OCTOBER COOKING CLASSES

OKTOBERFEST ARTISAN BEER WORKSHOP

Cooking with Michigan Artisan Craft Beers

Saturday, October 5th 10 AM – 3:30 PM

Techniques & Skills: ~ grinding our own sausage meat ~ stuffing sausage casings

~ using a stone pestle & mortar for grinding spices

Recipes include:

HAND-MADE BEER BRATWURST SAUSAGES – we’ll grind the meat, add our own brat spice mixture, a generous splash of

artisan craft beer then fill the casing with a sausage stuffer ~ Bratwurst Spice Mixture

HOMEMADE BEER MUSTARD – we’ll use a stone pestle & mortar to grind mustard seeds in making our beer mustard

ARCADIA ALES IPA BEER BATTER FRENCH FRIES – the lightest, crispiest and most delicious batter coated french fries ever!

CHEDDAR-BEER BREAD – fresh baked beer bread with cheddar cheese, served with fire roasted jalapeno butter

~ Fire Roasted Jalapeno Butter

PUMPKIN ALE ICE CREAM – homemade pumpkin ale ice cream with warm dark chocolate fudge sauce

~ Warm Dark Chocolate Fudge Sauce

$95 per person

BACON, BEEF & BOOZE

Thursday, October 10th 6 PM Recipes include: Braised Beef Tenderloin Steak with Rich Beef-Red Wine Gravy; Loaded Mashed Potatoes – creamy mashed potatoes topped with sour cream, bacon crumbles, green onions and cheddar cheese; Hand-Cut Cheddar & Garlic Biscuits – flaky buttermilk-cheddar biscuits brushed with warm garlic oil glaze; Jack Daniels’s Chocolate Chip Ice Cream – Jack Daniel’s spiked ice cream with mini chocolate chips $75 per person RUSTIC ITALIAN

Friday, October 11th 6 PM Recipes include: Italian Fire Roasted Tomato-Basil Risotto and Meatballs – fire roasted tomatoes, fresh basil and mozzarella cheese risotto topped with hand-rolled Italian meatballs; Italian Meatballs – hand-rolled meatballs of ground beef & pork, parmesan cheese, garlic and fresh herbs; Italian Autumn Salad Rustica – crisp radicchio lettuce, shaved honey crisp apples, dried Michigan cherries, pancetta Italian-style bacon and balsamic vinaigrette; Tiramisu Ice Cream Ripple – vanilla-rum mascarpone ice cream with mocha hot fudge ripple. $75 per person

KIDS KITCHEN – Deep Dish Pizza

Saturday, October 12th 10 AM – 1 PM Calling all Junior Chefs – kids ages 8-16! Le Chat Gourmet’s ‘hands-on’ cooking classes introduce students to a variety of cuisine, harvesting fresh herbs & vegetables from our gardens, kitchen safety, beginning knife skills, reading recipes, measuring dry & liquid ingredients to plate presentation while building kitchen confidence in a fun environment. Recipes include: Hand-Rolled Deep Dish Pizza Dough; Homemade Deep Dish Pizza Sauce; Make Your Own Deep Dish Pizza – hand-rolled pizza dough topped with your choice of toppings, sliced pepperoni, thin-cut ham, shredded mozzarella cheese, green peppers, red onions or cherry tomatoes; Chocolate Chip-Fudge Ripple Gelato Ice Cream – homemade gelato ice cream with chocolate chips and swirls of fudge sauce. $50 per person

CHEF’S ITALIAN TABLE Saturday, October 12th

6 PM “These recipes were inspired from a fantastic dinner I had in Tuscany, Italy hosted by my good friend and winemaker Stefania…the soup alone is one of my top five favorite recipes!” – Chef Vincent Recipes include: Char Grilled Whole Pork Tenderloin – served cut into medallions; Oven Roasted Italian Cheese Soufflé – Italian cheese stuffed mild pepper halves,

served with diced tomato confit and smoked olive oil drizzle; Heirloom Yellow Tomato Gazpacho Soup with Smoked Country Ham-Chive Quenelle and Fresh Basil Pesto Bruschetta Toast; Italian Autumn Brown Butter-Peach Crostada Tart served with Amaretto Spiked Whipped Cream. $75 per person

KNIFE SKILL TECHNIQUES

Basic knife skills are an important component of any culinarians repertoire – whether you plan to earn a living in the kitchen or simply cook for your

family and friends. Learning to handle a knife correctly will be safer, speed up your prep time and result in uniformly cut food products that will cook more

evenly. The mastery of classic knife skills and methodology will also vastly improve the look of your food, garnishes and plate presentations.

