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 Saturday, July 18, 5:00PM - Sold Out
Cooking with Darden Smith
Class prices:
Hands On Cooks $195.
Spectators $50.
Good Food, Live Music! Fits together like a hand and oven mitt!
Local Musician, Darden Smith, has been writing and performing music for over 20 years. His career has spanned the genres of folk, country and pop, recording over 10 critically acclaimed albums and worked with artists such as Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Shawn Colvin and Lloyd Maines. Listen to a cut from his most recent album, Ojo, recorded live in New Mexico. www.dardensmith.com Who knew Darden’s talents extended to the kitchen! I recently learned that Darden really has a passion about food and cooking, so we put our heads together and thought what would be better than an evening with friends cooking together in the kitchen, great food and live music! Darden has graciously agreed to come and cook with us in the kitchen, share our meal and then treat us to a very special private concert. We’ll take our usual 12 Hands on Cooks, along with 12 Spectators, who can watch the activities in the kitchen, join us for our wonderful meal and enjoy the live concert!
- Goat Cheese Stuffed Portobellos
- Summer Shrimp Citrus Cocktails
- Roast Rack Of Pork with Molasses Cherry Glaze
- Crusty-Garlicky Mashed Potatoes
- Slice O’ Ice Salad with Espresso Pecan and Chunky Blue Cheese or Roasted Garlic Ranch
- Limoncello Gelato with Lemon Rosemary Cookies
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 Monday, July 20, 4PM - Sold Out
Cooking Light in the Summertime Series - Lower in Fat, not low on flavor!
Class price: $75
- Sweet and Spicy Grilled Pork Tenderloin
- Grilled Apple Arugula Gorgonzola Salad
- Mixed Mashers
- “Chocolate Lucky” --Cool, creamy and chocolaty, need we say more?
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 Saturday, July 25, 4:00PM - Sold Out
Grilling Fish by the Pool-101!
Class price: $100
Summer outdoor cooking at it’s best. By popular request!
- Pineapple Scallops with Coconut Rice
- Spicy Halibut with Shrimp Sauté with Herbed Potatoes and Corn
- Grilled Salmon Niçoise Salad with Potatoes, Green Beans and Olives~ Garlic Crostini with Local Feta
- Tilapia with Jalapeño Orange Sauce and Watermelon Salsa
- Grilled Peaches with Honey Sauce, Toasted Pound Cake and Vanilla Bean Cream
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 Wednesday, July 29, 10:00AM - $65.00
Paris Baking I - Oooh, La La!
Class price: $65
Sorry, No Spectators
- Brioche
- Palmiers
- French Apple Tart
- Galettes
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 Thursday, August 6, 10:00AM - Sold Out
Paris Baking II - Oooh, La La!
Class price: $65
Sorry, No spectators
- Profiteroles/Éclairs
- Madeleines with Crème Anglaise
- Tarte Tatin-Summer Fruits
- Apricot Hazelnut Tart
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 Saturday, August 8, 4:00PM - Sold Out
3 Yummy Fishes!
Class price: $100
- Cinnamon Spiced Salmon with Orange and Fennel Glaze and Lemon Mint Pearl Couscous
- Shrimp with Garlic Chili and Orange Jasmine Rice
- Corn Meal Crusted Tilapia with Crunchy Carrot Peanut Ginger Slaw
- Limoncello Gelato and Lemon Rosemary Cookies
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Monday, August 10, 4:00PM - $75.00
Cooking Light in the Summertime Series - Lower in Fat, not low on flavor!
Class price: $75
- Buttermilk “Fried” Chicken
- Cheesy Grits
- Heirloom Tomato Salad with Local Goat/Feta
- Blueberry Blackberry Cornmeal Galette
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 Saturday, August 15, 10:00AM - $160.00
For the Love of Lemon
Spa Gifts From the Farm ~ Herbal Gifts From the Kitchen
Class price: $160
Sorry, No Spectators
Our Popular Gift Making Class with Melanie Van Aken from Heron’s Nest Herb Farm is back! We had a blast at the Holidays making gifts and we are at it again! All items made are for you to take home.
From the Farm:
- Home-made Lemon Herb Tea Bags
- Lemon Verbena Moisturizing Oil
- Lemon Balm Salt Scrub
- Lemon Grass Cooling Body Mist
From the Kitchen:
- Fresh Lemon Herb Sea Salt Rub
- Lemon Infused Oil and Lemon Vinaigrette
- Lemon Caper Pesto
- Artisan Lemon Herb Sea Salt Crackers
- A light and lemony lunch will be served.
