Roasting – The Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Learn to roast that perfect turkey every time and take the guesswork and stress out of your Thanksgiving Dinner. Learn to plan ahead and enjoy the day without stress. Eat lunch before coming, we will not be dining until around 5 PM! Instructor – Deb Harris
Beginners, Intermediate and Experienced Students are all welcome!
Menu
Mama’s Roast Turkey in a Paper Bag with her secret stuffing!
Homemade Dark Brown Turkey Gravy made from fresh turkey stock – Awesome!
Cranberry Orange Green Salad – Mise en Place
Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping – Can Freeze ahead!
Homemade Mashed Potatoes – Never gluey!
Spinach Ricotta Pie – Freeze ahead
Homemade Cranberry Sauce – Day Before
Pumpkin Crème Brulee – Day Before
Pecan Tartlets – Day Before

Class begins at Noon and will be approximately 5 hours long! Includes a full Thanksgiving Dinner – BYOB – Limited to 12 participants. $95.00

The Cookie Swap Book Signing and Demo with Award Winning Chef and Author Julie Usher!
Friday, November 6 at 6:30 PM
Now the Number 3 Best Selling Baking Cookbook in the USA! Join Julie for an evening of fun as she shares her creative ideas for cookie swapping all year long. Julie feels cookie swapping is the dessert of a pot-luck dinner and has wonderful hints for decoration and travel. What are the best frostings? How to keep your colors from bleeding? Simple to ornate!
Class $45.00 (includes book value $19.99) BYOB

Friday, November 13th a Special Event*
Italy Comes to Cook’s Kitchen – a trip to Italy without the airfare!
The Italian Farmer’s Table by Matthew Scialabba and Melissa Pellegrino
Hands-On Cooking, Dinner and Book Signing of The Italian Farmer’s Table – book must be purchased at Cook’s Kitchen for this event! $95.00 per person, book included – Retail Value $19.95 BYOB
This is a wonderful opportunity to work hands-on with this husband-and wife cooking and writing team, who met while both were living in Italy. Their shared passion for Italian food and culture led them to embark on many culinary journeys throughout the country. These experiences include apprenticing at a Roman bakery, studying winemaking at a Ligurian vineyard, graduating from a professional culinary school in Florence, and working and cooking together at several Italian agriturismi.They now live in Guilford, CT. Space is Limited to 12 participants!

Menu
Primi:
Canederli con speck in brood – (Dumplings with a typical smoked ham from Trentino in broth)
Secondi:
Filetto di maiale con sugo d’uva – pan roasted pork tenderloin with grape sauce
Dolci:
Torta della Rita – Rita’s cake (a ricotta and chocolate crumb cake)

Holiday Yeast Breads – Sunday December 6, 11:00 AM

Work with Culinary Instructor/Food Columnist Deb Harris and explore the wonderful world of specialty yeast breads, to serve and how to wrap for wonderful gift giving.

Baba Rhum
Finnish Braided Cardamom Bread
Homemade Brioche

While your breads are rising work with Carmen Capriles for a surprise luncheon!
Fee includes a 5 hour hand-on class, luncheon, 1 of each kind of bread to take home, plus a Baba Rhum mold so you can make it again, and recipes! $95.00 per person! Limited to 12 participants!

SPECIAL GUEST EVENT! A Blast of an Evening!
The Fearless Chef direct from “Hell’s Kitchen” Chef/Author Andrew Husbands
Saturday, December 12 at 6:00 PM – Cooking Demo and Dinner – BYOB - $85.00 per person

Enjoy an evening of great culinary adventure and hilarious stories with the infamous and never predictable Andy Husbands, owner of several Boston Restaurants, author of The Fearless Chef and most recently a stammering contestant on Hell’s Kitchen. The Fearless Chef finally meets his match with Chef Gordon Ramsey! Andy will prepare a 3 course dinner from his restaurants and book while reeling us with tales of the truth behind Hell’s Kitchen Reality Television Show.

Menu: Chicken Chicharones, Salsa 101, Limed Sour Cream, Giant Party Steak, Fontina Stuffed Tater Tots and Spiced Molasses Cookies!