St. Louis Park Community Education

This demonstration class begins with tender scones riddled with fresh berries and white chocolate. There will be the quintessential fresh fruit salad with a delightful dip. Featured are succulent crab cakes blended with fresh vegetables, herbs and spices then lightly breaded and sautéed to perfection. You’ll learn to prepare quiche using a delicious combination of meats and cheeses baked in a flaky pastry crust. Also, the classic eggs benedict, poached eggs with tender Canadian bacon served on toasted English muffins with a velvety hollandaise sauce. French toast follows using fresh baked croissants soaked in a rich bath of eggs and milk, sautéed to a honey brown crispness with pure maple syrup. All materials included in registration price.

Learn to create delicious fish dishes using a few basic techniques. This menu starts with a mixed greens and garden vegetable salad with a homemade creamy garlic dressing. We’ll grill fresh tuna steaks with a fabulous Mediterranean style relish served with pasta tossed with garlic in olive oil. Moist, flaky Atlantic salmon is slow baked with an oven dried tomato and dill butter sauce. Walleye Pike will be lightly breaded and pan-fried to a crispy golden brown and served with homemade tarter sauce and mashed potatoes. Key lime pie finishes topped with fresh whipped cream. All materials included in registration price.

Restaurant-quality egg rolls and samosas can be made right in your own kitchen. These appetizers are jammed with flavors from around the world and can be a quick way to incorporate leftovers into something new and fun to eat. Make a variety of egg rolls, samosas and dipping sauces in class. A $20 material fee is payable to the instructor at class.

You'll begin by preparing vietnamese summer rolls served with both hoisin and peanut sauce for dipping. Vietnamese spring rolls follow with pork, shrimp, and glass noodles stuffed in rice paper and fried to a golden brown, served with the classic nuoc cham dipping sauce. You'll then prepare Pad Thai blending the vibrant flavors of Thailand with rice noodles using shrimp, eggs, chilies, garlic, basil, scallions, bean sprouts, sesame oil, lemon and crushed red pepper flakes. For dessert, Thai lime custard topped with fresh whipped cream. All materials included in registration price.

Come explore the world of sushi as you create this Japanese delicacy yourself. We'll begin by preparing the coveted sushi rice then you'll learn the art of "nigiri-sushi" (hand molded rice) topped with shrimp, unagi, and ahi tuna. You'll then learn how to prepare "maki-sushi" using a bamboo mat to roll rice with various fillings in and around Nori (seaweed sheets). Options and accompaniments will include surimi, cucumber, avocado, cream cheese, teriyaki chicken, tempura onions, spicy mayo, eel sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce. All materials included in registration price.