Kitchen Basics I
Join us at Nella Cucina to delve into the Kitchen Basics. In this is hands-on cooking class you will explore the following:
A sauce is a liquid plus some sort of thickening agent along with other flavoring ingredients. Each of the five mother sauces is made with a different liquid and a different thickening agent.
In the culinary arts, an emulsion is a mixture of two liquids that would ordinarily not mix together, like oil and vinegar.
A marinade is a liquid solution that you soak foods, particularly meats in before cooking. A marinade adds flavor to foods and makes them more tender by beginning the breakdown process of cooking.
Mini Mac&Cheese Appetizer- Béchamel Sauce
Fresh Greens with Shallot Vinaigrette
Marinated Flank Steak
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges with Lemon Garlic Aioli
Sautéed Apples with Caramel Sauce