Regarding Coronavirus:
All April classes are postponed. If you are signed up for these classes, we have contacted you via email. Please email info@salemcooks.com with any questions.
In terms of re-scheduling the classes, we will take a cautious approach. Classes will be postponed out into following months. I will be in touch with students as we know more.
Thanks so much for your understanding and support.
All April classes are postponed. If you are signed up for these classes, we have contacted you via email. Please email info@salemcooks.com with any questions.
In terms of re-scheduling the classes, we will take a cautious approach. Classes will be postponed out into following months. I will be in touch with students as we know more.
Thanks so much for your understanding and support.
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AMY'S COOKING SCHOOL
Winter/Spring 2020 Class Schedule
Class Types Include:
Traditional Dinner Cooking Classes with Chef Amy
Kitchen Basics Classes with Chef Amy
Special Events with Chef Amy
Most classes are $49.99 each (special events may be a different price). House red and white wines are available during class by the quarter-bottle carafe for $5 each.
**Please note, we will be increasing our class fee to $54 per person beginning on May 1, 2020. If you have a gift certificate for a class in the amount of $49.99, we will be happy to honor that price through the end of 2020.
Traditional Dinner Cooking Classes with Chef Amy
Kitchen Basics Classes with Chef Amy
Special Events with Chef Amy
Most classes are $49.99 each (special events may be a different price). House red and white wines are available during class by the quarter-bottle carafe for $5 each.
**Please note, we will be increasing our class fee to $54 per person beginning on May 1, 2020. If you have a gift certificate for a class in the amount of $49.99, we will be happy to honor that price through the end of 2020.
Our Traditional Cooking Classes:
Pacific NW Japanese Favorites with Chef Amy
Something rather unique to the food culture of the Pacific Northwest is the prevalence of teriyaki and yakisoba on the menus of little diners and food carts around the region. Thanks to a rich heritage of Japanese and Korean immigrants to Seattle and southward through Tacoma and Portland to our area, we have been lucky to enjoy these tasty dishes for decades now.
Would you love to learn quick, fresh versions of these dishes to make at home? In this class, Chef Amy will prepare the juiciest, most flavorful Teriyaki Chicken Thighs you've ever tried, using a lighter Japanese-style base. We'll skip the rice and serve the chicken with a flavor-packed Sweet Sesame Winter Salad. Then you'll enjoy wok-tossed Rainbow Veggie Yakisoba Noodles full of healthy veggies in a wonderful sweet-savory-spicy sauce. We'll finish with Japanese sweets. These are quick recipes, packed with flavor and perfect for weeknight family meals. Don't miss this class!
Dates:
POSTPONED - PM Class - Tuesday, Mar 17th at 6:30pm
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. This helps me gauge interest in adding more class dates. Thanks!
Something rather unique to the food culture of the Pacific Northwest is the prevalence of teriyaki and yakisoba on the menus of little diners and food carts around the region. Thanks to a rich heritage of Japanese and Korean immigrants to Seattle and southward through Tacoma and Portland to our area, we have been lucky to enjoy these tasty dishes for decades now.
Would you love to learn quick, fresh versions of these dishes to make at home? In this class, Chef Amy will prepare the juiciest, most flavorful Teriyaki Chicken Thighs you've ever tried, using a lighter Japanese-style base. We'll skip the rice and serve the chicken with a flavor-packed Sweet Sesame Winter Salad. Then you'll enjoy wok-tossed Rainbow Veggie Yakisoba Noodles full of healthy veggies in a wonderful sweet-savory-spicy sauce. We'll finish with Japanese sweets. These are quick recipes, packed with flavor and perfect for weeknight family meals. Don't miss this class!
Dates:
POSTPONED - PM Class - Tuesday, Mar 17th at 6:30pm
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. This helps me gauge interest in adding more class dates. Thanks!
Multicooker Magic: Southern BBQ Dinner with Chef Amy
Do you own a multicooker and feel like you haven't been using it to its full potential? Or, interested in learning more about multicookers before you buy?
In this class, Chef Amy will be cooking a hearty meal featuring the bold flavors of Southern BBQ, right in her Zavor multicookers. She'll utilize the cookers to create tangy, saucy BBQ Baby Back Ribs; a creamy and comforting Macaroni & Cheese; and a flavorful pot of Collard Greens with Bacon. The meal with finish with Amy's Butterscotch Pudding.
**You'll go home with a complimentary copy of the America's Test Kitchen Pressure Cooker Perfection cookbook and a coupon from WVKC for $10 off a Zavor multicooker.