Wednesday, October 16th 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Knife skills & techniques: ~ Learn to hold and cut correctly ~ Knife Safety

~ How to purchase a quality knife ~ Learn to hone and sharpen a knife

Learn the following knife cutting techniques…

~ Julienne ~ Paysanne

~ Bruinoise ~ Batonnet ~ Mince

~ Chiffonade ~ Lozenge

~ Bias ~ Fans ~ Rondelle

~ Dicing an onion ~ Apple Swan

~ Use your knife skill techniques to create two salsas… Tropical Mango-Pineapple Salsa and Mexican Salsa Fresca served with tortilla chips

$65 per person

In addition, save 10% on ALL your retail purchases over $150 including Wusthof knives the day of class only! This is a great opportunity to update your

old knives or add a specialty knife or two to your collection.

JAMAICAN ME CRAZY – Pork Loin Roll with Jerk Sauce

Thursday, October 17th

6 PM Recipes include: Jerk Smoked Pork Tenderloin – mesquite wood smoked pork tenderloin roll filled with Jamaica jerk seasoning; Homemade Jerk Seasoning – garlic, fresh herbs, peppers and Caribbean spices; Cilantro-Lime Long Grain Rice with Black Beans; Caribbean Caesar Salad with Sourdough Croutons, Shaved Parmesan and Homemade Fresh Key Lime Dressing; Pumpkin Spice Churro Doughnuts – warm pumpkin churro doughnuts, tossed in cinnamon spice sugar, served with caramel-rum dipping sauce. $75 per person CHICKEN WELLINGTON

Friday, October 18th 6 PM Recipes include: Chicken & Brie Wellington – chicken breast wellington stuffed with smoked ham and brie cheese, then wrapped in a flaky pastry crust and served with a creamy Dijon-honey sauce; Parisian Mashed Potatoes – extra creamy and buttery yukon gold mashed potatoes; Gourmet Autumn Harvest Salad – shaved honey crisp apples, toasted walnuts, bibb lettuce, shredded red cabbage, dried cranberries and homemade green apple-champagne vinaigrette; Hennessy Cognac Crème Brule with Caramelized Brown Sugar Crust and Fresh Raspberries. $75 per person

HALLOWEEN BAKING WORKSHOP – Cake Pops & Push Up Cakes –

The haunting season is upon us, time to scare up some unforgettable Halloween treats – join Chef Vincent in celebrating her favorite holiday

full of culinary thrills & tasty goodies sure to leave you screaming with delight!

Saturday, October 19th 10 AM – 3:30 PM

Techniques & Skulls Skills:

~ melting & working with chocolate ~ working with gel food coloring ~ using a pastry bag and decorating tips

Recipes include:

ZOMBIE CAKE PUSH UPS – chocolate cake layered with green & purple tinted buttercream frosting,

graveyard soil cookie crunch & hand molded fondant zombie hands

PUMPKIN PATCH PUSH UP CAKES - moist pumpkin cake, cream cheese frosting cake push ups,

topped with a with pumpkin cake pop

PUMPKIN CAKE POPS – pumpkin cake balls dipped in orange tinted white chocolate,

decorated using a pastry bag & tips

SMORES CAMPFIRE POPS – campfire toasted ‘homemade marshmallow’ pops (use mini sticks!) covered in melted Hershey’s chocolate and graham cracker crumble

~ Homemade Vanilla Marshmallows

$95 per person

ITALIAN AUTUMN

Friday, October 25th 6 PM Recipes include: Porcini Rubbed Char Grilled Filet Mignon Steak; Caramelized Cippolini Onion Sauce; Wood Smoked Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes; Italian Autumn Salad – fresh mozzarella cheese, thin-cut prosciutto ham, wood smoked slabs of vine ripened tomatoes, char grilled ciabatta bread crostini, fresh basil- extra virgin olive oil dressing; Mocha Crème Brule with Caramelized Brown Sugar Crust and Godiva Chocolate Whipped Cream Rosette with Cocoa Nibs. $75 per person

New! BREAD BAKING WORKSHOP

DINNER ROLLS, FRESH BAKED BREAD & SWEET ROLLS

Saturday, October 26th 10 AM – 3:30 PM

Skills & Techniques: ~ working with yeast

~ kneading by hand & on a mixer ~ discuss types of flour, water & dough temperatures

~ proofing ~ windowpane test ~ punching down ~ shaping

Recipes include:

TWISTED CINNAMON BREAD – sweet roll bread filled with cinnamon sugar

~ Homemade Sweet Bread Dough ~ Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

ORANGE-MACADAMIA NUT SWEET ROLLS with BUTTERED RUM ICING

~ Homemade Sweet Roll Dough ~ Orange-Macadamia Nut Schmeer ~ Buttered Rum Icing

CLOVERLEAF DINNER ROLLS – homemade bread dough, hand-shaped into cloverleaf dinner rolls

HONEY WHITE BREAD – classic white bread sweetend with a kiss of Michigan honey

HOMEMADE FRESH CHURNED BUTTER

$95 per person