Cooking Classes for April and May 2013

This is probably the first time I have combined two months of classes. It is only because I will be away after the first weekend of May and will be back before the first weekend of June.

Kindly check my blog for updates on new classes and all. The blog is always updated if I am adding classes or even removing one or two to add in something else.

Please check, http://www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com

Also do Like my facebook page Cooking With Nicholas, I may add some of our class photos there if I ever use my camera in class.

Hope to see you all this month and thanks for your support.

Red Velvet Cake
April 7th Sunday 10 to 1 pm

The much requested Red Velvet Class is here one LAST TIME. You will learn;

1. Red Velvet Cake
2. Chocolate Filling
3. Cheese Topping

This is a hands on session: Class will commence once there are 6 students. Please bring along a big enough container to take your piece of cake home.

Price Per Person: $90

Chocolate Indulgence 2 – CLASS IS FULL
April 7th Sunday 2.30 to 5.30

A class for all Chocoholics. Learn to make easy favorite Chocolate Delights. You will learn to make

1. Chocolate Marbled Brownie
2. Chocolate Truffle Tart
3. Chocolate Muffins

Price Per Person: $95

(Class will commence once there are 8 students). Please bring three containers to take home your goodies.

Pasta Class
April 13th Saturday 10 to 1 pm CLASS IS FULL
Sunday April 21st 2.30 to 5.30 CLASS IS FULL

NEW DATE FOR PASTA CLASS

Sunday April 14th 10 am to 1 pm

Wednesday May 1st 10 to 1pm

2 Places Left

Learn to make Pasta from scratch. You will also learn to make a Lasagna and Aglio ed Olio.

Price Per Person: $90

Class will commence once there are six students. This is a hands on class

Cheesecake – CLASS IS FULL
April 13th Saturday 2.30 to 5.30pm

The long awaited cheesecake class is here, learn to make;
1. Baked Coffee Cheese Cake
2. Baked Cinnamon Apple Cheesecake
3. Baked Peanut Butter Chocolate Chop Cheesecake

Price Per Person: $110

(Class will commence once there are six students)

Curry Class is FULL
Curry without Coconut Milk 2
April 14th Sunday 2.30 to 5.30

1. Chicken Devil Curry
2. Dry Mutton Curry
3. A Hearty Vegetable Dhall Curry

Price Per Person: $100

(Class will commence once there are six students)
Please bring three containers to take your curries home.

Bread Class
Saturday April 20th 10 am to 1 pm

You will learn to bake;
1. Wholemeal Loaf
2. Semolina Bread
3. Bagels

Price Per Person: $95

This is a fully hands on class. Class will commence once there are 6 students

Puff Pastry Class is FULL
Sunday April 21st 10 am to 1 pm

After three wonderful classes thus far, I thought why not? So we’re doing it again.
You will learn to make:

1. Puff Pastry
2. Sausage Rolls – The real one
3. Creamy Chicken with Three Mushroom Filling

Price Per Person: $95

(Class will commence once there are 6 students)
This is a hands on class, please bring your containers to take your pies and sausage rolls home. PLEASE DRESS COMFORTABLY.

Mille Crepe
Saturday April 27th 10 am to 1 pm

The art of Mille Crepe – Learn to make Mille Crepe from scratch. You will learn to make the crepes, the mille feuille (Cream) and assemble the crepe and take your share home.

Price Per Person: $95

Class will commence once there are 6 students. This is a hands on session so please dress comfortably and bring a container.

A Classy High Tea
Saturday April 27th 2.30 to 5.30 pm

I like nice tea cakes and scones. Here are some of my favorites,
1. Chocolate Cupcakes with Salted Almond Icing
2. Orange Poppyseed Chiffon Cake
3. Fluffy Scones

Price Per Person: $95

Class will commence once there are 6 students

Chocolate Indulgence 1 – My Best Selling Class of 2012
Sunday April 28th 10 to 1 pm

Let’s make some Decadent Chocolate Favorites you will learn to make;
1. Rich Chocolate Brownies
2. Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies
3. Chocolate Lava Cake

Price Per Person: $95

Class will commence once there are 6 students. This is a hands on class.

