TRAVELING the SPICE ROUTE WORKSHOP
Sunday, March 5th
10 AM – 3 PM
$135.00
TRAVELING THE SPICE ROUTE
What an amazing role spices have played in history, romance, politics, religion,
medicine, war and of course cooking. Spices take you on a culinary journey
around the world without ever leaving your kitchen. The earliest evidence of
spices used by man was over 50,000 B.C., imagine what we use in our modern
kitchen’s today were being used in food prep or preservation over 50,000 years
ago! By the close of class, you will never use that pinch of pepper or sprinkle of
cinnamon with the same mindset or walk down the spice aisle without conjuring
up visions of exotic tastes from faraway places. In this class we will explore the
flavors of different ethnic cuisines by creating a variety of hand mixed spice
blends using a pestle and mortar, discuss whole, ground, smoked and toasted
spices plus storage. Join Le Chat Gourmet as we travel back through time
discovering the history of spices while learning to use spice blends that will
take your food from ordinary to extraordinary!
Sunday, March 5th
10 AM – 3 PM
Spice Recipes Include:
Taco Seasoning I Indian Curry Powder
Peri Peri Seasoning I Dukkah Spice Mix
Tuscan Spice Blend I Marrakesh Spice Blend
Homemade Chili Powder
Recipes include:
INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY
– succulent chicken cooked in a creamy curry yogurt sauce
made with tomatoes, sweet onions, fresh ginger
and our curry powder spice mix, served with basmati rice
CURRY POWDER
– hand blended curry powder with turmeric, cumin,
cloves, coriander, cardamom, mustard seeds,
cinnamon and cayenne pepper
MOROCCAN FISH TAGINE
– we’ll sauté sweet onions in a tagine,
then add fire roasted tomatoes, garlic, chicken broth,
mini sweet bell peppers, red potatoes, lemon,
tilapia fish filets and our exotic Marrakesh spice mix
MARRAKESH SPICE BLEND
– hand blended spice mix of paprika,
|cinnamon, ginger, cayenne pepper, cloves,
cardamom, allspice and cumin
TUSCAN OLIVE OIL DIPPING SAUCE
– who can resist bread with dipping sauce at an Italian
restaurant (not me!), we’ll make ours with Tuscan spice mix,
Italian olive oil, fresh garlic and parmesan cheese,
served with lovely warm artisan bread
TUSCAN SPICE BLEND
– hand blended Tuscan spice combination of oregano,
basil, rosemary, parsley and red pepper flakes
PORTUGUESE PERI PERI CHICKEN KEBABAS
– we’ll make our hand blended Peri Peri spice mix then
use it in a marinade for our char grilled chicken skewers
resulting in a sauce that’s garlicky, spicy, lemony,
tangy and utterly addictive!
PERI PERI SPICE MIX
– hand blended peri peri spice combination of
sweet paprika, garlic, onion, coriander, oregano,
cardamom, ginger, parsley and dried chili pepper
CHICKEN TACO KEBABS
– char grilled skewers of chicken rubbed
with our homemade taco seasoning
TACO SEASONING with HOMEMADE CHILE POWDER
– once you make this you will ‘never’ use store bought again!,
hand blended taco spice combination of cumin, garlic powder,
onion powder, paprika and homemade chili powder
HOMEMADE CHILE POWDER
– hand ground whole cayenne peppers,
cumin seeds, black peppercorns, kosher salt
CHICKEN DUKKAH KEBABS
– char grilled skewers of dukkah spice rubbed
chicken has a warm, toasty, nutty flavor
brightened by citrusy notes of coriander
DUKKAH SPICE BLEND
– hand blended spice mix of sesame seeds,
coriander, cumin, black peppercorns,
fennel, thyme and hazelnuts
$135 per person
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THE ITALIAN GRILL WORKSHOP
Sunday May 14th
10 AM – 3 PM
$145.00
Summer Flavors of Italy
Italian summers of blue skies, golden sunflower fields and outdoor
tables laden with garden fresh cooking, join Le Chat Gourmet
for this Italian al fresco summer feast via the grill!
Skills & Techniques:
Marinating I Brining I Grilling
Working with Fresh Herbs
Sunday May 14th
10 AM – 3 PM
Recipes include:
ITALIAN RIB EYE STEAK
– Tuscan marinated rib eye steaks,
outdoor char grilled over wood coals,
served with gremolata sauce
TUSCAN-STYLE MARINADE
– a combination of extra virgin olive oil,
fresh rosemary, red pepper flakes,
oregano and crushed garlic
GREMOLATA
– gremolata is a bold and bright Italian condiment
that will liven up your meals made from parsley
harvested from LCG’s herb garden, garlic,
olive oil, fresh lemon juice and zest
GRILLED CAESAR SALAD
– char grilled romaine lettuce heads, chopped
and served with artisan ciabatta bread croutons,
and homemade Caesar dressing
CAESAR DRESSING
– creamy homemade Caesar dressing
with shredded parmesan cheese
ITALIAN GRILLED CHICKEN
– char grilled Italian herb chicken, we’ll begin by brining
our chicken for optimum flavor and juiciness with
garlic, sliced lemons, fresh rosemary, thyme and tarragon,
then grill the chicken outdoors over wood coals,
served with Italian orange red pepper sauce
ORANGE RED PEPPER SAUCE
– an Italian sweet and sour style reduction sauce
made with red pepper flakes, orange juice,
fresh orange zest and butter
RIGATONI PASTA SALAD
– fresh mozzarella cheese balls, rigatoni pasta,
grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion,
cucumber moons, fresh Italian basil and oregano herbs,
with homemade olive oil, garlic and lemon dressing
$145 per person
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