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Cooking classes, Private parties, Wedding cakes/cupcakes, Art, Photography, Jewelry

Cooking Classes

  • Just Roll It! Sushi!... February 3 ... 6:30 p.m. ($40.00 per person): Come and learn how to prepare sushi rice, make great sauces and impress your friends. Spicy tuna roll, Philadelphia roll, and California roll will be the specialties of the night. At the end of class, sample your work paired with some of our local wines!
  • (Sign up at the store or over the phone only) The Plated Sushi Roll... February 16 ...6:30 p.m. ($50.00 per person) This class is more advance taking your sushi rolls to the next level. All rolls will be made inside-out, Salmon avocado, California, and a Rainbow roll. By the end of class you will have a beautiful plated presentation of your sushi.
  • Smoking Beef Basics...February 20...6:30 p.m. ($35.00 per person): Do you want to create the perfect beef ribs or brisket? Come learn all the tricks to smoking beef: brines, rubs, proper cooking temperatures and wood pairing to create the best beef ever. Several different smoked beef items will be available for tasting. Upon completion of this course you will walk away with rub you assemble to try at home. All smoking will be done on Landmann 3695BGD Propane smokers. This smoker will be available for sale the night of the class .
  • CLASS FULL!!!! Scones! ... February 21... 6:30 p.m. ($35.00 per person): Enjoy an evening sipping flavorful fall teas while making scones. We will use fruits that are in season and learn about many flavor combinations such as maple pecan, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon toast! This class is hands on with demonstrations. Students will take two dozen scones baked or to bake later at home.
  • Artisanal Preserves... February 24... 6:30 p.m. ($35.00 per person): Demonstrations and tastings of Orange marmalade, spiced apple sauce, Meyer lemon curd, and cardamom pear butter. Each student will take home a jar of artisanal preserve.
  • Asian Flare... February 29... 6:30 p.m. ($35.00 per person): In this demonstrative class we will be making Chicken coconut soup with lemongrass and ginger, Asian rolls with fresh vegetables and a dipping sauce, marinated prawns over a bed of Asian slaw. Come hungry!

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Handmade Aprons!

New to our store are handmade aprons made by me! Created and sewen at my moms kitchen table, there are several different fabric choices at the store, different lengths, and are all half aprons. They make a great gift for the home baker!
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64 Days of Michael Pollan Day#4

Day#4 Avoid food products that contain high-fructose corn syrup.

Not because high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any worse for you than sugar, but because it is, like many unfamiliar ingredients in packaged foods, a reliable marker for a food product that has been highly processed. Also, high-fructose corn syrup is being added to hundreds of foods that have not traditionally been sweetened-breads, condiments, and many snack foods-so if you avoid products that contain it, you will cut down on your sugar intake. But dont fall for the food industry's latest scam: products reformulated to contain "no HFCS" or "real cane sugar". These claims imply these foods are somehow healthier, but they're not. Sugar is sugar.

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Newcastle Produce Holiday Food & Gift Party!

Join us Tuesday, December 13 from 5 to 8 pm, for our best evening event of the year! We’ve joined forces to bring you our best gift giving ideas for your food loving friends and family, the party planning expertise of our kitchen staff, sampling and shopping all in one evening!

•Drinks featuring Holiday Monin Syrups with Gale
•Chestnut Roasting and Tasting with Tim Boughton, Amber Oaks, Auburn
•Brie Bakers and Dip Bakers with Sue
•Holiday Appetizers and Wine Tasting with Chelsea and Kate
•Gift Basket Ideas and Gift Baskets to Go with Karen
•Mandarin Valley Candle Box Art Signing with Paula Amerine
•And More!
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