Before I worked as a food stylist, I worked for a catering company/cooking school. I was mainly involved in the catering side, but when they were a little short staffed I tried my hand at teaching and discovered that I really love it. There's just something about passing on a knowledge that you have to someone who wants to know it. Which is partly why I started this blog in the first place...
A few months ago a friend of mine asked me if I could teach him how to cook, I didn't really take him seriously until recently, when I decided to start offering private cooking lessons- so obviously he had to be my Guinea pig:)
After planning a menu that the worlds fussiest eater was happy with, and doing all the shopping, I arrived at his house to find a St. Elmos pizza box on the counter. I made some smug comment and was then informed that all they had eaten for the last 4 days was pizza... 4 DAYS?!?! They really did need my help!
On the menu for my culinarily challenged friends:
My Famous Pisgetti with Home-made Garlic Bread and Apple Crumble for dessert.
Have a look at how they did below :)
Jp learns how to chop an onion, possibly for the first time in his life, and Martin patiently peels the apples for dessert.
Mikey may have chickened out of doing the whole naked chef thing, but I think he pulled that apron off pretty well. He even stirred the "grosse onions and mushrooms".
Martin, still busy with his apples. That face says it all!
So I let him swap with Mike...
Which was around the time I realized that there was no mixing bowl in their house, so Mikey made crumble in a pot.
Finished making the crumble, but not happy with me. Apparently he would rather have stirred the "grosse onions and mushrooms" because, and I quote "rubbing butter into flour is the grossest thing in the whole world"! I'm pretty sure I could think of worse.
Jp's kick ass garlic bread is just about ready to go into the oven.
These guys rival me on the messy kitchen scale.
Finally food is ready, Mr. Martin looks very please with himself :)
YUMMY!!!
But wait, there's more! What's that smell coming from the oven???
We may have cheated a little here, I mean what is an apple crumble without Ultramel???
All in all I think these 3 did a great job, it was a really fun evening and they made some really delicious food! I'm proud of you guys, and I can't wait to do it again!
These classes are completely private and personalized to your needs.
They take place in the comfort of your own home, and can range from an
"I don't know how to hold a knife and what's an onion" level to "I want
to fine tune my cooking and learn how to make my own pastry" level.
Depending on the size of your kitchen you can have 1-6 people learning
at a time, and the best part is that afterwards- you can sit down with a
glass of wine and enjoy your meal.
For more information you can email me at: saralohmaier@gmail.com
Happy cooking everyone, have a great week!
