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Our Hands on Home Chef students learn to cook in the same fully-equipped instructional kitchens as our Professional Students. Courses last from 2 to 4 hours. Students should wear comfortable shoes and come prepared to cook.

 

Summer has gone and winter is a few months away. The holidays are around the corner! Join our SDCI instructor in one or all of our Holiday classes and make this season a memorable one as you learn to prepare classic dishes and culinary delights that you can recreate for family and friends.

Harvest Dinner Oct 04 $125
10AM - 2PM
SDCI, Inc. presents a Hands-On Home Chef class perfect to learn for your own Harvest Dinner. You will learn in unique dishes that you can prepare again for family and friends during harvest time this fall. Our staff Chef Instructor will assist you in preparing and presenting a feast including:
• Sweet Pepper Soup with crème fraiche, chives and fennel pollen
• Grilled Lamb Chops with Onion Thyme Relish, roasted seasonal vegetables and potato ‘Anna’
• Green Salad with Apple vinaigrette and camembert toasts
• Pear Tarte Tatin with smoked cinnamon whipped cream
 
Thanksgiving in 4 Hours! Nov 08 $125
10AM - 2PM
Thanksgiving in 4 Hours! Yes it can be done! You will be lead hands on through the complete preparation of a “traditional” Thanksgiving meal that you will prepare from start to finish in under four hours. Check out this menu and think about all of the extra time you will have for friends and family. Can you believe it? It’s for real!
• Pumpkin and Sausage Soup
• Lite as a Feather Biscuits
• Praline Sweet Potato
• Roast Turkey with Giblet Gravy
• Creamed Pearl Onions
• Lemon Green Beans with Walnuts
• Pumpkin Pie with Sweet Whipped Cream and Cinnamon
 
Hands on Holiday Breads Dec 13 $125
10AM - 2PM
Many cultures around the world have unique breads traditionally prepared for the holidays with family and friends. Your SDCI, Inc. staff Chef Instructor will guide you during in the preparation and baking of these holiday specialties:
• Italian Panettone
• Swedish Limpia Bread
• Dresdener Stollen
 
Gingerbread Houses for Parents and Kids Dec 13 $75
10AM - 2PM
A class so good we’re offering it twice! Gingerbread Houses for Parents and Kids is an extremely fun hands on day where parents and their children work together to build and decorate a complete gingerbread house in our state of the art pastry kitchen classroom. A pre-baked set of house pieces, candies, nuts and icing await you and your children to use to create a wintertime chalet complete with trees and Santa too! Perfect to take home and display throughout the holidays. Your class will include:
• A complete set of pre-bake gingerbread house pieces, trees and figurines
• Decorating icings in a variety of colors
• A wide assortment of candies for decorating your house including base
• Hands on help for you and your little ones
(Price is $75.00 for 1 parent and 1 child)
 
Gingerbread Houses for Parents and Kids Dec 20 $75
10AM - 2PM
No, this is not a duplicate. This class is so popular, we are offering it twice! See the previous listing for a description of this class. (Price is $75.00 for 1 parent and 1 child)
 
Holiday Candies Dec 20 $125
10AM - 2PM
Holiday Candies is always a favorite and this year we’ve expanded our class to include jellied fruits and fudge. Join your SDCI, Inc. staff Chef Instructor during this hands on course developed to help you create the best in holiday candies and sweet treats for friends and family. Included in this course are:
• Peppermint and Chocolate “Bark”
• Chocolate dipped Nut Pralines with gold leaf
• Hazelnut Hand rolled Truffles with cocoa
 



Chef David Abella of Roy's of La Jolla shares some of his recipes in a cooking for fun class.