**The below classes may end up being postponed to a later date due to the coronavirus outbreak. We will be in touch with students as soon as we know more.
Dates:
FULL - PM Class - Tuesday, Apr 14th at 6:30pm
FULL - AM Class - Thursday, Apr 16th at 11am
FULL - PM Class - Thursday, Apr 16th at 6:30pm
FULL - PM Class - Tuesday, Apr 21st at 6:30pm
FULL - PM Class - Wednesday, Apr 22nd at 6:30pm
FULL - PM Class - Thursday, Apr 23rd at 6:30pm
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. This helps me gauge interest in adding more class dates. Thanks!
Do you own a multicooker and feel like you haven't been using it to its full potential? Or, interested in learning more about multicookers before you buy?
In this class, Chef Amy will be cooking a hearty meal featuring the bold flavors of Southern BBQ, right in her Zavor multicookers. She'll utilize the cookers to create tangy, saucy BBQ Baby Back Ribs; a creamy and comforting Macaroni & Cheese; and a flavorful pot of Collard Greens with Bacon. The meal with finish with Amy's Butterscotch Pudding.
**You'll go home with a complimentary copy of the America's Test Kitchen Pressure Cooker Perfection cookbook and a coupon from WVKC for $10 off a Zavor multicooker.
**The below classes may end up being postponed to a later date due to the coronavirus outbreak. We will be in touch with students as soon as we know more.
Dates:
FULL - PM Class - Tuesday, Apr 14th at 6:30pm
FULL - AM Class - Thursday, Apr 16th at 11am
FULL - PM Class - Thursday, Apr 16th at 6:30pm
FULL - PM Class - Tuesday, Apr 21st at 6:30pm
FULL - PM Class - Wednesday, Apr 22nd at 6:30pm
FULL - PM Class - Thursday, Apr 23rd at 6:30pm
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. This helps me gauge interest in adding more class dates. Thanks!
PAST - Annual Valentine's Day Dinner with Chef Amy and Guest Chef Aaron
Chef Amy and her sweetie Chef Aaron invite you to their annual romantic Valentine's Day dinner. Looking for a fun and unique date night? This class is perfect for you!
The delicious menu starts with an appetizer of Classic French Steak Tartare, featuring top-quality beef tenderloin from our neighbor, Rudy's Butcher Shop. Next, you'll enjoy a mouthwatering Stuffed Salmon with Shrimp & Délice de Bourgogne cheese. As always, all seafood is sourced from our hometown favorite, Fitts Seafood Market. The entrée will be served with buttery Armenian Rice Pilaf and Asparagus Citronette. Finally, a romantic dessert of Warm Chocolate Raspberry Phyllo Purses will finish this fantastic meal.
Chef Amy and her sweetie Chef Aaron invite you to their annual romantic Valentine's Day dinner. Looking for a fun and unique date night? This class is perfect for you!
The delicious menu starts with an appetizer of Classic French Steak Tartare, featuring top-quality beef tenderloin from our neighbor, Rudy's Butcher Shop. Next, you'll enjoy a mouthwatering Stuffed Salmon with Shrimp & Délice de Bourgogne cheese. As always, all seafood is sourced from our hometown favorite, Fitts Seafood Market. The entrée will be served with buttery Armenian Rice Pilaf and Asparagus Citronette. Finally, a romantic dessert of Warm Chocolate Raspberry Phyllo Purses will finish this fantastic meal.
Kitchen Basics Classes:
Modern Sauces with Chef Amy
(This is a NEW Kitchen Basics class and hasn't been offered previously.)
Want even MORE sauce? In this class, Chef Amy will bring us up-to-date with what she considers the five types of must-know Modern Classic Sauces: Beurre Blanc, Pan Sauce, Herb-Based Sauces, Nut-Based Sauces and Coulis. In the modern-day kitchen, we place more value on great flavors obtained with less work, and who can argue with that? These modern classics can be whipped up more quickly, are bold and vibrant, and are generally healthier (we'll just ignore beurre blanc for a sec, OK?).
Class will include thorough demonstrations of Amy's favorite example of each type of sauce, plus discussion of other varieties in each category. Let's get saucy!
Dates:
POSTPONED - AM Class - Thursday, Apr 2nd at 11am
POSTPONED - PM Class - Thursday, Apr 2nd at 6:30pm
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. This helps me gauge interest in adding more class dates. Thanks!
(This is a NEW Kitchen Basics class and hasn't been offered previously.)
