Butter à la Française Cooking Class
Tuesday January 14, 6:00 – 8:00 pm $135
Sun Valley Culinary Institute, Ketchum, Idaho

It’s such a pleasure to be returning to the Sun Valley area to teach at this fabulous culinary school. Each visit I’ve done a class with a French theme of some kind, this winter’s version is focused on various ways that butter contributes flavor and texture. Recipes will include savory galettes made with rough puff pastry, salmon with a red butter sauce, carrots with gremolata butter and sablé cookies made with brown butter. You’ll find more information and registration here.

Preserving Family Recipes workshop
Wednesday January 15, 3:00 to 5:00 pm, free (registration required)
Wood River Museum of History and Culture, Ketchum, Idaho

What a pleasure it was to be returning to The Community Library, where I first led this workshop a few years ago. This will be my third visit to the library, this time the workshop being held in the Wood River Museum of History and Culture space alongside the library. I will talk about my love of the recipe box and recipe collections in general, providing insights and suggestions for collecting and preserving cherished recipes from family and friends. Attendees are encouraged to be a couple (or more) recipes from their own collection, to be referenced and discussed during the workshop. More information and registration available here.

All About Oysters Cooking Class
Thursday, January 16, 6:00 – 8:00 pm $135
Sun Valley Culinary Institute, Ketchum, Idaho

Always on the agenda when I’m back at SVCI to teach a class is something with seafood–how could I not include a class on one of my favorite topics?! This time the spotlight is on oysters. I’ll share tips on buying and storing oysters and cook recipes that show just a start to their versatility. Recipes include a ginger mignonette for raw oysters, oysters en escabeche inspired by a dish I had in Spain, oysters baked with “devil sauce” and cornmeal-fried oysters with pickled pepper tartar sauce. You’ll find more information and registration here.

Recipe Box Workshop
Monday, January 27, 5:30 to 7:30 pm $115
Hot Stove Society Cooking School, Seattle 

I’m so happy to be returning to Hot Stove Society Cooking School! This time I’m not teaching a traditional cooking class, instead leading a workshop focused on gathering and preserving cherished family recipes. It’s all about the recipe box…. There is not time like the present to be sure that we have collected the recipes that mean the most to us, to be sure that they’re around for years and generations to come. Bring a recipe or two from your collection for some informal exercises during the class. You’ll find more information and registration here.