Cooking Classes

15.11.15

My Cooking Classes are Back on the Plate

Please use this link to find the latest details on all my classes.

After a two year hiatus I am starting up my cooking classes again. These are small groups of 12 or fewer. It is more demonstration than hands-on cooking classes. Although there is always a time to get your hands into the action, too.

Am I qualified to teach cooking classes, you ask? I have a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics and Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan. I have been a food and lifestyle columnist for the Western Producer for the past three years. But more importantly, I am a passionate food lover. I have researched and bought everything I can get my hands on and still on a mission to find more.

Expect to be introduced to local products, Saskatchewan products and Canadian food products. We have a bounty of amazing food in this country. Expect to be introduced to cooking methods that may include and not limited to how to use a pressure cooker, making your own spice blends, preserving foods and make-ahead dinner party ideas.

Expect to taste everything that is made. Expect to learn how to source food products whilst living in a small centre. Expect to be presented with food products that are difficult to find locally. Expect to receive all the recipes. Expect to have a lot of fun and meet new people.

Expect the best in quality. Free ranged meats from Cool Springs Ranch or similar are used.

These are tentative ideas and will depend upon availability of foods. There will also be surprises every night. If anyone would like to book the entire evening it can be presented in your home.

All classes to be booked at least 9 days in advance and paid in full. I reserve the right to cancel if enrollment does not cover the cost to present the class. Cost is $50 per person per class. Maximum 12 persons per class unless you have a home large enough to accommodate more.

Bonus - just announcing. Sign up and attend all four classes and receive a 10% discount that will be applied to your last class.

Gift certificates available.

You can make reservations now by email sgalvin@shaw.ca  or  306-773-2890. Book the classes you want and pay for the first one now. Check back often because I am always updating the menus.

Please note a couple of date changes in April due to Easter and World Women's Curling Championships. I overlooked that big weekend. So I pushed it ahead a week and subsequently pushed my April class ahead a week, also.

Disclosure: The exact menu may change due to availability of ingredients. For example, I have just learned that I can get my hands on heirloom Jacob lamb but not until after February 13. I will keep the Persian theme for February 13 but will be changing up the meat so we can enjoy this heritage lamb at a later date. I have a lovely organic free range duck and will use that instead.

Oh my, it is so difficult to finalize menus. Beautiful ingredients arriving weekly in my kitchen. Now I have wild foraged strawberrries, lingonberries and red blackberries coming. A sense of adventure is the best plan.

NEW NEW NEW   I have a pantry menu of items for purchase. Cooking class participants receive a 5 % discount.

Heirloom Jacob lamb coming in May. These are unique ingredients and I cannot just get them exactly when I want them. I am willing to wait. Hope you are. Bonus! The farmers' will join us for this evening.


 
February 13
A Night Celebrating the Flavours of Persia
Aromatics of saffron, cumin, rosewater. Dried fruits, pomegranates, pistachios and almonds.
Wine choices: pinot noir or semillon

Dolma (stuffed grape leaves), Lamb Stuffed Aubergine, Pickled Grapes

Free Range Organic Duck

Persian Jeweled Rice with Wild Picked SK Lingonberries



Oven Roasted Winter Squash with Pumpkin Seed Vinaigrette



 Chocolate Pomegranate Torte
Saffron & Honey House Churned Ice Cream with Candied Pistachios



April 2
Celebrating Italy
Wine choice: robust Italian red

Crostini Appetizers
Slow Roasted Cool Springs Pastured Porchetta with Foraged Red Blackberry Jus

Wild Morel Risotto   
SK Steamed Fiddleheads
Tiramisu



April 23
Celebrating Mediterranean Cuisine
This is a Vegetarian Menu
Wine Choice: Almost anything will work.

Crudité Appetizers

Middle Eastern Style Platter

Cauliflower Croquets

Honey & Walnut Baklava





May 21
Special Tonight - Meet the Farmers that raised our heritage Jacob lamb. They will have product available for purchase.

Celebrating the Foods of Saskatchewan
Wine choice: robust red

Ribbon Asparagus Salad with Sea Buckthorn Vinaigrette
Heirloom Jacob Leg of Lamb
  Seasonal Vegetables en Papillote
Saskatchewan Orchard Berries Desserts



4 comments:

  1. Hi Sarah

    Love your blog! The recipes are fantastic and the images are great!

    Because you are so connected to the food world in Swift Current, I'm wondering if you know of personal chef services in Swift Current for a gluten free diet?

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    1. LeAnne, please email me at sgalvin@shaw.ca and we can have a better chat.

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  2. Yay! I am taking reservations. This will be a blast. And remember, menus are tentative. If you have a preference and booking only one or two classes, please tell me so I don't go and change it on you.

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  3. I wish that I could attend each one of your classes! I have a BS in Home Economics and a MS in Home Economics Education . . . how cool is that, that we both have these awesome and very valuable degrees! I'm going to have to pick your brain on how you deliver your classes, since mine have always been in a school classroom. Can't wait to read your posts about this!

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