November and December 2017 Baking and Cooking Classes

I cannot believe how fast the year has gone by.   Soon it will be another new year.  This year I started the year doing a new recipe every month and well I have managed to do that.  I wonder what I will do next year?

I was told today to make sure my phone number was visible, so starting this month, I will put my phone number before I start the schedule so as my readers and students can whatsapp me.  My number is 0166827465.

 

Saturday 4^th November 10 to 1 pm

Bread Saturday

Learn to make some easy breads

 

1. Four Ingredient Cheese Flat Bread
2. Challah or Egg Bread
3. Raisin Bread

Price Per Person: RM135

 

Saturday 4^th November 2.30  to 5.30 pm

Mutton Curry Pies  and More

Pies have always been my favorite thing.  You will learn,

1. Creamy Mutton Curry Pie
2. Apple Pie
3. Short Crust Pastry for pies
4. Potato Topping

Price Per Person: $145

 

Sunday 5^th November 10 to1 pm

Kek Lapis

This cake cost RM200 for a tray.  It is a lot of work, but truly well worth it.  You will learn;

1. Original Kek Lapis (Specook)
2. Lapis Prune

 

Price Per Person: RM150 (4 persons required for this class to go on)

 

Saturday 11^th November 10 to 1 pm

Nasi Dagang with Kerutuk Kambing

My good friend sent me a kilo of Beras Dagang from Kota Bahru, so we will be learning to prepare;

1. Nasi Dagang
2. Kurutuk Kambing
3. Gulai Ikan Tongkol
4. Sayur Loteh

Price Per Person: RM145

 

Saturday 11^th November 2.30 to 5.30

Nasi Lemak

Learn to prepare this Nations favorite dish. You will learn;

 

1. Nasi Lemak
2. Chicken Rendang
3. Sambal
4. Sambal Sotong

Price Per Person: RM140

 

Sunday 12^th November 10 to 1 pm

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 – Opened Tarts
2. Rolled Pineapple Tart
3. Pineapple Jam

Rolled Pineapple Tarts

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

Please look at the photos to see the kind of tarts you will me preparing.

Price Per Person: $125

 

PANDAN BUTTER CAKE WITH GULA MELAKA BUTTER CREAM TOPPED WITH A COCONUT BUTTER SCOTCH

Sunday 12^th November 2.30 to 5.30 

This took me some time to perfect.  Results were well worth it.  You will learn;

1. Pandan Butter Cake
2. Gula Melaka Butter Cream
3. Coconut Butterscotch
4. Assembling the cake

Price Per Person: RM145

 

Saturday 18^th November 10 to 1

Puff Pastry

Learn to make Puff Pastry from scratch.  It is quite easy once you get the hang of it.  You will learn;

1. Puff Pastry
2. Sausage Rolls – the real ones
3. Cheese and Spinach Foldoers
4. Old Fashioned Sardine Rolls

Price Per Person: $140

 

Saturday 18^th November 2.30 to 5.30

High Tea Class

I’ve always like a good English High Tea with the little bitsy pieces of sandwiches and warm scones, and something fried and then that piece of cake or pie.

You will learn;

1. Boxing Chicken
2. Watercress Sandwiches
3. Cucumber Sandwiches
4. Devonshire Scones
5. Baked Mutton Curry Puffs

Price Per Person: $140

 

 

Fruit Cakes

Sunday 19^th November 10 to 1 pm

Christmas is near, get those fruits and start soaking it.  You will learn;

1. English Traditional Fruit Cake
2. Chunky Fruit Cake

Price Per Person: RM150

Sujee Cake and Love Cake

Thursday 23rd November 2 to 5 pm

December 11^th 2.30 to 5.30 _ Selangor Public Holiday Class.

 

This Sujee Cake Recipe is more than 100 years old.  This was my parents wedding cake and the person who made the cake passed on a few years ago well into her 90s and this recipe belonged to her mother.

This Love Cake is slightly less heavy then the ones you find in Sri Lanka which is full of sugar that no one eats it at weddings.  I learnt mine from the famous Mrs Foenander.

You will learn;

1. Old Fashioned Sujee Cake – Semolina Cake
2. Love Cake

 

Price Per Person: RM145

 

Yule Log

December 3^rd 2.30 to 5 pm

Learn to Decorate your own Yule log and take it home.

You will learn;

1. Chocolate Sponge Cake
2. Butter Cream Filling
3. Chocolate Butter Icing

Each student will have their own cake to decorate and take home

Price Per Person: RM150

 

Christmas Treats

December 9^th 10 to 1 pm

Christmas Goodies are usually pricy. Why not learn to make some of them. You will learn;

1. Stollen with Marzipan
2. Fruit Minced Pies – Pastry and Fruit Mince Filling from scratch

Price Per Person: RM140

 

Vegetarian Christmas

December 9^th 2.30 to 5.30

As I have not been eating meat now for 9 months and still counting, I thought I should include this class just for those celebrating Christmas or any other celebration and can never have anything interesting.  So here goes, you will learn:

 

1. Cheese and Spinach Roulade on Bruschetta
2. Choux Pastry filled with Mushrooms and Port
3. Apple and Fruit Mince Strudel

Price Per Person: $140 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

 

 

Christmas Dinner Favorites

December 10^th 10 to 1.30

Christmas delights are always different than other festivities here in Malaysia.  These were foods we had for Christmas. You will learn,

