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171 Cedar Culinary Arts Classes
171 Cedar Street Corning, NY Call 607-936-4647 or www.171cedararts.com for more details and to register
Go Green with Main Event Salads and Quick-Fix Soups Saturday, February 27, 2010 10:00 AM-1:30 PM
Enjoy steak, chicken and shrimp on greens--saves $$ since less meat or seafood is needed to fill you up. Pat prepares Stove-Top Grilled Steak and Blue Cheese Salad; Company Fiesta Shrimp Salad; and Restaurant-Style Chinese Chicken and Noodle Salad.
What is a stew or chili but a thick soup? Pat demonstrates Winter Squash and Sage Sausage Chili; Chicken Butternut Squash Soup; and a 7-Minute Tortellini Meatball Soup. Think brunch and try Pat's Poached Salmon on Florida Citrus Salad on arrival.
Well-Seasoned Sides and Well-Balanced Menus Saturday, March 6, 2010 10:00 A.M.-1:30 P.M.
Kick-up your side dishes with Pat's full-flavored uncomplicated main course companions. Learn easy ways to make vegetables exciting: Cavolfiore (Roasted Cauliflower with Black Olives and Bread Crumbs); Black Tie Carrots; Eggplant Towers; Zesty Broccoli Casserole; Blue Cheese-Walnut Green Beans; Ultimate Roasted Potatoes; and Celery Root Mashed Potatoes. Come a little early and enjoy a Parmesan Squash Cake for Breakfast. The finales could be sides OR main courses: Rotini Santorini Bake; and Penne with Bacon Pesto;
Bonus- - Pat and Neal O'Donnell will discuss how to build menus for week-day and company meals. Suggestions for foods that pair well together and that take into consideration their shapes, colors, textures, cost, and seasonality.
Chef/Teacher: Pat Ernst Dugan
Corning Public Library Chef-On-A-Shoestring with Pat Ernst Dugan
6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Fall Bistro Dinner Class Birthday Parties for Children ages 7-11 Birthday child and parents decide on the menu. In the comfort of your own kitchen, invited guests and the birthday child learn to cook by actually preparing their own birthday party meal including making and decorating birthday cupcakes. Kids set the table, eat and clean-up. Slumber Party Supper for Children ages 12-14 Better than watching a movie, children will actually prepare their favorite foods and snacks for the event. Parents and kids plan the menu with Chef Pat's help. Call or e-mail for details and available dates. |
Michiko Yamaguchi and the Erastus Corning Home - 192 Pine Street, Corning, NY
Built in the 1850's, this extensively restored property was originally owned by Erastus Corning, the first mayor of Albany and the namesake of the city. This house was later transferred to one of the few prominent Corning community members, Mr. Alexander Olcott, who convinced the Brooklyn Flint Glass Works (now known as Corning Inc.) to move to Corning under the new name. Another past owner included a member of the Houghton Family.
Asian/Japanese Cooking in An American Kitchen
Cooking classes will begin at 12 noon with lunch and conclude at 2 pm. The informal luncheon will include appetizers to dessert served with appropriate style in authentic Japanese china and lacquer ware with guests seated around the home's very large dining room table. After lunch, participants will enjoy Michiko's spacious kitchen as she further instructs on ingredients.
Minimum 8 students for a fee of $45.00 per person (Maximum of 12 Students)
February 13, 2010 on Thai and Vietnamese cuisine
March 20, 2010 on Japanese cuisine
Contact via E-mail: goodfoodmichiko@gmail.com
Michiko Yamaguchi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and relocated to New York City with her husband in 1960. She studied French cooking at the Gourmet Cooking School under legendary Cordon Bleu chef, Dione Lucas, in New York. Since then she has been teaching Continental, Japanese, and other Asian cuisines for 35 years in Larchmont, NY, Tokyo, and Corning. Michiko shares tasty dishes with her students, leaving them with instructions in hopes for the students to replicate the delicious meals in their homes.