CHRISTMAS IN PROVENCE
Friday, December 1st
6 PM
$110.00
Friday, December 1st
6 PM
Recipes include:
PROVENCAL CHICKEN LYONNAISE
– this recipe is a riff on classic chicken Lyonnaise
with an updated Provencal twist, olive oil sautéed chicken
served with a Lyonnais style sauce and crispy roasted potatoes
LYONNAISE ‘Provencal’ SAUCE
– a Provencal rosé wine reduction sauce with
caramelized sweet onions, minced garlic, chicken broth,
tomato paste and herbs de Provence seasoning
PARMENTIER POTATOES
– a classic French side dish of red potatoes
cut into cubes, tossed with fresh rosemary,
then oven roasted until crispy and golden
CARROT SOUP with LAVENDER HONEY
– this delicious, winter warming soup is made from sautéed carrots,
chicken broth and lavender, pureed until creamy
and finished with a kiss of honey
TWENTY-LAYER GINGERBREAD CRÊPE CAKE
– twenty layers of gingerbread crêpes
with creamy white chocolate mousse filling,
finished with drizzles of lemon crunch glaze
GINGERBREAD CRÊPES
– French sweet crepe batter made with molasses, ground cinnamon
and ginger to create holiday gingerbread crepes!
WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
– melted white chocolate is added to lightly beaten cream cheese,
then homemade vanilla bean whipped crème is folded in
to create our decadent creamy mousse filling
$110 per person
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HOLIDAY COOKIE DECORATING WORKSHOP
Saturday, December 2nd
10 AM – 3 PM
$135.00
Join Chef Vincent in the kitchen this holiday season for this
fun-filled festive Christmas cookie decorating workshop!
Saturday, December 2nd
10 AM – 3 PM
Techniques & Skills:
Working with Royal Icing I Outlining I Flooding
Using a Pastry Bag and Decorating Tips
Piping Artistic Marbled & Swirl Design using the Wet-On-Wet Technique
Decorating with Colored Decorator’s Sugars, Metallic Dragees,
Jimmies, Edible Glitter, Nonpareils & more
Recipes include:
CHRISTMAS CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES
– fresh baked hand cut-out sugar cookies
in the holiday shapes of snowmen, stars,
Christmas trees, snowflakes, candy canes,
holiday ornaments and more!
ROYAL ICING
– the perfect icing for artistically decorating cookies,
it sets quickly and tastes delicious, made using
meringue powder and powdered sugar
$135 per person
Note: Please bring containers to take your holiday cookie creations home.
Baking trays work best, some of your cookies icing will still
be damp so they cannot be stacked!
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A VERY DOWNTON CHRISTMAS
Sunday, December 3rd
10 AM – 3 PM
$135.00
A Very English Holiday Tea Party
Chef Denene Vincent kindly requests the honour of your company
in the kitchen at Le Chat Gourmet as we prepare a spectacular afternoon
holiday tea of savory delicacies, sweet delights and properly brewed
English tea all poshly presented ‘Downton Abbey’ style!
Sunday, December 3rd
10 AM – 3 PM
Recipes include:
MINI BEEF WELLINGTONS
– buttery puff pastry wrapped filet mignon steak bites
with sautéed mushrooms and fresh thyme
CORONATION CHICKEN FINGER SANDWICHES
– finger sandwiches of rotisserie roast chicken,
finely diced celery, slivered almonds
and fresh herb mayonnaise
CORNBREAD MADELEINE CANAPES with SMOKED SALMON
– fresh baked cornbread Madeleine cakes
topped with hand piped herb cream cheese rosettes,
fans of cucumber ribbon and smoked salmon
GINGERBREAD CREAM TEA SCONES
– no tea party is complete without proper English scones!,
fresh baked holiday gingerbread cream tea scones
with fresh lemon zest and vanilla bean glaze
VANILLA LEMON ZEST GLAZE
– a powdered sugar glaze made with
vanilla bean extract and fresh lemon zest
VICTORIA ‘Union Jack’ SPONGE CAKE
– layers of fresh baked yellow cake, raspberry jam
and lemon Chantilly whipped crème, finished with
fresh blueberries, strawberries and raspberries
in the pattern of the British union jack flag!
LEMON CHANTILLY CRÈME
– homemade whipped cream with a kiss of lemon
‘PROPERLY BREWED’ ENGLISH TEA
– teapots of steeped Yorkshire tea,
served in English Bone China Tea Cups (a must!)
$135 per person
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AN ITALIAN CHRISTMAS
Thursday, December 7th
6 PM
$115.00
It’s Christmas in Italy, the crisp air is filled with the sound of bagpipes, ancient
nativity scenes dot the towns, Christmas markets are alive with merriment
and laughter, food stalls overflow with culinary delights – Buon Natale
Thursday, December 7th
6 PM
Recipes include:
TUSCAN STEAK with PORCINI
– oven roasted porcini rubbed whole center cut
beef tenderloin steak, served sliced into medallions
with smoky potatoes and Chianti wine sauce
SMOKY MASHED POTATOES
– these potatoes are ‘off the charts’ delicious,
‘house smoked’ buttery Yukon gold mashed potatoes,
lightly smoked using oak wood chips
CHIANTI SANGIOVESE RED WINE SAUCE
– a silky sauce with Chianti red wine and beef broth
ITALIAN CIPOLLINI ONION TART with PARMESAN CREAM
– buttery puff pastry crust topped with
sweet caramelized Italian cipollini onion,
served with a creamy parmesan cheese sauce
ITALIAN CHERRY WALNUT CAKE
– fresh baked cherry walnut cake with Disaronno amaretto liqueur
crunch glaze, “this is one of my absolutely favorite cakes,
sure to become yours too!” – Chef Vincent
$115 per person
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FRENCH MACARON HOLIDAY WORKSHOP
Saturday, December 9th
10 AM – 3 PM
$135.00
Spend an informative, fun-filled day in the Le Chat Gourmet kitchen
with Chef Vincent, perfecting proper techniques for blending the
macaron batter, creating domed and footed French macarons
in stunning holiday shapes and delicious flavors!
