All cooking lessons feature menus customized to your lifestyle and liking. Working with Chef Jeff, you can also develop a themed menu for a special occasion such as a cocktail party, brunch or dinner. Below is just a sampling of dishes you can create together. The possibilities are limitless.
FIRST COURSES
HORS D'OEUVRES |
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Chicken Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Cheese Tarts
Mushroom Quesadilla
Seared Tenderloin on Crostini
Smoked Fish on English Cucumber
Bruschetta
SALADS |
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Balsamic Vinaigrette (emulsion dressing process)
Roasted Root Vegetable Salad
White Bean, Shrimp and Roasted Pepper with Baby Arugula Salad
Endive, Frisee, Parsley Salad with Sunflower Seeds and Ricotta Salata
Watercress Salad with Seared Scallops
Greek Salad
Caesar Salad
Tomato and Onion Salad
SOUPS |
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Basic Stocks
Roasted Tomato Soup
Classic Chicken Soup
Split Pea Soup
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
Lentil Soup
Minestrone
Gazpacho
Zucchini Vichyssoise Soup
MAIN COURSES:
CHICKEN |
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Butterflied or Perfect Roast Chicken
Chicken Cacciatore
Brick Chicken
Coq au Vin
DUCK |
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Seared Duck Breast
Whole Duck
TURKEY |
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Roasted Turkey with Stuffing
Turkey Loaf with Gravy
Brined and Stuffed Turkey Roulade
SEAFOOD |
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Slow Roasted Salmon
Potato Crusted Salmon
Cioppino (Fisherman's Stew)
Lobster and Lobster Rolls
Bistro Mussels with White Wine and Shallots
Halibut with Brown Butter Sauce
Shrimp Scampi
Red Snapper al Forno
BEEF |
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Chateaubriand with Red Wine Sauce
Seared Hangar or Skirt Steak
Bone-In Thick Cuts: Perfect Shell Steak
Stuffed Tenderloin
VEAL |
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Veal Chop with Shallot Mushroom Sauce
Veal Milanese
Veal with Orzo and Tomato
PORK |
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Seared Pork Chops with Apples and Leeks in Calvados Sauce
Pulled Pork
Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Stuffed Pork Loin
LAMB |
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Baby Rack of Lamb
Braised Lamb Shanks
Grilled Lamb Chops
Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Rosemary and Garlic
PASTA |
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Fresh Pasta
Sauces - Fresh Tomato Sauce (Pomodori Freschi), Classic Bolognese, Puttanesca, Carbonara, Aglio Olio
Risotto - Basic, Tomato, Seafood, Truffled Mushroom
Stuffed Pastas - Lasagna, Vegetable Lasagna, Four Cheese Ravioli, Ravioli with Wilted Beet Greens, Butternut Squash Ravioli
(as main course, first course or side dish)
SIDE DISHES
VEGETABLES |
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Roasted Asparagus
Sauteéd Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins
Braised Fennel
Brussels Sprouts with Lardons
Roasted Cauliflower
Asparagus with Béarnaise Sauce
Buttery Braised Cabbage with Toasted Caraway Seeds
Creamed Spinach
POTATOES |
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Creamy Smashed Potatoes
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Rosemary New Potatoes
Hash Browns
Roasted Sweet Potato Fries
Potato Gratin
OTHER GRAINS |
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Polenta
Grits
Rice
Couscous
SIDE SALADS |
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Classic Creamy Cole Slaw
Grilled Sweet Potato Salad
Orzo Pesto Salad
Napa Cabbage and Granny Apple Slaw
Charred Corn Salad
Southern-Style Potato Salad with Crispy Bacon
DESSERTS
DESSERTS |
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Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Drizzle
Mascarpone and Fresh Fruit Tart
Tiramisu
Chocolate Tart
Grilled Peaches with Blue Cheese and Sweet Balsamic Syrup
Apple Tarte Tatin
Crepes with Sautéed Pears and Chocolate Sauce
Chocolate Pudding
Warm Chocolate Cake
Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Nutella Crepes
Bananas Foster
Seasonal Crumble (Apple, Pear, Blueberry, Mixed Berry)
HOLIDAY MEALS
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Thanksgiving: Turkey, either Whole or a Butterflied Breast, with Chestnut and Sausage Stuffing, Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, Sweet Potato Purée, String Beans with Shallots, Cranberry Sauce
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