memorial day catering gig

Returning for yet another party at Erin and Anthony's beautiful home in the Berkeley Hills on Monday evening.  Looking forward to preparing and serving them and their friends; always a total joy to work with these people.  This time we will prepare a Spanish style spring buffet along with one of each of their favorite finger foods from prior events, knishes and sopes.

Menu
Paella: saffroned rice with spring vegetables
Asparagus roasted with pine nuts and lemon
zuchini, ajillo style
green salad with sherry vinegar dressing
knishes (semolina-olive oil dough stuffed with roasted root vegetables and broccoli served with batampte mustard)
sope (homemade tortillas stuffed with black bean puree, guacamole and salsa
giant beans with olive oil and rosemary
fried polenta chips with smoked paprika
roasted eggplant dip
garbanzo bean dip
rosemary-sage flatbread
cherry chocolate cake
cherry ice "cream" (cashew based)

a few photos from a small catering job, last weekend

Photos taken by Michelle Regenbogen, http://www.macchiatto.com




soba salad

tofu hiiki burgers

cucumber stuffed with hijiki and umeboshi

rice 

corn class June 30

Another in our series of explorations of international vegan cuisine!

all hands on so you will be creating all these dishes!

Saturday, June 30
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register, vegshaku8 at gmail
loft in Oakland

We will be preparing these dishes:

skillet corn bread
roasted corn salad
grilled corn with cilantro pesto
corn chowder
thai style corn fritters

Spanish cooking class, June 16

Another in our series of explorations of international vegan cuisine!

all hands on so you will be creating all these dishes!

Saturday, June 16
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register, vegshaku8 at gmail

We will be preparing these dishes:

paella
romesco sauce (roasted red pepper sauce)
grilled green onions
spanish style bean salad
mushrooms ajillo style
rosemary flat bread

and more

Japanese lunch in San Francisco, today

Catering a Japanese lunch in San Francisco today.

Menu:
tofu dengaku
tofu-hiiki burgers
spicy lotus root pickles
asparagus with walnut miso sauce
cucumbers stuffed with hijiki and umeboshi
wakame salad
cold soba salad
rice

photos from tofu class by one of the students

These were taken at last weeks tofu class by a student who has attended several classes over the years.


freshly made tofu

thai cooking class, Sunday June 23, 2012

Another in our series of explorations of international vegan cuisine!
all hands on so you will be creating all these dishes!

Saturday, June 23
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
 for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail
we will be preparing:

Panang curry paste
how to make coconut milk
spring rolls with peanut sauce
panang curry with tempeh and spring vegetables
Tofu Laarb, a delightful salad with herbs, peanut and toasted rice