Winter Holiday foods class, December 2

Sunday, December 2, 2012
noon
$50/person
loft in West Oakland
for more information or to register, vegshaku8 at gmail
510 393 6096

As always, hands on class. You will be doing all the prep and cooking along with the other students. Then sit down and enjoy your creations.

The menu we will be preparing:

latkes (potato pancakes)
applesauce
cranberry yuzu sauce
chickpea-wild rice loaf with mushroom sauce
pear-parsnip soup
apples stuffed with nuts and dried fruit baked with marsala wine and yuzu

cookies and brownies class December 8, 2012

vegan cookies and brownies class

Saturday, December 8, 2012
noon
$50/person
loft in West Oakland
for more information or to register, vegshaku8 at gmail
510 393 6096

As always, hands on class. You will be doing all the prep and cooking along with the other students. Then sit down and enjoy your creations.

We all know that most vegan cookies and brownies tend to taste like dirt or hockey pucks. Learn to create incredibly flavorful and delightfully textured cookies without the use of any processed ingredients or sugar.

The menu we will be preparing:

chocolate chip cookies
carrot oat cookies
chocolate nut brownies
ruggelach

and more

Thai class December 16, 2012

Our popular series of Thai cooking classes continues. Learn to create your own versions of one of the worlds finest cuisines. Learn how to get around the "problems" of fish sauce

Sunday, December 16, 2012
noon
$50/person
loft in West Oakland
for more information or to register, vegshaku8 at gmail
510 393 6096

As always, hands on class. You will be doing all the prep and cooking along with the other students. Then sit down and enjoy your creations.


The menu we will be preparing:

sour curry paste
sour curry soup
pumpkin fritters with peanut sauce
green mango salad
pineapple fried rice
tofu stir fried with cashews and basil
curried noodles

Pumpkin class, November 3, 2012

Another in our hands on classes, focused on one vegetable.
Pumpkins are a personal favorite of mine!!!

Sunday November 4
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person
for more information or to register: vegshaku8 at gmail
from soup to dessert with pumpkins

Caribean style pumpkin soup
roasted pumpkin and beet salad with lemon poppyseed dressing
Edible pumpkins bowls stuffed with black bean stew
spiced rum pumpkn sorbet
pumpkin pie

Thai class, October 14, 2012

Another one of our hands on class celebrating international cuisines.

Sunday, October 14, 2012
noon
limited space for 8
for more information or to register vegshaku8 at gmail

We will be preparing

Pad See Ew (rice noodles stir fried with vegetables)
Yam Prik Ruam Mit spicy mixed vetetable salad
stir fried long beans
sour curry paste
sour curry with tempeh and pumpkin
homemade coconut milk

Thanksgiving class, November 18

Celebrate the thanksgiving holidays with some new and traditional dishes. Savory and sweet flavors of the California harvest

Sunday November 18
noon
limited space for 8
$50/person

for more information or to register vegshaku8 at gmail

as always, hands on class, you will be preparing:

spiced maple cranberry port sauce
dumpling squashes roasted and stuffed with wild rice/lentil pilaf
roasted/mashed root vegetables
wild mushroom gravy
raw apple pecan tart
raw pear walnut tart

and more....

Food for Cori's opening, tonight!

My partner of 3 years, Cori, is an incredibly talented woman. Not only is she a great sous chef for the business but she is a very exceptional ceramic artist! Tonight she has an opening in Berkeley at the ceramic studio where she works out of on Cedar, just off 4th. She will be showing her new ceramic dragon sculptures!

So i am preparing a spread of finger foods and small plates:

apple cornbread
kascha knishes
roasted vegetables (potatos, green beans, zucchini)
raw vegetable platter
hummous
roasted eggplant dip
romesco sauce
smoked tofu
various breads and chips