In the Kitchen

Nothing beats a tasty, juicy pork loin! Especially when it’s been dry-rubbed to perfection to pack in flavor and keep the juices in. Combined with some green sides (green beans, onions and asparagus), this is one easy to follow and even easier to duplicate meal to prepare for yourself at home. At the end of the class, we can all share a pork loin meal together.

Fermented foods are an excellent source of vitamins and may promote a healthy gut biome. We can use the same basic principles to ferment many different foods to create a variety of products. Learn how to make sauerkraut and kimchi! We’ll use knives and other kitchen tools to cut up the vegetables, and follow a few time-tested and honed recipes to craft these delicious and healthy fermented foods. Everyone makes one pint of sauerkraut and one pint of kimchi to take home.

What makes a great tomato sauce? Well it has to have the right balance of salt, sweet, and savory flavors. Next, add tomatoes, herbs, vegetables and perhaps the most important ingredient of all: time. Now you are on your way to mastering a great tomato sauce to be used on anything you want. This class will walk you through each and every step and offer options to customize your future sauces. We will prepare some spaghetti at the end of the class to have a meal and there will be plenty of sauce to bring home for leftovers.