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AMY'S COOKING SCHOOL
FALL 2023 Class Schedule
Read on below for detailed class descriptions.
Click on your preferred class date/time (in GREEN) to sign up online for your cooking class. If the class date/time you want is already full, please click and sign up for the waiting list instead.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a gift certificate, you will need to call the store at (503) 363-1612 to sign up. Please have your six-digit gift certificate number available when you call. Thanks!
Class Types Include:
Traditional Dinner Cooking Classes with Chef Amy
Kitchen Basics Classes with Chef Amy
Classes are $59.99 per person.
House red and white wines are available during class for $5 per glass.
Traditional Dinner Cooking Classes with Chef Amy
Kitchen Basics Classes with Chef Amy
Classes are $59.99 per person.
House red and white wines are available during class for $5 per glass.
Our Traditional Cooking Classes:
Nepalese Dinner with Chef Amy
You're invited to enjoy a fun and festive Nepalese Dinner, featuring unique and easy recipes that will introduce you to new flavors and ingredients. The menu will start with Cheese and Veggie Momos, savory steamed dumplings, topped with homemade Spicy Tomato-Ginger Chutney. Chef Amy will continue the meal with tender Lamb Choila paired with Vegetable Rice Pilao (Pilaf). Finally, the meal will finish with Coconut-Peanut Butter Burfi, a kind of quick and easy fudge.
Dietary/allergen info: Class ingredients include meat, dairy and peanuts. This class will be on the spicier side, but not overwhelming. This class is gluten-free but is not cooked in a gluten-free kitchen.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Class Dates & Times:
Tues, October 24th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Thurs, October 26th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thurs, October 26th at 6:30-9pm
You're invited to enjoy a fun and festive Nepalese Dinner, featuring unique and easy recipes that will introduce you to new flavors and ingredients. The menu will start with Cheese and Veggie Momos, savory steamed dumplings, topped with homemade Spicy Tomato-Ginger Chutney. Chef Amy will continue the meal with tender Lamb Choila paired with Vegetable Rice Pilao (Pilaf). Finally, the meal will finish with Coconut-Peanut Butter Burfi, a kind of quick and easy fudge.
Dietary/allergen info: Class ingredients include meat, dairy and peanuts. This class will be on the spicier side, but not overwhelming. This class is gluten-free but is not cooked in a gluten-free kitchen.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Class Dates & Times:
Tues, October 24th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Thurs, October 26th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thurs, October 26th at 6:30-9pm
8th Annual Holiday Appetizers with Chef Amy
The most popular class of the year returns again! This will be our 8th Annual Holiday Appetizers Class! This year, we will donate $5 of your fee from this class directly to the amazing local organization Salem Harvest. The menu is not yet written, but it is sure to be a great selection of tempting bites! Come to class with friends, sip some bubbly, and give back to our community all at the same time. Thank you in advance for your continued support of this wonderful cause.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Class Dates & Times:
FULL - Tues, November 28th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Thurs, November 30th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thurs, November 30th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Tues, December 5th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Tues, December 5th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Thurs, December 7th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thurs, December 7th at 6:30-9pm
The most popular class of the year returns again! This will be our 8th Annual Holiday Appetizers Class! This year, we will donate $5 of your fee from this class directly to the amazing local organization Salem Harvest. The menu is not yet written, but it is sure to be a great selection of tempting bites! Come to class with friends, sip some bubbly, and give back to our community all at the same time. Thank you in advance for your continued support of this wonderful cause.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Class Dates & Times:
FULL - Tues, November 28th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Thurs, November 30th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thurs, November 30th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Tues, December 5th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Tues, December 5th at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Thurs, December 7th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thurs, December 7th at 6:30-9pm
PAST - Middle Eastern Dinner with Chef Amy
Join Chef Amy for a delicious meal inspired by the bold, bright Flavors of the Middle East. The meal will start with a fabulous Green Salad with Eggplant, Cucumber and Harissa. Your main course will feature Roasted Salmon with Spiced Cilantro-Garlic Crust paired with a side dish of Lentils with Tahini and Crispy Onions. Finally, we'll end on a sweet note with Brown Butter and Pistachio Shortbread Cookies.
Dietary/allergen info: The class ingredients include seafood (salmon), almonds, dairy, and wheat. The class is not gluten-free, but the only gluten used will be in the dessert cookie.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Join Chef Amy for a delicious meal inspired by the bold, bright Flavors of the Middle East. The meal will start with a fabulous Green Salad with Eggplant, Cucumber and Harissa. Your main course will feature Roasted Salmon with Spiced Cilantro-Garlic Crust paired with a side dish of Lentils with Tahini and Crispy Onions. Finally, we'll end on a sweet note with Brown Butter and Pistachio Shortbread Cookies.
Dietary/allergen info: The class ingredients include seafood (salmon), almonds, dairy, and wheat. The class is not gluten-free, but the only gluten used will be in the dessert cookie.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Kitchen Basics Classes:
Knife Skills with Chef Amy
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 dice 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.
Class Dates & Times:
FULL - Tues, October 3rd at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Wedn, October 4th at 6:30-9pm
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 dice 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.
Class Dates & Times:
FULL - Tues, October 3rd at 6:30-9pm
FULL - Wedn, October 4th at 6:30-9pm
Learn To Make Homemade Pasta! with Chef Amy
If you've been wanting to try your hand at Homemade Pasta, this is a great place to start! Chef Amy will guide you through the process of making pasta dough, both by hand and using a food processor. Then, we'll use the doughs to create a machine-cut Fettucini, and a baslc Ravioli with Ricotta Filling. Meanwhile, we'll put together three sauces: a simple and flavorful Vodka Tomato Sauce; a Winter Greens Pesto; and a tasty Lemony Alfredo Sauce. Buon appetito!
Dietary/allergen info: Ingredients in this class include wheat/gluten, walnuts, and dairy. This class is vegetarian but not vegan.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Class Dates & Times:
FULL - Thursday, October 12th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thursday, October 12th at 6:30-9pm
If you've been wanting to try your hand at Homemade Pasta, this is a great place to start! Chef Amy will guide you through the process of making pasta dough, both by hand and using a food processor. Then, we'll use the doughs to create a machine-cut Fettucini, and a baslc Ravioli with Ricotta Filling. Meanwhile, we'll put together three sauces: a simple and flavorful Vodka Tomato Sauce; a Winter Greens Pesto; and a tasty Lemony Alfredo Sauce. Buon appetito!
Dietary/allergen info: Ingredients in this class include wheat/gluten, walnuts, and dairy. This class is vegetarian but not vegan.
If the class you want is full, please click anyway and get on the waiting list. We often have cancellations. This also helps us judge demand for when to add more class dates.
Class Dates & Times:
FULL - Thursday, October 12th at 11am-1:30pm
FULL - Thursday, October 12th at 6:30-9pm
Special Event Cooking Classes:
We have no special events scheduled at this time. Please check back at a later date.

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