Who doesn’t like Italian Food and it can be healthy as well as delicious? Let’s start with an Italian chopped salad. We will learn knife skills chopping all the vegetables in bite size pieces.
Who doesn’t like Italian Food and it can be healthy as well as delicious? Let’s start with an Italian chopped salad. We will learn knife skills chopping all the vegetables in bite size pieces.
Then we will create homemade spaghetti sauce with homemade meatballs and a red sauce or if preferred make a creamy Alfredo sauce with chicken strips and along with which spices can be added using fresh or dried spices. Garlic bread is a must or Bruschetta is a special touch.
Italian cookies go well, rolling the dough into thin ropes and then swirling them into a spiral. We can add lemon flavoring or anise or just add a simple sugar frosting and sprinkles.
Irene has been teaching cooking classes with the Scottsdale Schools and City of Scottsdale recreation department for over 8 years. She retains an active food handlers card along with a Managers "Serve Safe" card for safety in the kitchen.
Irene is committed to helping children, teens and seniors make healthier eating choices, while also empowering them with how to create and serve healthy dishes, to enjoy with family and friends.
She accomplishes this through the Kids Who Cook program of fun and educational cooking classes.Her goal is to balance healthy eating with fun in the kitchen, making luscious deserts as well.
Irene says, "We have so much fun in these classes because the kids are so engaging and willing to learn. They are a joy to work with and to see their eyes light up when eating their own creations is indescribable".
In this workshop you will work with different wheat flours and explore pasta's regionality. You will come away with the sensorial markers needed to understand how to knead fresh pasta and roll it with a pasta machine or by hand.
Join us for an evening of Italian cooking and dining. Start the meal off with a hearty Minestrone soup and learn how to make hand rolled gnocchi and a carbonara sauce filled with bacon and cheesy goodness.
This class transports you to the rolling hills of northern Italy as you learn tips to make Tortellini en Brodo- a classic Italian soup with stuffed pasta and vegetables in a flavorful hybrid of broth and stock.
A fun and entertaining class for those who want a piece of the pie. Guests will learn the history, background, and other tidbits behind pizza before rolling out their own dough and assembling their own custom made job!
Pizza Making class is offered by The Empowered Kitchen. We offer cooking classes that focus on nutrition, affordability, environmental sustainability, and how to reduce food waste in the kitchen!
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