Skill Levels: All Levels
We all love traditions. Especially traditions that revolve around food. Grilled burgers and hot dogs with potato salad and baked beans just seem to scream SUMMERTIME! Around the fall holidays, these traditions become even more ingrained. Everyone knows the drill for Turkey Day. Early prep can start days in advance. Family and friends gather and sit down to roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and the ever popular green bean casserole. But as years go by, restless culinary souls begin to crave some variation to break up the routine.
Want to liven up your holiday fare without adding too much extra effort? Chef Fred will demonstrate and prepare a selection of side dishes that will be sure to bring complements to the home cook. Using seasonal ingredients with a few twists, these side dishes will look great and taste even better. Brussels Sprouts have a terrible reputation due to a lack of understanding in the cooking process. Chef will put that to rest with his Bourbon-Maple Charred Sprouts with Bacon and Shallots. Chef will also show the class how to properly sauté mushrooms as he prepares his Garlic Thyme Mushroom Medley over Parmesan Quinoa. Lastly, He will walk the class through some simple techniques to prepare an Autumn Squash Soup with Ginger Cream.
