Here we are at the end of our cooking classes for another season and I have a real treat for you this time. Rick the owner of Le Villa restaurant graciously agreed to do the season finale for us and teach the girls about what it is like to cook in a restaurant kitchen. We…
Friday Night Cooking Class/Cheese Ravioli with Red Pepper Tomato Sauce
Rebecca is here again to cook with us in the kitchen. She wanted a simple pasta dish. I guess I didn’t quite know her definition of simple. The pasta dish is a simple and light ravioli but it is not simple to make. The girls had fun making the sauce and filling and rolling out…
Friday Night Cooking Class/Macaroni and Cheese
Welcome Jenna back again everyone!! Her pick this time was macaroni and cheese. I immediately go to Martha Stewart’s recipe when I think of mac and cheese. I must have made this a hundred times. My recipe is yellowed, torn, tattered and spilled on. A sign of a good recipe! The girls had fun making…
Souvlaki Dinner/Friday Night Cooking Class
Welcome Janine everyone!! She is Amber’s longest standing friend. They met in daycare and have maintained a friendship ever since. Even now being on the other side of the city. It might be six months that they don’t see each other but they have always seemed to pick up where they left off. For this…
Celebration Chocolate Cake/Friday Night Cooking Classes
Welcome Luke everyone as our first male chef to join Amber on FNCC. We are so happy to have him. This recipe is from a baking course I took eons ago, actually back in 1994. It was a great day I remember full of wonderful recipes and great ideas. Unfortunately the icing went weird after…
Friday Night Cooking Class/ Ribs, Rice and Corn
Welcome Megan back everyone!! I think we have done them before for FNCC but Megan really wanted ribs so here we are. The four of us created a very good BBQ sauce to slather on the ribs which I will share with you. The way I cook the ribs is from my fabulous friends Deb…
Sliders and Fries/Friday Night Cooking Class
Welcome Alexia everyone, another good friend of Amber’s. Alexia chose hamburgers and fries and we changed it up slightly to sliders and shoestring fries. They were delicious!! Ken has been making these little burgers for awhile now. I added some Havarti for an additional twist. Serves 6 650 gms. extra lean ground beef 4 slices…
Friday Night Cooking Class/Saltine Toffee Bark
This was first introduced to me by my friend Carla. She brought over a lovely bag of this decadent bark for me to try. The three of us quickly consumed the sweet confection. WOW, was it good!!! Then to make it our own we added the sprinkling of pecans. Don’t be alarmed by the ingredients,…
Friday Night Cooking Class/Strawberry Chocolate Eclairs
Introducing Annika. She is another friend from school who loves to cook. The eclairs turned out great and they had much fun making them. I decided to take advantage of Tiffany not being here and make something with strawberries. Tiffany hates them and we love them so much. So instead of the traditional filling we…
Friday Night Cooking Class/Strawberry Chocolate Eclairs
Friday Night Cooking Class/Asparagus and Brie Frittata
This is one of my favourites for a nice spring brunch or lunch. The flavours of the asparagus and the creamy brie are great together. The frittata is rich, so a nice simple salad is a great pairing. Megan picked out all her favourites to go in the salad and suggested to top it with…