Vegetarian Class
Sunday April 28th 2.30 to 5.30

It’s been more than two months since I have eaten meat and so I’ve decided to hold a class on some of my vegetarian favorites. You will learn to prepare;
1. Spaghetti Kerabu
2. Vegetable Cutlets
3. Barley, Mushroom and Corn Salad
4. Carrot and Chickpea Salad
5. Home Made Cheese Crackers

Price Per Person: $100

Class will commence once there are six students.

Proceeds from this class will be donated to the Farm Animal Sanctuary, BRITAIN’S FIRST FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY and last secure place for over 600 animals and birds rescued from abuse, neglect, slaughter and abandonment.

http://www.thefarmanimalsanctuary.co.uk/Contact_us.php

Old Fashioned Butter Cake and Butter Icing Class
Wednesday May 1st 2.30 to 5pm

Let’s make Old Fashioned Butter Cake and Butter Icing
You will also learn to do some basic decoration like spreading icing, piping the sides and covering borders on your own cake.

This is a hands on session, the old fashion way to make this is by using a spoon. So we will be doing it the old fashion traditional way.

Price Per Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Fried Noodle Class CLASS IS FULL
Saturday May 4th 10 to 1 pm

Let’s learn to make some hawker favorites. You will learn
1. Mamak Mee – Original Penang Style
2. Hokkien Mee
3. Char Koay Teow

Price Per Person: $90

Class will commence once there are 6 students
Please bring three containers to take your foods home and please dress comfortably.

Creme Brulee Class
Saturday May 4th 2.30 to 5.30 pm

Learn to make this favorite dessert of many. You will learn
1. Sweet Paste
2. Pandan Crème Brulee
3. Vanila Crème Brulee

Price Per Person: $90

Class will commence once there are 6 students

Let’s make Sweet Breads is FULL
Sunday May 5th 10 to 1 pm

1. Cinnamon Rolls
2. Potato Bread
3. Raisin Loaf

This is a fully hands on session.

Price Per Person: $95

(Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Let’s make Macarons.
Sunday May 5th 2.30 to 5.30 pm

You will learn to make:
1. Macarons
2. Chocolate Black Sesame Filling
3. Lemon Curd Filling

Price Per Person: $95

Class will commence once there are 6 students

Classes will be held at 70 Road 14/24 Petaling Jaya. Please call 016 6827465 or email cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com to book and to make any enquiries.

Please check my blog http://www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com

Fees are to be paid once you make a booking, if a class is canceled you will be refunded. If fees are not paid, your name will be not be placed on the list.

Nutreat Health Food – 19M SS21/37 Damansara Uptown

It was all by accident on a Saturday evening at around 6 pm, wondering around the Uptown area in the rain and its busy streets without an umbrella, we chanced upon this little place quite by accident as there was a carpark there and we just stood long enough at the entrance to realize there was a café upstairs.

Now I am not too keen on upstairs cafes unless it is Korean simply because it is a known fact that Korean restaurants are usually on the first floor, so we trodded up these green staircase and soon we entered this little cosy unassuming place.

There were three tables taken, one was paying for their food and leaving so our band of five quite noisy people of different ethnic backgrounds made everyone turn to see where the noise came from.

We seated ourselves, rather casual with radio music playing in the background, it was a little homey actually, perhaps a home of a student living in a fairly nice place, that’s what came to mind when I was looking around, or perhaps it was all Ikea Furniture that looked so familiar but unfamiliar because this was a restaurant setting.

So we waited, staff seemed to be busy and then this guy comes up to take our order. Expecting him to go on and on in Mandarin or Cantonese, I was quite surprised when he spoke in English. There was not much food left as it was a weekend and they close Sundays so we took one of each item that was available.