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 Saturday, August 22, 4:00PM - $100.00
Easy Enough for Summer, Special Enough for Company
Class price: $100
- Roquefort Pear Strudel
- Almond Crusted Chicken
- Light Potatoes Au Gratin
- Summer Tomato Stacked Salad
- White Chocolate Macadamia Blondie Bars with White Chocolate Gelato
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Monday, August 24, 4:00PM - Sold Out
Cooking Light in the Summertime Series - Lower in Fat, not low on flavor!
Class price: $85
- Raspberry Dijon Glazed Cornish Hens
- Toasted Walnut Rice
- Grilled Asparagus and Arugula Salad with Lemon Truffle Dressing
- Dark Chocolate Cherry Brownie Cake with Dark Chocolate Sauce
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 Wednesday, September 9, 4:00PM - $95.00
Random Acts of Cooking
Class price: $95
Always a fun and different class! Surprise ingredients, purchased with seasonality and local availability in mind. Learn to cook on the spur of the moment, no net, no recipes! Sibby shops nearby farms and farmers markets earlier in the day-- students arrive in the kitchen to find a bountiful table of fresh ingredients, awaiting their imagination and creativity. Use our well-stocked pantry and you will be amazed at what we will whip up! Texas Monthly loved this class!
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 Saturday, September 12, Excursion begins at 9AM - Sold Out
Hill Country Excursion and Random Acts of Cooking Class
(Picnic lunch, excursion, dinner class included)
Class price: $250
Sorry, No spectators.
These wildly popular field trips are a blast! Get on the bus! Tour the Hill Country with us. We can make stops at local Farmer’s Markets, Goat Cheese Farms, Lavender Farms and Shops. Olive Orchards, Wineries and more! Our main objective is to forage for our evening “Random Acts of Cooking” class! At the end of the excursion, students will return to the kitchen to craft a menu from the items we have randomly selected during the day. This class is a lot of fun and helps you to learn how to cook more spontaneously, taking the season and availability of your local foods into consideration. Lodging may be available separately. Email, call to check for room availability, all of our rooms are blocked out for our Hill Country Excursion students! For those lodging with us, a welcome platter of hors’ d oeuvres and a complimentary bottle of wine are included. |
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 Saturday, September 26, 4:00PM - Sold Out
Off to Jamaica
Class price: $100
- Mojito Sangria and Island Macadamias
- Coconut Crusted Shrimp
- Reggae Rice
- Peach Mango Salsa
- Banana Fritters and Coconut Ice Cream
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 Saturday, September 19, 2009 5PM - $275.00
Olive Harvesting at Bella Vista Ranch with Traditional Italian Style Farm Hand Feast
Class price: $275
Come and experience a true Italian, age-old, traditional olive harvest. Help bring in the fall crop of olives at Bella Vista Ranch, sited in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Spend a couple of hours on an early fall evening among the rows and rows of lovely olive trees. Before you know it, you will be entranced by the rhythmic motion of your hands running over the dusty grey branches, filling your basket to the brim with the 2009 Bella Vista Olive Harvest. Sounds of gentle conversation of your fellow pickers drift through the valley. Ah, the smell of grilling wafts over the tops of the trees-it must be the Cooking Class preparing your meal! Because, yes, your labors will be followed by a sumptuous Italian spread!
If picking is not your thing, sign up as a student in our "Olive Harvest Italian Feast". A simple cooking class, focusing on preparing some traditional Rustic Italian cuisine-all outside, in the shadow of the olive groves.
Sumptuous Antipasto Platter:
- Gorgonzola Stuffed Figs
- Marinated and Pan Sautéed Olives
- Bruschetta and Fetunta with Black and White
- Tapenades
- Asparagus and Prosciutto
- Stuffed Tuscan Peperoncini
- Locally Made Goat Cheeses
Sun-Brewed Tomato Sauce and "Salvia e Burro" with Pasta
Grilled Local Lamb Chops with Salsa Verde Italiano
Tuscan Chicken Under a Brick
Grilled Pound Cake with Mascarpone Amaretti Cream
Citrus Gelato (made with Jack's Lemons and Limes!)
We will also take a quick tour of the "frantoio" and experience an educational tasting of olive oils. Our hosts, the Dougherty and Peters Families will join our feast. Over dinner, Jack Dougherty, the founder of "First Texas Olive Oil Company", will talk to us about the history of olives, the olive harvest and the making of olive oil.
