Learn how to grind your own meat in the correct ratio of fat to flesh, season it, select casings, soak them, and stuff your own sausage! This is part of meat month and we will be using fresh, Ohio pork for this demo.
Learn how to brine, smoke, and age a pig belly to turn it into bacon. As always we will be using fresh local pork for this demo.
We are kicking off fermentation in February with a kombucha demo so you can make this ancient probiotic drink at home. Called the elixir of life in some cultures, kombucha is a delicious fermented beverage that does wonders for gut health. It is easy and inexpensive to make, and when you make it at home …
Learn how to make this European staple the old-fashioned way! Sauerkraut is a healthy probiotic that is great raw or cooked. We will learn how to make it and will discuss recipes and ways to incorporate sauerkraut into more meals. Homemade sauerkraut has a complex flavour that is very different from the acidity of store-bought …
Learn how to turn fruit scraps into vinegar! This is a great way to use all the apple cores, or pineapple rinds, or strawberry tops for something useful before they go into the compost. In this class, you will learn how to make delicious, unusual vinegar that can be used in dressings, marinades, cocktails in …
Learn how to make your own Sake at home! This delicious probiotic beverage is a favorite at parties. Impress your friends and create a truly delicious drink. Sake develops seriously complex flavors and tastes fruity, floral, and sweet. It is astonishing that koji can create all those flavors from simple rice! Learn how to ferment …
Learn how to make this traditional German side dish. Spaetzle is easy, quick, and delicious. We will have several apparatuses that can be used to make these tine dumplings including a press and a board.
Learn how to make this easy cheese at home! We will show you how to curdle the milk, knead it, and separate it into fresh mozzarella balls. These can be aged further, smoked, or used the same day. This can be done with many kinds of milk and you can create some really interesting dishes …
Learn how to make pasta dough from scratch and create a filling for your own ravioli. We will be using a pasta machine to roll out the dough and send you home with an easy recipe to make this surprisingly easy dish. Ravioli is easy to freeze and is always a crowd favorite.
Learn how to make this easy Asian cheese. Paneer does not melt when cooked and is commonly used in curries. We will learn the process of making this cheese as well as some eastern and western recipes.
Learn how to make this southern stew. We will be demonstrating how to make a brown roux, learning some history about the ingredients used in this dish, and giving out a recipe to make gumbo at home. This is a great crockpot recipe and a delicious filling dinner.
Learn how to stuff and roll spring rolls! We will be giving some recipes for nontraditional fillings like Reuben and banana split. These are a crowd favorite easy appetizer and they are a lot of fun to make.
