Classes

Classes are held in my home in inner SE Portland. Classes are small and interactive and include hands on participation and demonstration. A full meal is served and comprehensive materials are included. Classes are appropriate for a range of experience levels. Register here or contact us for more information.

Upcoming Classes

“I thought you’d like to know I whipped up a bowl of mayonnaise yesterday, added a bunch of herby goodness, and with leftover cooked salmon: the most delicious sandwiches in the world!” — S. Hill Long July, 2011

What to Make for Dinner?

Saturday, February 25 11 – 1:30pm
This improv class emulates those nights when 6pm rolls around and you’ve got hungry mouths to feed and no time for a run to the store. We collectively decide what to cook based on what I have on hand. It’s one of the best ways to get creative and cook-with-what-you-have. It’s so satisfying, not to mention delicious and inexpensive, to be able to cook this way on a regular basis.
Cost: $75 (use facebook special for $20 off)

Pantry Stocking & Quick Meals

Saturday, March 3, 11:30-1:30 pm
What should you stock so cooking in the moment is doable and satisfying? How to make/prep things ahead of time so a variety of dinners are easy to pull together later in the week. We’ll talk about systems, planning and good technique. With those tools your confidence to cook without a specific recipe will grow and the whole thing becomes more fun!
Cost: $60

Kitchen Confidence: Techniques & Tools, Combinations & Variations

Saturday, March 17, 11 – 1:30 pm
Boost your confidence and creativity in the kitchen by learning techniques, great combinations and other skills that make cooking more feasible, fun, and rewarding on a daily basis and for any occasion. Where do you need more salt, acidity, sweetness, richness? What does a different texture offer here? A different temperature there?
Cost: $75

Sweet & Savory Everyday Baking

Saturday, March 24, 11 – 1:30 pm
From nutritious and delicious snacks for kids and adults alike to cornbread and pita bread to lighter desserts. Homemade snacks and baked goods can by simple, satisfying, money-saving and very good.
Cost: $75

Eat Better: Kitchen Fundamentals, Pantry Stocking & 30-minute Dinners

Saturdays, April  28 & May 5 11 am – 2:30 pm
Rather than focusing on how to cut an onion or make a salad dressing, the focus of this series is an approach to ingredients and food and building confidence and techniques to be creative and successful in the kitchen; i.e. comfort in adapting recipes; substituting when necessary; tasting and adjusting as you go; and learning lots of new recipes. This two-part series delves into how to economically stock and source your pantry/kitchen and make quick weeknight dinners using what’s in your kitchen already. Eat less processed food, take fewer trips to the store, save money and eat well.
Cost: $195 for 7 hours of instruction and comprehensive materials.

Have a group of friends or family with whom you’d like to take a private class? Have so much produce in your garden or CSA box that you need help using it all? Get in touch and we’ll schedule something.

Private Classes
I also teach private classes, either in your home or mine. If you have a group of friends/family/colleagues who would like to do a class together (with a special menu or one of my choosing) we can schedule something to fit your needs.

Consultations
Need help stocking your pantry/kitchen? I can come to your home and help you get set up and systematize your restocking, list-making, and sourcing/shopping.

Need a gift for someone?
Please contact me for a gift certificate for any class or consultation or purchase a standardized one for $75 here.

Past Classes:
Italian-inspired Favorites
Rice & Beans: So much more than the sum of their parts
Holiday Edible Gifts
Pies: Sweet & Savory
Gratins and Comforting Winter Fare
Grains and Beans
Soup for Every Occasion
What to do with my CSA Veggies?
Everyday Baking: Granola, Cornbread, Biscuits, Quickbreads
An Italian Feast: Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants
Hearty Salads Year-round
Quick Meals: Eggs, Asparagus, Spring Greens. . .
Quick, Kid-friendly Meals
Winter Weeknight Dinners
You Call That Dinner?
Salad Rolls, Banh Mi and More

Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend a class for which you have signed up and give five business days’ notice you will receive a refund minus a $10 processing fee. If you have to cancel with less notice I am unable to offer a refund but can work with you to schedule a different class at a slightly reduced fee.