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| Cooking Classes with Peter Bennett |
Localvore Cooking
There's a lot of talk about local foods...Localvore...what does that really mean? And how do we
be more of a localvore? We believe in supporting the local economy for many reasons, least of
which is not that we ARE the local economy! But without strong local support, our friends and
neighbors would have an even harder time holding their family farms together. It's about
community. But it's more than that. It's also about knowing where your food is coming from
and that it is actually good for us. By buying locally, we are more able to buy from people we
know or at least know something about, including the state of their farm and the value that
farmer places on producing good, healthy food on healthy land that they are caring for. And
it's more than that, too. It's about buying food that hasn't been shipped halfway around the
world, thereby carrying a huge carbon footprint of it's own. (Criminy! I have a hard enough
time controlling my own carbon footprint--now I'm supposed to track the footprint of the food I
eat, too?) Perhaps you've read or heard about the Real Food Movement or the Slow Food
Movement or the Local Food Movement and want to know more. Well, let's do more than an
intellectual excercise in what this means--let's cook and eat real food, grown locally, cooked
slowly. Let's talk about how we can do that practically without getting crazy...over a meal.
Afterall, what we really care about is eating good food!
There's a lot of talk about local foods...Localvore...what does that really mean? And how do we
be more of a localvore? We believe in supporting the local economy for many reasons, least of
which is not that we ARE the local economy! But without strong local support, our friends and
neighbors would have an even harder time holding their family farms together. It's about
community. But it's more than that. It's also about knowing where your food is coming from
and that it is actually good for us. By buying locally, we are more able to buy from people we
know or at least know something about, including the state of their farm and the value that
farmer places on producing good, healthy food on healthy land that they are caring for. And
it's more than that, too. It's about buying food that hasn't been shipped halfway around the
world, thereby carrying a huge carbon footprint of it's own. (Criminy! I have a hard enough
time controlling my own carbon footprint--now I'm supposed to track the footprint of the food I
eat, too?) Perhaps you've read or heard about the Real Food Movement or the Slow Food
Movement or the Local Food Movement and want to know more. Well, let's do more than an
intellectual excercise in what this means--let's cook and eat real food, grown locally, cooked
slowly. Let's talk about how we can do that practically without getting crazy...over a meal.
Afterall, what we really care about is eating good food!
Short Ribs from Black Watch Farms
Tuesday, June 22
Tuesday, June 22
Venison from Hollandeer Farms
Tuesday, June 29
Tuesday, June 29
Quail from Cavendish Game Birds
Tuesday, June 15
Tuesday, June 15
These classes will be held on consecutive Tuesday evenings from 5 to about 9 pm, with the first
few hours spent preparing your 5-course meal and sitting down to eat at about 8 pm. There
will be plenty of time to ask questions and to discuss techniques as well as elements of the
unique cuisine of the evening. You will not only learn to prepare some of Vermont's best local
products, but you'll also learn that it needn't be very time consuming or difficult to do. You can
make fabulous meals at home from healthy Vermont produce.
few hours spent preparing your 5-course meal and sitting down to eat at about 8 pm. There
will be plenty of time to ask questions and to discuss techniques as well as elements of the
unique cuisine of the evening. You will not only learn to prepare some of Vermont's best local
products, but you'll also learn that it needn't be very time consuming or difficult to do. You can
make fabulous meals at home from healthy Vermont produce.
Take one class or take all three. We'll give you a nice discount if you want to bring a spouse or
a friend, or if you sign up for all three classes.
Each class, which includes a very nice 5-course meal, is $60
Bring a spouse or a friend for just $110 for the two of you.
Sign up for all three classes for just $150...that's a $30 discount
a friend, or if you sign up for all three classes.
Each class, which includes a very nice 5-course meal, is $60
Bring a spouse or a friend for just $110 for the two of you.
Sign up for all three classes for just $150...that's a $30 discount
What Peter has to say about
cooking......
cooking......
What Peter has to say about cooking:
"I've been in the hospitality business since I
opened my first coffee shop at age 14. It's not
that hard to prepare good food. You don't
need a complicated recipe or fancy tools, but a
few skills that I can show you will make you
feel comfortable with yourself in the kitchen
and that's what it's all about. We'll cover
knife skills, sauteing, braising and sauces and
we'll talk about knowing your ingredients and
flavors. These skills are transferable to
other cuisines and styles of cooking and will
serve you well."
Cooking is fun!
Karen will also be joining us, and may be
offering an additional classes on frozen
desserts-- ice cream, sorbet, semifredo and
sauces to go with them. Yum!
Sign up for one class or for all three. Just
call or email to register for these classes.
Cook, Eat, Enjoy!
"I've been in the hospitality business since I
opened my first coffee shop at age 14. It's not
that hard to prepare good food. You don't
need a complicated recipe or fancy tools, but a
few skills that I can show you will make you
feel comfortable with yourself in the kitchen
and that's what it's all about. We'll cover
knife skills, sauteing, braising and sauces and
we'll talk about knowing your ingredients and
flavors. These skills are transferable to
other cuisines and styles of cooking and will
serve you well."
Cooking is fun!
Karen will also be joining us, and may be
offering an additional classes on frozen
desserts-- ice cream, sorbet, semifredo and
sauces to go with them. Yum!
Sign up for one class or for all three. Just
call or email to register for these classes.
Cook, Eat, Enjoy!
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