Now being a cook I half expected to see some cooking action. But everything was done in a quiet manner, so this gave me time to walk around the place.
So being the busybody I looked at their products.

It seems Nutreat sells grains and these grains are also used to cook their foods and desserts as well as their drinks. Now I came across grains I never heard off in my life. Coix Seeds, Poria, Cassia, Leaek Seeds, and Pueraria just to name a few. They even had onion seeds. It was like walking into Diagon Alley make your own spell shop.

These seeds are formulated and mixed together to battle or to prevent numerous diseases or illness. These seeds are measured and ground fresh when you place and order.

So our food came. We had a Burger, then I thought, “hey this is vegetarian” and it was a homemade veggie pattie made by the owner himself and the taste was pretty impressive. I was not too keen on the bun but I was told later that the owner was going to be making his own bread in the café. This I certainly would like to taste because I find the burger buns are always a big let down, and this being a healthy food café, I think concocting your own bread would certainly be a better choice. So do expect real bread in the next week or so. This was told to me simply because I commented on the bread.

As I don’t like sauce in my food especially burgers or hot dogs, I think the salads and the hint of mint sauce which was something truly different. It did give a nice aftertaste to something that would have tasted ordinary. I like this. Even just the patty with the salads would be nice.

In fact I wish they would sell it just like that, like a “steak and salad platter” of sorts.

Then Nutreat Grain Spaghetti. Everyone’s face changed because we actually saw grains, unlike some places that advertise grains and then it’s like bird droppings. Not Nutreat, I was quite baffled how the spaghetti sauce actually tasted like spaghetti sauce. It has buck wheat, celery seeds, kidney beans, soy beans amongst the many beans we noticed because it finished a little too fast. And I was also quite shocked that this had no onions and garlic and still tasted like a real wholesome sauce. So there you go, true blue vegetarians can come to this place for a nice meal.

What I liked about this spaghetti was it was just the right amount. A spaghetti, with a nice enriching Nutreat Smoothie would just be the perfect dinner for the weight conscious. So I should talk.

Then we had Sze Chuan Rice. Made of soft tofu and hum choy, I thought it looked insipid till I took a small mouthful. It was pleasant and had just the right flavor with the rice. I don’t think it would taste well on its own but with the rice it was just perfect.  The peppery spiciness and the chilly spiciness blended well with the tofu. 

It sat on the palate pleasantly as I was told to write this down. And it did.

As a non meat eater for the past three weeks, I think this place was just ideal, and the food was not overflowing that you left the place all bloated.

We also had Nutreat”s version of Steamed Rice, which looked a lot like fried rice. Nice and simple and no feeling of overeating and it was not fried.  Didn’t taste oily as well.  This is a shonky photo though.

We did have Smoothies but somehow it didn’t turn out as photogenic as the name sounded, so perhaps you go and judge for yourself. I feel this place needs a lot more support seeing that it is just about 2 months old.  The owner is always opened to suggestions and he seems to be constantly trying to improve things even when we were there.

Do check their facebook, Nutreat Grain.

All in all, it was a nice evening, by the time we finished, the rain stopped. Now how I wish something like this existed where I lived, so much easier  than the nonsense sold around me.

Nutreat also has another outlet in NSK in Kuchai Lama. But they only sell the powders over there.

March Cooking Classes 2013

Old Fashioned Butter Cake and Butter Icing Class

March 17th Sunday 10 am to 1 pm CLASS IS FULL

March 2nd Saturday 10 to 1 pm – CLASS IS FULL

Let’s make Old Fashioned Butter Cake and Butter Icing

You will also learn to do some basic decoration like spreading icing, piping the sides and covering borders on your own cake.

This is a hands on session, the old fashion way to make this is by using a spoon. So we will be doing it the old fashioned traditional way.

Price Per Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Bread Making
March 2nd Saturday 2.30 to 5.30 – CLASS IS FULL

Let’s make Sweet Breads

1. Cinnamon Rolls
2. Potato Bread
3. Hot Crossed Buns

This is a fully hands on session.

