In New York we had the great chance to attend a cooking class on Friday night at Miette Culinary Studio. It was a blast.  All  4 of us went, along with 10 others  and we loved Chef Paul and his approach.  He taught us a lot of great lessons, tips and how to get it all to the table at once - Wonderfully. The  menu was sponsored by Saveur and it was an American Steakhouse Classic. It was a wonderful birthday treat for the four of us to cook and enjoy together. We made Clams Casino, Caesar Salad, Creamed Spinach, Twice Baked potatoes, Skirt Steak and for dessert: amazing Vanilla ice cream and with Molten Chocolate cake!  The recipes were from Saveur. Wow- each dish was over the top good and I want make it all over again soon.

Here are some pics of the evening and the web link:

http://www.mietteculinarystudio.com/


Our Saveur shopping bags with recipes:

Chef Paul explains how we'll get it all done in short order-

Sautéing Vegetables for the Clams

Chef Paul demonstrates how to use Sea salt for  supporting the clams on the baking sheet;  he likes lots of salt as you  can see-

Ah the tasty Clams Casino- so good hot from the oven-

The lovely French dining room where we dined after cooking-

The group gets wine reinforcement for the strenous cooking-

Exact measurements for the Caesar dressing-

Tempering the chocolate with butter prior to making the cakes- wonderful direction and a skill I needed to learn-

The meal- amazing and all hot at one time, all achievable recipes and so delicious-




The homemade Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate Molten Lava cakes- YUM

In our aprons ready for work! We had a great time- Thanks Miette Culinary Studio and the Sims gang!