Sign up as a "Farm Hand" or a "Chef". Included in your evening is one bottle of Bella Vista estate bottled wine, red or white, which can be consumed with your meal or taken home as a gift for someone. Other bottles may be purchased in the showroom. And as a very special memento of your evening, one bottle of olive oil will be shipped* to you, using the harvest of our evening. This "special release" bottle will be numbered and signed. This is an experience, not to be missed!
Space is limited, so sign up early!
"Farmer" $275. (Includes picking experience, "Italian Harvest Feast", one bottle of estate bottled Bella Vista wine and one bottle of special release olive oil.)
"Chef" $275. (Includes class, "Italian Harvest Feast", one bottle of estate bottled Bella Vista wine and one bottle of special release olive oil.)
Lodging at Onion Creek Kitchens at Juniper Hills Farm may be available for Friday and Saturday nights, September 18-19. Call or email to check; dates have been pre-blocked on site exclusively for the Olive Harvest Event.
*Shipping of the fall harvest usually occurs in late January, early February, when the olive oil is ready for consumption.
Bella Vista Ranch is located in Wimberley, Texas, approximately 1 hour from Austin and San Antonio.
Please note: Due to limitations in our shopping cart software, you will need to use the "Register for the Class" field to sign up as a Cook, and the "Register as a Spec-Tator" field to sign up as a Farmer. There are no Spec-Tator spots for this particular class.
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 Saturday, October 3, 2009 4PM - $125.00
Paellas and Tapas
Class price: $125
Tortilla Espanola Manchego (classic tapas bar potato
omelet)
Roasted Red Pepper Rolls with Goat Cheese and Caper Vinaigrette
Marinated and Oven Roasted Olives:
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Emerald~ Parsley, Basil, Pine Nuts, Olives, Spinach
and Manchego Cheese
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Picadillo~Pork Sausage, Ground Beef, Chorizo,
Chiles, Cinnamon, Raisins, Cumin, Saffron
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Roja~ Shrimp, Spanish Paprika, Saffron, Roasted Red
Bells, Saffron, Garlic
Red and White Sangrias
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 Saturday, October 17,2009 3PM - $225.00
Outdoor Oven Baking Bread with Darden and Sibby
Class price: $225 for Bakers
Class price: $75 for Spec-Tators
My friend Darden Smith loves to bake bread! What could be more fun than an afternoon of bread baking in the beautiful Hill Country? A private concert with Darden, that's what! We will start our afternoon baking bread in the Outdoor Wood Oven. Breads will be accompanied by an Antipasto Platter, Fruits and an assortment of Cheeses.
- Garlic Buttermilk Bread
- Honey Wheat Bread
- Home-made Pita with Toasted Pine Nut Hummus with Parsley Infused Olive Oil
- "Cowboy" Caramelized Onion Flat Bread with Sour Dough Starter
- Raisin Walnut Focaccia with Gorgonzola Sauce
When we are all carbed out, Darden will treat us to a small, private concert in the Pool Pavilion.
Overnight lodging at our Cabins may be available. Call or email to check! (Recipes will be provided for indoor baking as well)
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 Saturday, October 24,2009 4PM - $95.00
Chinese-Fresh Flavors!
Class price: $95
- Bok Choy and Shitake Stir Fry
- Chinese Mandarin Almond Spinach Salad
- Vegetable Pot Stickers with Hot Orange Ginger Sauce
- Shrimp and Soba Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce
- Green Tea Cheesecakes with Ginger Strawberry Sauce
- Chinese Almond Cookies
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 Saturday, November 7, 2009 4PM - $125.00
Autumn Night
Class price: $ 125
- Spice Rubbed Beef and Pork Tenderloins with Mustard Cream Sauce
- Stuffed Mushrooms-Sausage~Peppers~Figs
- Whole Grain Mustard Yukon Mashed Potatoes topped with Fried Leeks and Cinnamon Essence
- Black Pepper Sage Popovers with Mission Fig Jam
- Peanut Butter Brownies with Espresso Gelato
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 Saturday, November 14, 2009 4PM - Sold Out
Grilling at the Pool
Class price: $125
Fall is SO delightful here in the Hill Country. We usually have spectacular grilling weather! We will grill some wonderful food in our Outdoor Kitchen in the Pool Pavilion.
- Pine Nut Crusted Grilled Chicken
- Spicy Pan Sautéed Puttanesca Sauce with Citrus Butter Fettuccine
- Skewered Shrimp with Lemon Gremolata
- Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Brown Sugar Whiskey Glaze
- Chimayo Lime Rubbed Flank Steak
- Polenta with Caramelized Leeks and Parmigiano Reggiano
- Autumn Apple Salad
- Grilled Apple Scones with Amaretto Whipped Cream
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 Saturday, November 21, 2009 1PM - Sold Out
Tuscany Comes to the Hill Country!