Saturday, December 9th
10 AM – 3 PM
Skills & Techniques:
Making Classic French Meringue Macarons
Creating the ‘infamous feet’ I Coloring Macaron Shells
Macaronage (yes there is such a technique, the key to success!)
Using a Pastry Bag and Decorating Tips I Making French Buttercream
Using an Oven Thermometer I Using a Digital Food Scale
Le Chat’s recipe is the real deal from France, thus ingredients
are weighed in grams for precise measurement using a food scale
Recipes include:
FRENCH MACARONS
– introduced in France by the Italian chef of
Queen Catherine de Medici during the Renaissance,
French macarons are delicate sandwich cookies
with a crisp exterior and nougat-like, chewy interior
FRENCH MACARON SHELLS
– each individual cookie is known as a macaron shell,
formed by ‘macaronage’, properly whipped egg whites,
fine almond flour, confectioners’ sugar and food coloring are
worked until the batter is smooth, shiny and flowing like honey.
The macaron batter is then piped into discs on silicone
lined baking trays using a pastry bag with decorating tip
FRENCH BUTTERCREAM
– rich and creamy, French buttercream has a taste
and consistency similar to custard or pastry cream,
made using unsalted butter, pasteurized eggs,
sifted powdered sugar and choice of flavor
SNOWMAN MACARONS
– snowman shaped macaron shells filled with
vanilla bean French buttercream,
hand decorated with royal icing to create the
carrot noses, button coal eyes and mouth
ROYAL ICING
– the perfect icing for decorating,
it sets quickly and tastes delicious, made using
meringue powder and powdered sugar
HOT CHOCOLATE MACARONS
– chocolate cocoa macaron shells filled with
marshmallow French buttercream,
decorated with a melted dark chocolate stripe
and mini marshmallows
GINGERBREAD MACARONS
– gingerbread macaron shells filled with
white chocolate ginger French buttercream,
finished with cinnamon dust
PINK CHAMPAGNE MACARONS
– it’s the holidays, time for the bubbly…macarons that is!,
pink macaron shells filled with champagne
French buttercream and decorated with
an edible silver painted swoosh
$135 per person
Note: Bring a container to take home the extra macarons!
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‘AM’ HOLIDAY BAKING with YOUR KIDS
$175.00
Hey Mom’s, Dad’s, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents…this class is for you too!
You’ve asked for a cooking class getting creative ‘with your kids’ in the
kitchen, join Le Chat Gourmet for our annual holiday baking with your kids!!
Sunday, December 10th
9 AM – Noon
Techniques & Skills:
Using a Pastry Bag and Decorating Tip
Sculpting Fondant Frosting
Recipes include:
SANTA CUPCAKES
– we’ll use a pastry piping bag fitted with a star tip to
ice our freshly baked Christmas confetti cupcakes with
blue raspberry buttercream frosting to look like Santa faces,
then decorate with a mini marshmallow beard
and chocolate candy eyes and nose!
CHRISTMAS CONFETTI CAKE BATTER
– vanilla cake batter with holiday confetti sprinkles
BLUE RASPBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
– homemade white buttercream frosting
with blue raspberry flavoring
(if you prefer, we can also make vanilla too)
SNOWMEN PRETZEL WANDS
– we’ll create the cutest holiday snowmen
by hand-dipping jumbo pretzel wands into white vanilla melts,
then decorating your snowmen with colorful candy earmuffs
and hand sculpted fondant wintery scarves!
$175 per couple (one adult and one child),
$85 per each additional child
PLEASE NOTE:
For this class, registering as an individual
is actually for 2 persons (1 adult & 1 child, ages 8-16)
To register additional kids, call 517.663.7322
Please bring containers to take home your goodies!
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‘PM’ HOLIDAY BAKING with YOUR KIDS
Sunday, December 10th
2 PM – 5 PM
$175.00
Hey Mom’s, Dad’s, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents…this class is for you too!
You’ve asked for a cooking class getting creative ‘with your kids’ in the
kitchen, join Le Chat Gourmet for our annual holiday baking with your kids!!
Sunday, December 10th
2 PM – 5 PM
Techniques & Skills:
Using a Pastry Bag and Decorating Tip
Sculpting Fondant Frosting
Recipes include:
SANTA CUPCAKES
– we’ll use a pastry piping bag fitted with a star tip to
ice our freshly baked Christmas confetti cupcakes with
blue raspberry buttercream frosting to look like Santa faces,
then decorate with a mini marshmallow beard
and chocolate candy eyes and nose!
CHRISTMAS CONFETTI CAKE BATTER
– vanilla cake batter with holiday confetti sprinkles
BLUE RASPBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
– homemade white buttercream frosting
with blue raspberry flavoring
(if you prefer, we can also make vanilla too)
SNOWMEN PRETZEL WANDS
– we’ll create the cutest holiday snowmen
by hand-dipping jumbo pretzel wands into white vanilla melts,
then decorating your snowmen with colorful candy earmuffs
and hand sculpted fondant wintery scarves!
$175 per couple (one adult and one child),
$85 per each additional child
PLEASE NOTE:
For this class, registering as an individual
is actually for 2 persons (1 adult & 1 child, ages 8-16)
To register additional kids, call 517.663.7322
Please bring containers to take home your goodies!
Out of stock