Jan. 6, 2008 - Happy New Year -- 2008 Update |
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
As 2008 begins and classes get under way I thought I'd give you an overview of what to expect this year and what was most popular in 2007. Also, be sure to check through the most recent entries--I've added several new ones including my Spring classes, store by store, and a great Spanish Cauliflower Salad.
I'll be teaching at a new store in San Clemente starting in February. It's called Villa Cucina (www.villacuina.com) and it's right downtown. The store is filled with all kinds of gifty items as well as cooking utencils. I spent quite a while wandering through on my last visit. The kitchen is in the back and brand new! It's quite a showplace. They offer both hands-on and demo classes. My first class is February 6 and I plan to be there once a month from then on.
I will also be back at Sur la Table in Newport (www.surlatable.com) in March. They are adding some demo classes to there class list so I'm back with my specialty "Fast and Fabulous Entertaining Entrees" on March 3.
If you get further up north I'll be teaching at Gelson's Cooking Connection (www.gelsons.com) in Calabassas again this year in February, April, July and October. I've added in a couple classes in February for a change and one is all about cooking with beer.
And don't forget the Riverside store that opened just a year ago, The Cooking Store (www.thecookingstore.com). I'm there once or twice a month as well. It's a great store with a great kitchen. Some of you might remember the owner, Robert Sevaly, from classes at Great News and Kitchen Witch. I have been enjoying my classes up there--the staff is great!
My main stay as ever are my San Diego schools the Kitchen Witch and Great News. The Kitchen Witch (www.kitchenwitchonline.com) has a new owner who will be taking over this month so look for some fun new merchandise. I've been at KW teaching for 26 years and through 4 owners (now 5) and plan on being there forever. It's kind of like my second home! Check out all the new classes this Spring-- "International Everynight Cooking", "Chain Restaurant Favorites", "Meat and Potatoes".....and give a try to the Fabulous Friday Wine Dinners, it's like "dinner and a show".
Great News (www.great-news.com) is fabulous if you haven't been there give it a try sometime. Yes, the classes can be large but everything is so organized that it always flows with ease. Some of my most popular classes here in Pacific Beach are the Friday Night Dinner Party classes where you, as students, do the cooking. Everyone gets in on the act and then we all sit and eat dinner. It's like a big dinner party where you don't have to do all the cooking and you never have to wash a dish! Sign up quickly, these classes fill up right away. I also have lots of demo classes and even teach one Saturday morning a month for those of you with busy weeks.
As ever cocktail classes are amazingly popular. We all need a break and a good cocktail is the way to create a fun party--intimate or gigantic! This year we will be trying a new collection of Martinis and revisiting the ever-popular Margaritaville. I haven't quite reached everyone in SoCal yet so check this class out at The Cooking Store in Riverside in January as well as the Kitchen Witch and Great News in April and May. There is always lots of good food at these classes and not just drinks!
This year is going to be all about "quick and easy" or as I like to refer to it "fast and fabulous". We will all be busy and yet we are more interested than ever in creating good food for our families--at least several nights a week. This theme runs through all my classes but you will see it under titles like "Fast and Fabulous Chicken Breasts", "Everynight Cooking", "Quick and Easy Entrees", "Entertaining Entrees".... I try to offer something for everyone--both experienced and new cooks as well.
This year I will be working on a new cookbook which I will hopefully have ready by November 2008. It will be the next in the "Fast and Fabulous" series and will focus on all types of main dishes--beef, pork, fish, more chicken and even a few casseroles. I'll keep you updated on this website and if you are interested in doing some recipe testing at home for fun let me know. Now, don't forget about my other two cookbooks, Fast and Fabulous Chicken Breasts and Fast and Fabulous Entertaining Menus, when you need just the right gift. The books are available at all the stores I teach at or you can contact me and I'll mail them as well.
I look forward to seeing you all in class this year and don't forget you can always contact me with any questions by email at phillis@philliscarey.com. There's a link at the end of the right hand column, just click, send your message and I'll get back to you within a few days. Questions about dinner that night probably won't reach me in time but be assured I will get back to you asap.
Enjoy! Phillis |
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Feb. 6, 2006 - Welcome |
Welcome!!! It's so exciting to be here on the web. I'm hoping to make it easy for all of you to find out what classes I'm teaching, when and where. Rather than looking in the individual schedules you can now come here and click on the school you are interested in and view a listing of all my classes or you may go directly to a particular school by simply clicking on its link. You can even sign up for classes there if your chosen school is set up to do that. Or if they are not set up on the web, I'll provide their email and phone number so you don't have to look it up. I hope this will make it all very easy, fun and convenient.
I will also use this site to post new recipes each month for you to try at home. These will be appropriate to the time of year and any holidays that month. You will find the recipes in a couple of places, both in the entries section and under the recipes category.
I also plan to write about any restaurants I visit that you might enjoy or from time to time I might talk about my philosopy on food. I plan to make is newsy and fun and when I get the hang of it I'll even include pictures of the food I'm making in classes or dishes I'm working on for future cookbooks or articles.
Also, please feel free to contact me by email with your questions or comments and I'll be happy to get back to you as quickly as possible. |
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Welcome to my weblog.
Here you will be able to find a listing of all my classes at all the stores I teach at--all in one place. You also have the opportunity to simply click on the link below and go directly to that school's website to sign up for classes. Hopefully this will make it much easier to find the classes you are interested in and then to sign up. Visit as often as you would like as things will be constantly changing.
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