learning the real way
About a month ago Mr. Y Not and I took a cooking class at Kitchen Window. (no comment on whether I dragged him or he came willingly) We did the pizza class where you learn to make 3 types of pizza from scratch. Upon arrival it was obvious that this is something that mostly couples do together. I'm sure it depends on the type of class (baking may be more attended by females and their friends) but this particular one was a majority of couples.
I got a glass of wine, Mr. Y Not a beer, we strapped on our aprons and awaited instructions. The 3 pizzas we were making were a flat bread, Chicago deep dish, and hand tossed. Everyone was broken into four groups and rotated through the four stations (each pizza and then a dough making station).
Although the two of us were going to have to wait for the fun pizza making part, we were put on dough duty first. This would be a really great thing to do for dinner if either of us had a nice mixer. We did get the dough recipes and will possibly try making it without the mixer, but I'm pretty sure that Kitchenaid was a huge help!
Next we were at the flat bread party. This pizza was DE-LISH-OUS! A garlic base sauce with caramelized onions, artichoke hearts, chicken, goat cheese and arugula. Oh! Also, it was baked in a Kalamazoo oven. Something I'm sure I will never have, but was a lot of fun to use.
The deep dish was what Mr. Y Not had been eying and waiting for. Since this station only allowed one pizza per two people, I let him do all the work. I have to say, the sauce they had for this was amazing! I'm super glad this came along in the recipe book we were given because I'd like to try it out again.
Finally it was hand tossed time. No, I did not throw my dough up in the air. I didn't trust myself enough for that. This also used that amazing sauce and we topped them with mozzarella, basil and prosciutto.
We were able to try all of the pizzas throughout the evening, and even took home leftovers. Basically, everyone shared and ate some of everyone's pizza. We also got coupons for the store which were used for a pizza stone (necessary based on using the skills that were learned in the class), and Mr. Y Not got a fancy new knife to add to his collection.
It was a great night, and I highly suggest taking a class from them. The one that we did was participation based, but they also hold seminars, demonstrations, and restaurant crawls. I would really like to go back for another class, just have to think of what I want to learn next!
I got a glass of wine, Mr. Y Not a beer, we strapped on our aprons and awaited instructions. The 3 pizzas we were making were a flat bread, Chicago deep dish, and hand tossed. Everyone was broken into four groups and rotated through the four stations (each pizza and then a dough making station).
Although the two of us were going to have to wait for the fun pizza making part, we were put on dough duty first. This would be a really great thing to do for dinner if either of us had a nice mixer. We did get the dough recipes and will possibly try making it without the mixer, but I'm pretty sure that Kitchenaid was a huge help!
Next we were at the flat bread party. This pizza was DE-LISH-OUS! A garlic base sauce with caramelized onions, artichoke hearts, chicken, goat cheese and arugula. Oh! Also, it was baked in a Kalamazoo oven. Something I'm sure I will never have, but was a lot of fun to use.
The deep dish was what Mr. Y Not had been eying and waiting for. Since this station only allowed one pizza per two people, I let him do all the work. I have to say, the sauce they had for this was amazing! I'm super glad this came along in the recipe book we were given because I'd like to try it out again.
Finally it was hand tossed time. No, I did not throw my dough up in the air. I didn't trust myself enough for that. This also used that amazing sauce and we topped them with mozzarella, basil and prosciutto.
We were able to try all of the pizzas throughout the evening, and even took home leftovers. Basically, everyone shared and ate some of everyone's pizza. We also got coupons for the store which were used for a pizza stone (necessary based on using the skills that were learned in the class), and Mr. Y Not got a fancy new knife to add to his collection.
It was a great night, and I highly suggest taking a class from them. The one that we did was participation based, but they also hold seminars, demonstrations, and restaurant crawls. I would really like to go back for another class, just have to think of what I want to learn next!
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