Price Per Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Cream Puffs and Churros
March 3rd Sunday 10 am to 1 pm – CLASS IS FULL
March 3rd Sunday 2.30 to 5.30 pm

CLASS IS FULL

Learn to make Cream Puffs and Chouros together with
2 toppings to go with it.

This is a fully hands on Class.

Price Per Person: $90 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Chocolate Indulgence 2

Saturday March 9th 2.30 to 5.30
Saturday March 16th 2.30 to 5.30
Saturday March 23rd 10 am to 1 Thursday March 28^th 10 am to 1 pm

A class for all Chocoholics. Learn to make easy favorite Chocolate Delights. You will learn to make

1. Chocolate Marbled Brownie
2. Chocolate Truffle Tart
3. Chocolate Muffins

Price Per Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are 8 students).

Please bring three containers to take home your goodies.

Curry without Coconut Milk 2
March 10th Sunday 2.30 to 5 pm – CLASS IS FULL

1. Chicken Devil Curry
2. Dry Mutton Curry
3. A Hearty Vegetable Dhall Curry

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are six students)

Please bring three containers to take your curries home.

Red Velvet Cake

March 17th Sunday 2.30 to 5.30 pm - CLASS IS FULL

March 16th Saturday 10 am to 1 pm – CLASS IS FULL

The much requested Red Velvet Class is here one more time. You will learn;

1. Red Velvet Cake
2. Chocolate Filling
3. Cheese Topping
This is a hands on session: Class will commence once there are 6 students. Please bring along a big enough container to take your piece of cake home.

Price Per Person: $90 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Macaron Class CLASS IS FULL
March 23rd Saturday 2.30 to 5.30

Let’s make Macarons.
You will learn to make:
1. Macarons
2. Chocolate Black Sesame Filling
3. Lemon Curd Filling

Price Per Person: $95
Class will commence once there are 6 students

Nasi Dagang Meal
March 24th Sunday 10 to 1 pm

We will be preparing a complete meal comprising

1. Nasi Dagang
2. Ayam Percik
3. Sayur Loteh – A wonderful fresh salad always prepared by Eda
4. Onde Onde

Price Per Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Please bring a container to take your food home.

Cake Decorating 2 – 1 PLACE LEFT
March 24th Sunday 2.30 to 5.30
Fondant Flower Making and Decorating Class 102 Learn to decorate your cake with handmade flowers and fondant.

You will learn to make:
1. Fondant
2. Royal Icing
3. 2 types of Roses
4. Rose buds
5. Drapes
6. Large Bow
7. Extra Trimmings
8. To cover a cake with fondant
9. To assemble flowers on a cake
10. Final Touch ups with Royal Icing

This is a fully hands on session, students will be making their own flowers. This is an Intermediate class.

Please bring a large container to take home your flowers.

Price Per Person: $165 (Class will commence once there are six students)

Children’s Chocolate Class
March 27th Wednesday 10 am to 12.30 pm
Learn to make your favorite chocolate delights

1. Chocolate Brownies
2. Triple Chocolate Cookies
3. Rich Chocolate Muffins

Price Per Person: $90 (Class will commence once there are 6 student)

This is a fully hands on class. Please bring three containers to take home your goodies.

Classes will be held at 70 Road 14/24 Petaling Jaya. Please call 016 6827465 or email cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com to book and to make any enquiries.

Fees are to be paid once you make a booking, if a class is canceled you will be refunded. If fees are not paid, your name will be not be placed on the list.

February Cooking Class Schedule

Bak Kwa and Chicken Floss Class
Saturday February 2nd 10 to 1
LAST CLASS FOR THE YEAR

CLASS IS FULL

Learn to make Chicken Bak Kwa and Chicken Floss (Bak Hu)for Chinese New Year. Make your own this year when you realize how easy and cheap it is to make these delicacies from scratch. Trust me, I learnt and I was quite surprised.

Some parts of the class will be held outdoors so please wear something comfortable in case it gets hot.

