COOKING CLASSES
Culinary
Culinary classes are held at Idaho State University’s Albion Hall, Foods Lab, Room 102. INDULGE YOUR PASSION FOR FOOD AND VALUE!
For less than $20/class you’ll enjoy:
• Hands-on participation ~ you’lll learn exciting cooking
techniques by actually preparing recipes in class.
• A bountiful sampling of all dishes prepared in class ~
filling and tasty enough to call dinner!
• Whichever class you choose, we’ll make sure you have a blast!
Essential Culinary Skills I
Learn essential culinary skills including: knife skills and handling; techniques for dicing and julienne; cooking methods; and useful culinary terms from mire poix to mise en place. Sample new recipes while you practice your new skills!
Tuesday, September 18 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
Essential Culinary Skills II
Start fresh or expand your knowledge of essential culinary skills. Explore techniques for seasoning and tasting food and learn the five foundation mother sauces and their many modern variations. You’ll also discover the BUFF style of plating and presentation (balance, unity, focal point and flow).
Tuesday, October 2 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
Oktoberfest
Get into the spirit of Oktoberfest while you learn to prepare classic German dishes including roasted pork loin, braised cabbage, and Spatlese.
Tuesday, October 9 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
Soup Basics
Learn soup variations from broth to cream soups while you sample recipes like clam chowder, roasted butternut squash bisque, and classic French onion. Learn garnishing techniques to jazz your soup up for a special dinner party.
Tuesday, October 30 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
Seafood Lover’s Dream
From salmon and shrimp to scallops and tilapia, this class will introduce you to methods of cooking succulent seafood dishes. Learn to prepare unique sauces to pair with seafood and when to poach, sauté or grill your seafood selection.
Tuesday, November 6 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
Holiday Extras
Highlight your holidays with some delicious new twists for preparing holiday side dishes like orange-jalapeño cranberry relish, cornbread and pepper stuffing, and gratin sweet potatoes with maple syrup.
Tuesday, November 13 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
The Perfect Steak
From flank steak to flat irons, learn to identify different cuts of meat, differentiate which cooking method to use when, and pair with delicious side dishes.
Tuesday, November 27 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
decadent desserts
Just in time for the holidays, we’ll explore basic chocolate work and create tantalizing dishes from créme Anglaise and fruit coulis sauces to créme brûlee and the chef’s family heirloom recipe for ‘Baked Devils Float.’
Tuesday, December 4 • 5:30–7:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Dan Melton
simply healthy eating
Discover simple common-sense skills for eating and enjoying delicious healthy foods. Learn to develop healthy grocery shopping habits, read nutrition labels, implement healthy dining choices, budget wisely for healthy family meals, and create favorite family recipe makeovers.
Saturday, September 22 • 10am–12:30pm • Cost: $19
Instructor: Tracie Chandler, MHE
simply healthy holiday baking
From tempting homemade breads to scrumptious sweet treats, prepare to tantalize your taste buds as you create deliciously healthy baked goods that will please the entire crowd for the holidays.
Saturday, November 17 • 10am–12:30pm • Cost: $19
Instructor: Tracie Chandler, MHE
a taste of thailand
Explore unique and delicious ways to blend and balance the varied flavors of Thai
cuisine. From curries and satays to spicy noodles and coconut delectables, you’ll discover a portal into this exotic cuisine that is both intriguing and pleasing to the palate.
Tuesday, September 25 • 5:30–8pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Traci Lambson
from paula’s kitchen
Join us for a celebration of food – southern style! This fun, interactive class features tips and recipes for creating Paula Deen’s rich, classic, and down home cooking. With mouthwatering crab-stuffed shrimp appetizers and intense molten lava cakes, you’ll learn how celebrating food can be so easy, enjoyable, and scrumptiously southern.
Tuesday, October 16 • 5:30–8pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Traci Lambson
feeding baby
Meet other food-conscious parents while you learn to prepare easy, delicious, and nutritious first foods for your baby. Bring dad, grandparents, or siblings (above age 8) and learn how to ensure that special baby in your life grows up to enjoy a lifetime of good eating habits.
Saturday, September 29 • 10am–12:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Courtney Fisher
feeding your finicky toddler
From yummy nibble trays to concocting creative camouflages, you’ll learn healthy, practical tips to help your toddler develop an adventurous rather than finicky palate. Bring dad, grandparents, or siblings (above age 8) and learn how to make foods your whole family is sure to enjoy.
Saturday, October 27 • 10am–12:30pm • Cost: $19 • Instructor: Courtney Fisher