Class price: $135
We are privileged to welcome Chef Sarah Fioroni as our Guest Chef for the evening!
Her family's place, Fattoria Poggio Alloro, is situated in the hills of San Gimignano, Tuscany. 250 acres, filled with vineyards, olive groves, cereal crops, woods, fruit trees, vegetables, saffron, and pastures for the farm's animals. They raise Chianina beef cattle, chickens, rabbits, pigs, and have 35 beehives. They produce their own prosciutto, salami, pasta, and, of course, wine and olive oil. All of which they serve at their restaurant and Bed and Breakfast. Being a guest at Fattoria Poggio Alloro let's you experience being part of an Italian farm family for a few days. It is truly and incredible and memorable experience.
Sarah is a certified Sommelier and also a well-known chef and cooking class instructor. Sarah has made numerous trips to the USA, where she has taught many cooking classes at Central Market cooking schools and at Williams Sonoma. Here in Texas she will be teaching classes again this November at the Central Markets in San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Dallas and Ft.Worth. For us, she has crafted a custom Tuscan Menu and will wow us with samples of her family's olive oil, honey and wine!
Sarah is an adorable, young, effervescent person who delights everyone she meets. At the farm she is the manager of their ten-room bed and breakfast and restaurant. She is in the process of writing a cookbook in English with lots of wonderful recipes and stories about her family and farm. Her book will be published by Shearer publishing and should be for sale in 2010. We at Onion Creek Kitchens are toying with the idea of taking a group of our foodie students for a visit to Sarah's sometime in the near future. Come and meet her before she gets too famous-- Sarah is the next "big" thing, straight from Tuscany! Check out their site: www.fattoriapoggioalloro.com
Sarah's Menu
- Poggio Alloro Roasted Chicken
- Fresh Tagliatelle with Tomato Sauce
- Bruschetta with Tomatoes and Basil
- Antipasti of Salami, Proscuitto, Tuscan Pecorino and Honey
- Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
- Green Salad with Tuscan Olive Oil
- Panna Cotta with Strawberry Sauce
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 Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10AM - Sold Out
Pies, Pies, Pies!
Class price: $100
Yes, it is that time again! Our traditional Pie Baking Day at Juniper Hills Farm. Come and get your Thanksgiving Pie baking done with us! We provide the ingredients, recipes, moral support and most importantly, the clean up! Hopefully you will learn a trick or two along the way. We will have 6-8 varieties of pie ingredients on hand. Each student will take home 2-3 pies. A light snack will be served. We limit this class to 10 students, so don't delay!
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 Saturday, December 5, 2009 10AM - 3PM - $160.00
Homemade Holiday Gifts from the Hill Country
Class price: $160
Back by popular demand! Our class last year was a blast and we are back for more! Come and spend a cold December morning with us for a creative and fun class. This is a great opportunity for you to truly give a gift from the heart-hand made by you-and learn some wonderful new things at the same time. Lunch included.
Partnering with Heron's
Nest Herb Farm again, we will make gifts from the kitchen and herb garden. Included in the cost of the class will be 8 gift items for you to take away. Decorative bags, tags and ribbons will be available for you to gussy up your gifts! Extra ingredients will be on hand for those who would like to make additional gifts with the time allotted for an additional charge.
Gifts from the Kitchen:
- Mission Fig Jam
- Toffee Chocolate Pecans
- Citrus Herb Sea Salt Rubs
- Peach Spice Chutney
- Chimayo Spice Pecans
Gifts from the Herb Farm:
(All made with your personal blend of herbal essential oil scents and additive free products)
- Linen/Room Spray in glass spray bottles
- Hand and Body Soap in pump bottles
- Aroma Moment "Stocking Stuffer/Purse Sized" Roll On Fragrance
- Winter Skin Repair Lotion
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 Saturday, December 19, 2009 10AM - $100.00
Holiday Baking Workshop!
Class price: $100
Each year we look forward to our holiday baking class! We have such a great time baking with our foodie friends and neighbors! Get your holiday baking done in the company of friends. We do the shopping and clean up! Ingredients will be on hand for 8-10 varieties of holiday baked goodies! At the end of class we divide up the spoils among the class. What a haul we each take home! A light lunch will be served. We limit this class to 10 hands on, so don't delay! |
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