Please bring two small containers to take your foods home.

Price Per Person: $90.

(Class will commence once there are six students)

Pineapple Tarts
Sunday February 3rd 10 to 1
LAST CLASS FOR THE YEAR

CLASS IS FULL

What is life without pineapple tarts. Learn to make two types of pineapple tarts.
You will learn two types of pastries and the jam of course.

1. Old fashion pineapple tart
2. Rolled Pineapple Tart
3. Pineapple Jam
This is a hands on class, please bring containers to take home your cookies

Price Per Person: $90

(Class will commence once there are six students)

Puff Pastry Class
Sunday February 3rd 2.30 to 5.30

2 MORE PLACES

After two wonderful classes the last few weeks, I thought why not? So we’re doing it again.
You will learn to make:

Sausage Rolls

1. Puff Pastry
2. Sausage Rolls – The real one
3. Creamy Chicken with Three Mushroom Filling

Price Per Person: $95

(Class will commence once there are 6 students)
This is a hands on class, please bring your containers to take your pies and sausage rolls home. PLEASE DRESS COMFORTABLY.

Cream Puff and Chouros Class Saturday

16th February 2.30 – 5.30

CLASS IS FULL

Learn to make Cream Puffs and Chouros together with 2 simple toppings to go with it.

This is a fully hands on Class.

Price Per Person: $90

(Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Coconut Free Curry Class 2
Saturday February 16th 10  to 1

1. Chicken Devil Curry
2. Dry Mutton Curry
3. A Hearty Vegetable Dhall Curry

Price Per Person: $100

(Class will commence once there are six students)
Please bring three containers to take your curries home.

Classes will be held at 70 Road 14/24 Petaling Jaya. Please call 016 6827465 or email cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com to book and to make any enquiries. Please check my blog http://www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com

Fees are to be paid once you make a booking, if a class is canceled you will be refunded. If fees are not paid, your name will be not be placed on the list.

Pass the Butter…Please…

This is interesting . .. . I’ve always been an advocate of Butter in my classes, and sometimes I get told that Margarine is better and all, but I have always stuck to my guns. So here goes Ladies and Gentlemen… I found this article on one of my students Facebook.

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.

It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavourings….

DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?

Read on to the end…gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.

Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and only because they are added!

Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of other foods.

Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .

And now, for Margarine..

Very High in Trans fatty acids.

Triples risk of coronary heart disease …

Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

Increases the risk of cancers up to five times..

Lowers quality of breast milk

Decreases immune response.

Decreases insulin response.

And here’s the most disturbing fact… HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC… and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT.

These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

Open a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:

* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)

* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.

Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

January 2013 Cooking Classes

Bak Kwa and Chicken Floss Class

Saturday, January 26th 2.30 – CLASS IS FULL

Sun, Jan 13, 2013: 10am – 1pm – CLASS IS FULL

Sat, Jan 19, 2013: 10am – 1pm

Sun, Jan 27, 2013: 2.30pm – 5.30pm

Learn to make Chicken Bak Kwa and Chicken Floss (Bak Hu)for Chinese New Year. Make your own this year when you realize how easy and cheap it is to make these delicacies from scratch. Trust me, I learnt and I was quite surprised.

Homemade Bak Kwa and Bak Hu ( Chicken Floss)

Some parts of the class will be held outdoors so please wear something comfortable in case it gets hot.

Please bring two small containers to take your foods home.

Price Per Person: $90. (Class will commence once there are six students)

Pineapple Tarts

Saturday January 26th 10 to 1 pm NEW CLASS

Saturday January 12th 10 to 1 pm

CLASS IS FULL

Saturday January 12th 2.30 to 5.30 - CLASS IS FULL

Thursday January 24th 10 to 1 pm – Class is FULL

What is life without pineapple tarts. Learn to make two types of pineapple tarts.
You will learn two types of pastries and the jam of course.

