Upcoming Classes at Local D'Lish

Hello! Fall/winter classes have started at Local D'Lish! It's so fun! I'll be teaching most Thursday evenings, plus one Sunday and one Wednesday afternoon per month. Classes are for beginners who need help getting started in the kitchen, or more advanced home cooks looking for some new basics to add to their repertoire. We aren't fancy. We simply believe that good, local, seasonal food and a few basic but versatile skills are all you need to make delicious homemade meals. We also believe that food builds community! I think that's why our classes are so fun.

The classes I'll be teaching in the next few months are listed below. They are mostly vegetarian and often if they are not gluten-free and/or vegan, I will provide information on how to adapt them to suit those diets. Conversely, I always tell my class participants how fish and meat can be incorporated into our veggie-centric dishes. (Noteworthy exception: my Brunch for a Crowd class is not vegetarian or gluten-free. Like not even close. It's not an alternative or hypoallergenic brunch class. It's a class about pleasing a large group of people with wheat and eggs and mimosas.)

Fall
Sunday, Sept. 9, 1-3:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Thursday, Sept. 13, 6-8:30 pm: Brunch for a Crowd (my most fun class)
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1-3:30 pm: Culinary Basics: Pasta Sauces 101
Thursday, Sept. 20, 6-8:30 pm: Culinary Basics: Root Vegetables (way more fun than it sounds!)
Sunday, Sept. 23, 1-3:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Sunday, Oct. 21, 1-3:30 pm: Culinary Basics: Root Vegetables
Thursday, Oct. 25, 6-8:30 pm: Autumn Salads (gluten-free and vegan)
Thursday, Nov. 1, 6-8:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Thursday, Nov. 8, 6-8:30 pm: Culinary Basics: Root Vegetables
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1-3:30 pm: Culinary Basics: Holiday Side Dishes
Thursday, Nov. 15, 6-8:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Sunday, Nov. 18, 1-3:30 pm: Seasonal Side Dishes
Thursday, Nov. 29, 6-8:30 pm: Eating Local Through Winter

Winter
Thursday, Dec. 6, 6-8:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1-3:30 pm: Eating Local Through Winter
Thursday, Dec. 13, 6-8:30 pm: Winter Salads (gluten-free and vegan)
Sunday, Dec. 16, 1-3:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals through the Holidays
Thursday, Dec. 20, 6-8:30 pm: Culinary Basics: Holiday Side Dishes
Thursday, Jan. 3, 6-8:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Sunday, Jan. 6, 1-3:30 pm: Eating Local Through Winter
Thursday, Jan 10, 6-8:30 pm: Culinary Basics: Root Vegetables
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1-3:30 pm: Cook for the Week (a super fun, useful class!)
Thursday, Jan. 17, 6-8:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Thursday, Jan. 24, 6-8:30 pm: Brunch for a Crowd
Thursday, Jan. 31, 6-8:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Sunday, Feb. 3, 1-3:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Thursday, Feb. 7, 6-8:30 pm: Simple Vegan Dinners
Thursday, Feb. 14, 6-8:30 pm: Brunch for a Crowd
Thursday, Feb. 21, 6-8:30 pm: Quick Weeknight Meals
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1-3:30 pm: Cook for the Week
Thursday, Feb. 28, 6-8:30 pm: Winter Salads (gluten-free and vegan)

The whole schedule is posted on Local D'Lish's website. Come spring, I am hoping to incorporate a lot more of the gluten-free / egg-free / allergy-friendly stuff I'm learning into my classes and perhaps even offer specific classes geared towards families working through food sensitivities. I'm still learning - I'll be learning forever - but come spring I think I'll have a class or two's worth of knowledge and practice to share with people in a similar boat. I also intend to pitch class ideas to some of the food co-ops and natural foods markets in the area. I will keep you posted on that; it probably won't happen until spring, if at all. I have other ideas too and am working on being less scattered and more purposeful about making them happen... baby steps.

Here are some nice things people have said about me after taking one of my cooking classes:



(More here. I photograph these badboys because they are the best affirmation/ motivation ever! Nobody left me thank-you notes at the Family Justice Center. It would have made all the difference.)

(Oh! Note: aforementioned cinnamon rolls are from brunch class, fyi. So sign up! Cinnamon rolls included! Now you can't resist!)

Please feel free to email me with any questions about the classes: cakeandedith at gmail dot com. I take all feedback seriously - not just the compliments, so if you've attended a class and have ideas about how I can improve things, please let me know. To register for classes, sign up through Local D'Lish.

I love love LOVE teaching - almost as much as I love eating. I am committed to getting better and better at teaching all the time. And while I have already mastered the fine art of eating - not one to resist yet another advanced degree - I intend to obtain the equivalent of a Ph.D. in said art in just a few weeks. Italy, baby, YEAH!

xoxo