CULINARY CLUB POLL
Here’s your chance to escape from culinary oppression and let your voice be heard!!
What would YOU like to learn??
TOPICS | YES, Absolutely | No, I’d rather die |
SWEET BREADS Cinnamon Rolls, Pecan Rolls, Pannetone, Brioche, Challah, Chocolate Dessert breads, Donuts and more...use our super method and enjoy the scents of home-baking. Even your kids will be whipping up individual cinnamon-rolls and other treats. | ||
VEGAN No meat? No eggs? no milk? no problem!! Welcome to the truly delicious, celestial diet where we munch on seitan and indulge in every herb of the field and every fruit in its season! Bean and Veggie burgers, tempeh and beyond! | ||
SAUCES Whip up a roux, alfredo, hollandaise, aioli or reduction sauce with the best of them. Finish your dishes with flair. Its all in the sauce. | ||
SOUPS Learn the principles of making a stock and how to vary it for different soups. We'll look at everything from fruit soups to bean soups to Sydney's Scrumptious Saturday Soup. (Sydney is my mom!) | ||
TOFU What do you do with it? We know we should eat more soy but how do you cook it? Can you make it? Terrific tofu dishes from around the world and from as close as the PunkRock Kitchen await. My kids all "love" tofu and after this, so will you! We can even make the tofu! | ||
BEANS AND WHOLE GRAINS: Could you live just on your food storage? Find out how to live an utterly healthy diet on pennies a day. What are all these "new" ancient grains and how do you use them? What else can I do with beans than soak and cook? What about sprouts? Grains and Beans can be the basis of the cheapest, completely filling, healthy, and kindest diet on the planet. Come see marvels we can work up from salads and stews to dumplings and desserts! | ||
EGGS The marvels of Eggs could take a whole year to explore. We can look at basic baked eggs, shirred, poached, company scrambled eggs and souffles. Meringues, Marshmallow, Divinity, Pavlova & Torrone also come to mind. Not to be missed: Custards, Ice Cream, Creme Brulee, Creme Anglaise, Pastry Cream and Pate a Choux (sorry there are no accents). | ||
CHINESE!: We have a great expert in Annie to guide us through dumplings, spring rolls and stir-fries | ||
THAI SOUPS AND SALADS Exotic flavors of the orient in healthful, delicious dishes that warm the tongue and the belly. We can also look at Cambodian Curries and unusual seasonings, vegetables and fruits. | ||
SALADS, SPROUTS AND DRESSINGS Make Salad the main course, the heart, the centerpiece of the meal. Principles of creating salads and dressings as well as some tantalizing recipes. Indoor gardening? | ||
SLOW COOKER MEALS AND SUNDAY SUPPERS How do you build a meal in the morning so you can walk in the door to dinner in the evening? We'll look at techniques and some superb stand-by recipes. | ||
REGIONAL MEXICO Yucatecan (Maya) Cooking, Panuchos and Papadzules, salsas and treats. Oaxacan moles and other delights. | ||
BRAZILIAN: Arroz and Feijao, farofa, gluten-free cheese breads, sweet potato fries, appetizers, greens, healthy juices, desserts and avocado as you've never seen it before. | ||
INDIAN Curries and spice mixtures, basmati, nan, chapati puffed poori breads. Let's top it off with rose-scented gulab jamin or mehalliyabeh! | ||
MIDDLE EAST BANQUET Pita, Fattoush, Fatet Jah, Gyro, Taboule, Hummus and more. Belly-dancing optional. | ||
TARTS, PIES, COOKIES pastry, tarts, hand-held pies and galettes. Techniques of decorating sugar cookies. | ||
CHEESE: Homemade cheese is easier than you think. Mozzarella and Ricotta are a breeze. We can even whip up so goat cheese from dried goat’s milk. Our Old Testament mothers would be soooooo proud! |
I am there for all of the above, but am especially interested in making the most of vegetable proteins. I would LOVE to hear what you have to say about tofu, vegan cooking, cheese and eggs (recognizing that cheese and eggs aren't vegetables).
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Missy