Kitchen Confidence 3-Day Series: Vegetarian

Ready to transform your cooking? This three-week series builds essential kitchen skills - from knife work to mastering key techniques like sautéing, roasting, braising, poaching, and baking. Perfect for beginners and aspiring home chefs, these progressive classes work together to build your confidence and expertise. Commit to your culinary journey and unlock the chef within. If you have made a resolution to cook more this year, this is a wonderful opportunity to dive in head first! 

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Day 1: 

Knife Skills: Soba Peanut Noodle Salad 

Sauces: Spicy Tangy Peanut Sauce 

Frying: Shallot Rings

Roasting: Crispy Ginger Sesame Tofu 

Stock: Vegetable Stock

Day 2: 

Doughs: Fresh Herbed Focaccia

Salad: Kale Caesar with Vegan Cashew and Roasted Garlic Dressing 

Soup: Winter Squash and Pear Soup with Brown Butter, Fried Sage and Hazelnuts 

Braising: Braised White Beans with Preserved Lemon, Parmesan, Breadcrumbs and Herbs over Polenta

Roasting: Roasted Cauliflower with Crispy Almond, Dates, Mint and Tahini Lemon Drizzle 

Baking: Quince and Apple Cobbler with Cardamom Chantilly Cream 

Day 3:

Salad: Simple Salad with Herbs, Croutons, Pickled Shallot Vinaigrette and Soft Boiled Eggs 

Frying: Vegetable Fritto Misto with Garlic Meyer Lemon Aioli

Pan Searing: Wild Mushrooms with Rosemary and White Wine 

Blanching: Rainbow Chard with Garlic, Pickled Golden Raisins, and Pine Nuts

Steaming: Saffron Rice 

Baking: Flourless Chocolate Cake with Bi-Rite Creamery Ice Cream

*menu subject to change based on seasonal availability 

Allergens: Dairy, Wheat, Eggs, Tree Nuts, Peanuts. Concerns?Email info@18reasons.org.

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