1. Old fashion Pineapple Tarts

Old Fashion Pineapple Tarts

2. Rolled Pineapple Tarts
3. Pineapple Jam

This is a hands on class, please bring containers to take home your cookies

Price Per Person: $90 (Class will commence once there are six students)

Coconut Free Curry Class 2
CLASS IS FULL

Sunday 13th January 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm

1. Chicken Devil Curry
2. Dry Mutton Curry
3. A Hearty Vegetable Dhall Curry

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are six students)

Please bring three containers to take your curries home.

Puff Pastry Class – BOTH CLASSES ARE FULL

Sunday 20th 2.30 to 5.30

Thursday 24th 2.30 to 5.30– Public Holiday Class

I have been putting off this class for a long time so today after almost 5 years I am holding it again with a new no fail recipe I have taught in my private classes.
You will learn to make:
1. Puff Pastry
2. Sausage Rolls – The real one
3. Creamy Chicken with Three Mushroom Filling

Price Per Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

This is a hands on class, please bring your containers to take your pies and sausage rolls home.

Classes will be held at 70 Road 14/24 Petaling Jaya. Please call 016 6827465 or email cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com to book and to make any enquiries. Please check my blog http://www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com

Fees are to be paid once you make a booking, if a class is canceled you will be refunded. If fees are not paid, your name will be not be placed on the list.

Christmas Cakes for Sale….

This is my yearly endeavour, really fruity fruit cake you won’t find else where.

Price Per Cake – RM88

Highlights
• 1.4kg homemade fruit cake with Christmas-themed fondant icing.
• Contains almonds, crystallised ginger, raisins, currants, mixed peel, cherries, dates, prunes and alcohol.
• Non-alcoholic cake available upon request.
• Additional piping and decorations available at extra cost.
• Vegetarian (eggless) cakes can be made upon request at no added cost.
• Edible logos may be added at extra cost. Great for corporate gifts and events.
• Free delivery within the Klang Valley for 10 or more deliveries to the same address.

Fine Print
• Bookings must be made between Dec 4, 2012 – Dec 18, 2012.
• Pick-ups and deliveries: Dec 17, 2012 – Dec 24, 2012.
• Min. 7 days prior booking required. Bookings subject to availability.
• Pick-ups valid: 10am – 6pm daily (including public holidays).
• Cakes must be collected on the agreed date
• Cake contains alcohol. Non-alcoholic cake available upon request.

Please email me at cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com for further enquiries.

All Payments are to be banked into my Maybank Account 112334068995.

All cakes have to be paid for before pick up.

Selangor Holiday Classes and Children’s Holiday Classes

Non Turkey Lovers Class
Tuesday 11th December 11th 10 to 1 pm

CLASS IS FULL

1. Lemon Rosemary Leg of Lamb
2. Roast Chicken
3. Stuffing
4. Roasted Vegetable Salad
5. Spicy Baby Potatoes
6. Christmas Pudding
7. Brandy Butter Sauce

Price Per Person: $145 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

This is a hands on class, We prepare and cook the meal together and then have a nice meal.

Fruit Cake Class
Tuesday December 11th 2.30 to 5.30

CLASS IS FULL

It’s my favorite time of year when we make our Christmas Cake. You will learn to make two types of fruit cakes.

1. Rich Rich Fruit Cake
2. Semolina Fruit Cake
This is a semi hands on class where students will participate in making and baking the cake together.

Price Per Person: $85 Class will commence once there are six students)

Children’s Cooking Workshop
Macaron Morning
Wednesday December 12th 10 to 1 pm
Let’s Make Macarons !

You will learn to make:
1. French Macarons
2. Chocolate Filling
3. Strawberry Cheese Filing

Price per person: $80 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Please bring containers. This is a hands on class

Children’s Chocolate Indulgence Morning
Tuesday December 18th 10 to 12.30 pm

Let’s make some chocolate favorites!

You will learn to make

1. Chocolate Brownies
2. Chocolate Cookies
3. Chocolate Muffins

Price Per Person: $90 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Please bring containers. This is a fully hands on class.

