Kitchen Boot Camp at Red Rabbit Farm

Staff and volunteers from Children’s House at cooking school

by Bruce Orchid

This three day hands-on Workshop is designed to build confidence, give knowledge, and inspire culinary savvy for the kitchen neophyte.

Day One

We will boil water and cook pasta that you have made, blanch vegetables, and make a “mother” sauce, all for our lunch.  After our leisurely alfresco meal. We will prepare a simple dessert and then move to the stoves to learn all about steaks. After prepping our steak for dinner we will make a lively but classic green salad, learn how to make a “pan sauce,” taste a galaxy of red wines and discover why and how to choose  the perfect one to match our steak. We finish by enjoying the fruits of our labors.

Day Two

We start in the hen house with the holy egg, the earths most perfect food.  We make a dessert with eggs  and then we begin with an omelet primer. We will all be masters of the perfect omelet by the time we sit down for a French bistro style lunch with classic accompaniments. After lunch we begin our shellfish primer. We learn the simple traditional preparations of oysters, clams, mussels and Dungeness crab and why they work so well and taste so good.  We continue by tasting some of the great seafood white wines and choosing those that will go well with our dinner.  And for Dinner? We will be cooking Salmon and Halibut, the great pacific northwest fish, the best in the World. You will know the secret of truly great seafood cookery, and will be able to serve fish easily, with confidence, anytime you want at the end of this glorious day.

Day Three

We begin at the farmers market where we discover why and how the ingredients we use can inspire, and make or break the meal. We use the market to tell us what to cook. We shop for fun, for economy, for health and to give us the very best shot at cooking something truly great. We learn to cut from the pack and begin the process of developing our own culinary style. You choose what you wish to prepare for lunch and your chef instructors will show you just how to do it. After lunch we get serious about dinner party. The afternoon will be spent learning how to pull it all together and make a memorable meal for that favored one or ten or twenty. You will never find cooking for company a daunting task again. Fun in the kitchen makes for great meals and entertaining. With the methods, knowledge and skills you have learned you will be able cook for your friends and family with confidence and style. Please invite a guest to share the evening and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

10 am to 6pm
July 14, 15 and 16
$1,850 per person (limited to 10)
Includes all materials, groceries, wines, shopping excursions, meals, etc.

Call 376-2608 or 3208 to register.