ONLINE Class: The Lighter Side of French Cooking
Update 4/14/20: This is a live, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. The Instructor will be assisted by a remote Event Lead who will facilitate conversation during class and ensure all students are attended to. We encourage students to have the ingredients and equipment set up before the class begins to prepare for cooking during the class (see below for more info). We will be recording the class and we hope to make the recording available to students after an editing process to protect the privacy of our students’ homes.
Most thoughts of French cuisine evoke an image of dishes laden with butter and cream. However, there is a lighter side to French cooking that is often overlooked. This class features French recipes for fuss-free meals, proving that French dishes don't require hours of cooking or heavy ingredients. Zoe will teach you how a lighter preparation of French dishes can still be packed with flavor and will land on the table quickly!
Menu:
Tapenade Aux Olives Noire et Figues - Kalamata & Oil Cured Black Olive Tapenade with Figs & Mint
Poisson en Papillote - Fish Cooked in Parchment Paper with Julienned Leeks & Carrots
Lentilles aux Herbes et Vin Rouge - French Green Lentils with Red Wine & Herbs
Fenouile Braisé - Skillet Braised Fennel with Meyer Lemon
This menu contains the following common allergens: dairy and fish.
Before class, please make sure that you have the following equipment and ingredients, click here. If you have any concerns about the list of ingredients, email info@18reasons.org. We encourage you to cook along with as many dishes as you can!
Zoé McLaughlin was born in Paris and raised in San Francisco. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and worked in restaurants in France while she wrote and published her first cookbook – a collection of family recipes influenced by her multicultural upbringing. She now lives in San Francisco, where she works in the non-profit culinary world and hosts online cooking demonstrations. She has a passion for bringing together the diverse flavors and culinary traditions of the Bay Area with the time tested techniques of classical French cooking.