Classes will be held at 70 Road 14/24 Petaling Jaya. Please call 016 6827465 or email cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com to book and to make any enquiries. Please check my blog http://www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com

All classes are confirmed upon receipt of payment.

December 2012 Cooking Classes

Non Turkey Lovers Class
Sunday December 2nd 2.30 to 5.30

CLASS IS FULL

1. Lemon Rosemary Leg of Lamb
2. Roast Chicken
3. Stuffing
4. Roasted Vegetable Salad
5. Spicy Baby Potatoes
6. Christmas Pudding
7. Brandy Butter Sauce

Price Per Person: $145 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)
This is a hands on class, We prepare and cook the meal together and then have a nice meal.

Christmas Delights
Saturday December 1st 2.30 – FULL

Sunday December 16th 10 – 1 place left

You will learn to make some Christmas favorites that seem to be rather expensive at all major hotels. This is a fully Hands on session where you will be working in groups. You will learn to make:

1. Stollen
2. Marzipan for Stollen Filling
3. Fruit Mince Tart Filling

4. Christmas Fruit Mince Tart

5. Shortbread

These are ideal homemade Christmas gifts.

Price Per Person: $90 Class will commence once there are eight students.

Fruit Cake Class
Thursday December 6th 10 to 1 pm
Saturday December 8th 10 to 1 pm – CLASS IS FULL

It’s my favorite time of year when we make our Christmas Cake. You will learn to make two types of fruit cakes.

1. Rich Rich Fruit Cake
2. Semolina Fruit Cake

This is a semi hands on class where students will participate in making and baking the cake together.

Price Per Person: $85 Class will commence once there are six students.

Sri Lankan Love Cake Class
Saturday December 8th 2.30 to 4.30

After years and years, I am finally holding this Love Cake Class. This is a traditional cake made when gentlemen came a courting. Learn to make this cake from scratch. This cake takes a bit of precision and care when being prepared.

This is a hands on session where you will be making this cake in groups.

Price Per Person: $65. Class will commence once there are 6 students.

Yule Log
December 1st 10 – 1pm – CLASS IS FULL
December 9th 2.30 to 5.30 –

2 places left
December 15th 10 to 1 pm

Decorate your own Christmas Yule Log and take it home. You will learn to prepare

1. Traditional Sponge for Swiss Roll
2. Cherry Filling
3. Chocolate Icing to decorate the cake

This is a Fully Hands on session, so please dress comfortably.

Price Per Person: $90. Class will commence once there are eight students.

Turkey Class
Saturday December 15th 2.30 to 5.30
Sunday December 16th 2.30 to 5.30

It’s the yearly Turkey Class, learn to make my moist turkey and all the trimmings and accompaniments that go with it.

1. Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing and turkey gravy

2. Waldorf salad
3. Sautéed Rosemary Tomatoes
4. Scalloped potatoes

5. Christmas pudding
6. Butter custard sauce

Price Per Person: $135. Class will commence once there are eight students.

Classes will be held at 70 Road 14/24 Petaling Jaya. Please call 016 6827465 or email cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com to book and to make any enquiries. Please check my blog http://www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com

All Classes have to be paid in advance.

Breadmaking Class – Let’s make Breads

NEW DATE: SUNDAY18th 10 to 1 pm

Thursday November 8th 10 to 1 pm – FULL
Sunday November 11th 2.30 to 5.30 – FULL
Sunday December 2nd 10 to 1 pm _ FULL

 

Let’s make breads during the school holidays. Why not surprise the family especially with the coming school holidays with wonderful breads whafting through the house. You will learn to make

1. Charcoal Five Seed Bread

2. Foccacia Bread

3. Ciabatta Bread

This is a hands on class and you will be making all these breads by hand.

Price Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are six students)

Classes will be held at 70 Road 14/24 Petaling Jaya.  Please call 016 6827465 or email cookingwithnicholas@gmail.com to book and to make any enquiries. 

All Classes are to be paid in advance.