sauce

Feasting Classic Italian Style
(entree option)

Work with Liz to create this menu of easy, delicious Italian inspired dishes. 

Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp, Prosciutto, and Peas

Creamy Polenta with
Cherry Tomato Basil Sauce

Spinach Pasta with Herb Alfredo Sauce

Skills:  Basic Knife lesson using chopping, slicing, and mincing.
         Sautéing, sweating, pan searing
         Sauce preparation

        

Feasting on Desserts

(side dish option)

 Feasting on Pork
(entree option)

Adding pork to your list of lean proteins is a great option for a healthy diet.  Lean cuts like pork tenderloin, loin chops, and lean sirloin are high in protein, low in fat and have more B-vitamins than many other types of meat.  Pork is easy to prepare and takes very little time.  Liz will teach you what cuts to buy, how to store them, and how to prepare them to be flavorful and moist every time.   

Pan-Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Cherry Sauce

Herb Encrusted Pork Chops

Maple Glazed Pork Sirloin

Skills:  Reinforcing Basic Knife lesson using chopping, slicing, butterfly techniques.  
          Pan searing, roasting, sautéing
          Sauce preparation
      

   Feasting on Chicken
( entree option)

Are you poultry challenged?   Are you uncertain how to prepare this healthy low-fat protein so it stays moist and delicious?  Is your family tired of the same chicken recipes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is a great class for you.  Liz will walk you through the basics of chicken: how to cut up a whole chicken, how to prepare an easy roast chicken, how to use the leftovers for an easy next day meal, and how to pan sear chicken breasts with an easy sauce.

Grilled Herb Marinated Chicken Skewers
Oven Roasted Chicken with Roasted Veggies
Seared Chicken Breasts with Spice Rub

Skills:  Basic Knife lesson using chopping, slicing, and mincing.  
          Pan searing, sautéing, and roasting.
          Breaking down a whole chicken