Want even MORE sauce? In this class, Chef Amy will bring us up-to-date with what she considers the five types of must-know Modern Classic Sauces: Beurre Blanc, Pan Sauce, Herb-Based Sauces, Nut-Based Sauces and Coulis. In the modern-day kitchen, we place more value on great flavors obtained with less work, and who can argue with that? These modern classics can be whipped up more quickly, are bold and vibrant, and are generally healthier (we'll just ignore beurre blanc for a sec, OK?).
Class will include thorough demonstrations of Amy's favorite example of each type of sauce, plus discussion of other varieties in each category. Let's get saucy!
Dates:
POSTPONED - AM Class - Thursday, Apr 2nd at 11am
POSTPONED - PM Class - Thursday, Apr 2nd at 6:30pm
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. This helps me gauge interest in adding more class dates. Thanks!
PAST - Basic Knife Skills with Chef Amy
(This class is a fundamentals class which has been offered in the past. Please email Amy at info@salemcooks.com if you are unsure whether you've taken this class.)
Our popular hands-on knife skills class gives every student the opportunity to practice new skills as the class progresses. Have you ever wondered how the chefs on TV and at restaurants chop and slice so quickly and easily? The keys are proper technique and lots of practice! Learn what every home cook should know about chopping, slicing, dicing, and julienne. You will also learn the proper way to hold your knife, and how to maintain your knife with a honing rod to keep it sharper longer. This class always fills up fast so don't miss it!
PLEASE NOTE: Knives are provided for use during this class. You are welcome to bring your own knife as well if you wish, but we promise ours will be sharper! Please also bring an apron if you wish to wear one.
**Class attendees will receive a special $15 discount card towards their choice of Wüsthof German-made cutlery.
(This class is a fundamentals class which has been offered in the past. Please email Amy at info@salemcooks.com if you are unsure whether you've taken this class.)
Our popular hands-on knife skills class gives every student the opportunity to practice new skills as the class progresses. Have you ever wondered how the chefs on TV and at restaurants chop and slice so quickly and easily? The keys are proper technique and lots of practice! Learn what every home cook should know about chopping, slicing, dicing, and julienne. You will also learn the proper way to hold your knife, and how to maintain your knife with a honing rod to keep it sharper longer. This class always fills up fast so don't miss it!
PLEASE NOTE: Knives are provided for use during this class. You are welcome to bring your own knife as well if you wish, but we promise ours will be sharper! Please also bring an apron if you wish to wear one.
**Class attendees will receive a special $15 discount card towards their choice of Wüsthof German-made cutlery.
PAST - Classic French Mother Sauces with Chef Amy
(This class is a fundamentals class which has been offered in the past. Please email Amy at info@salemcooks.com if you are unsure whether you've taken this class.)
This class will explain in detail the "mother" sauces of classic French cuisine. You will learn about the building blocks of traditional sauce-making: stock and roux. Learn the difference between white and brown stock; and white, light, and dark roux. From there, Chef Amy will demonstrate how to properly combine and cook the stock, roux, seasonings, and flavorings into four classic Mother Sauces: Béchamel, Velouté, Espagnole and Tomate. She will also demonstrate the fifth Mother Sauce, everyone's favorite: Hollandaise! Each mother sauce will be flavored and transformed into a "small sauce" or variation, and served. Class discussion will include an exploration of modern updates to these classic sauces.
A special sauce is often the difference between a good home-cooked meal and a fine restaurant meal. Learn how to give your home cooking an upgrade with this exciting class!
(This class is a fundamentals class which has been offered in the past. Please email Amy at info@salemcooks.com if you are unsure whether you've taken this class.)
This class will explain in detail the "mother" sauces of classic French cuisine. You will learn about the building blocks of traditional sauce-making: stock and roux. Learn the difference between white and brown stock; and white, light, and dark roux. From there, Chef Amy will demonstrate how to properly combine and cook the stock, roux, seasonings, and flavorings into four classic Mother Sauces: Béchamel, Velouté, Espagnole and Tomate. She will also demonstrate the fifth Mother Sauce, everyone's favorite: Hollandaise! Each mother sauce will be flavored and transformed into a "small sauce" or variation, and served. Class discussion will include an exploration of modern updates to these classic sauces.
A special sauce is often the difference between a good home-cooked meal and a fine restaurant meal. Learn how to give your home cooking an upgrade with this exciting class!
Special Event Cooking Classes:
We have no special events scheduled at this time. Please check back at a later date.
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