1. Eurasian Chicken Pie
2. Eurasian Oxtail Soup
3. Eurasian Saffron Rice

Price Per Person: RM140

 

Roasted Lamb Class

December 10^th 2.30 to 5.30

This Christmas, show off to everyone your new found skills.  Learn to prepare;

1. Roasted Leg of Lamb
2. Fresh Mint Sauce
3. Roasted Vegetables
4. Christmas Pudding
5. Brandy Butter Sauce

 

Price Per Person: $165

 

Roast Turkey Class

December 16^th 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 Whole Turkey
2. Chestnut stuffing
3. Turkey gravy
4. Dauphinoise Potatoes
5. Christmas Pudding
6. Butter custard sauce

Price Per Person: $175.

 

Please whatsapp me at 0166827465.  All classes need to be booked in advanced.

Classes are held at 70 Road 14/24 PJ.

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March 2016 Cooking and Baking Classes

Sunday March 6^th 2 pm 

Tuesday March 15^th 2 pm

Zaku Zaku Croquant Puff with Salted Egg Crème

I was asked to do this class for an Overseas student who had tasted this in Japan.  I made it and he loved it and all but I didn’t think much of it. So I decided to take it to different heights.

 

So here it is.  First class in PJ.  Come learn to prepare Zaku Zaku Croquant Puff and the Salted Egg Crème.

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

 

Saturday March 12^th 2 pm

Vegetarian Meals

 This is part Malay part Indian, part Chinese and probably part Eurasian style of food.  Something I am quite used to eating each day.  You will learn;

1. Spicy Pumpkin
2. Gado Gado
3. Stuffed Chee Cheong Fun

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

 

Thursday 17^th March 11 am

Kid’s Pizza Class

Let’s make different pizza variations;

1. Pizza Pinweels
2. Calzone
3. Pizza Pizza
4. Pizza Dough
5. Pizza Sauce

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

Sunday 20^th March 2 pm

Breakfast and Eggs

1. Asparagus Fritata (Spinach will be used if no Asparagus)
2. Scrambled Eggs
3. Omelet with a lightly spiced Vegetable Filling
4. French Toast

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

 

Sunday 27^th March 2 pm

Fish Curry Bread

 

I’ve done, Chicken Curry Bread, Chicken Rendang Bread and Mutton Curry Bread.  This time, let’s do a Fish Curry Bread.

This will probably be more difficult than the meats.

Price Per Person: $90 (Class will commence once there are 6 students) Each student will get one Fish Curry Bread to take 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 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.

December 2015 Cooking and Baking Classes

This month will be a very heavy month with work for my big my KK Restaurant project.  Next week I have my young chefs coming in for training.  A Motley Crew of Cooks who I handpicked from many candidates.   So this month after nearly 9 years of Christmas classes, I can only hold two or three sessions.

The first will be my Fruit Cake Class which I will hold twice and a Roast Turkey Class just a week or so before Christmas.

 

Sunday December 6^th  and  Wednesday 16th  10 to 1 pm

Fruit Cakes and Fruit Cakes 1

Learn to bake these old fashion cakes from scratch.  You will learn to bake;

1. Dundee Cake
2. Old English Rich Fruit Cake

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are 5 students)

 

Sunday December 6^th  and Wednesday 16^th 2.30 to 5.30 pm

Fruit Cakes and Fruit Cakes 2

Learn to bake these other old fashion fruit cakes.  You will learn to bake;

1. Sri Lankan Fruit Cake
2. Rich Chunky Fruit Cake

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are 5 students)

Saturday  December 19^th 10 to 1.30 pm

Christmas Turkey Class

Learn to Roast a perfectly Moist Turkey and learn to prepare a nice little Christmas Lunch or Dinner complete with Christmas Pudding/ You will learn to prepare;

1. Roast Turkey
2. Turkey Stuffing
3. Green Bean Casserole
4. Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes
5. Christmas Pudding
6. Brandy Butter Sauce

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

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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 follow my blog www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com

November 2015 Cooking and Baking Classes

October was a busy busy month with almost every week being a private class. This is the first time it has ever happened and it even spilled over into my weekends, hence I just couldn’t do any weekend classes.

I also have a restaurant project or two in Kota Kinabalu so for the next few months I will be flying over there to over see and help my clients who I might add is my student, whom a few of you might know, who comes to class and makes a bit of unbelievable chaos with the ladies before he leaves.

I hope November will be a good for everyone so we can catch up.  I am starting the month on the 31st of October with everyone’s favorite Pineapple Tarts.

Saturday October 31^st 10 to 1 pm

Pineapple Tart Class

A favorite of every festive in Malaysia. 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 – Opened Tarts
2. Rolled Pineapple Tart
3. Pineapple Jam

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

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

 

Saturday October 31^st 2.30 to 5 pm

Murukus and Sweet Spicy Cornflake Class

A lot of people have been grumbling about the prices of Murukku some paid RM80 a tin and some pain RM100 a tin. So I think you should learn it.  I prefer my Murukkus in pieces as it is easier to pick up and eat little by little.

1. Butter Murukku
2. Potato Murukku
3. Cornflake Mix

This is a fully hands on session.  Please bring 3 containers.

Price Per Person: $100

Sunday November 1^st 10 to 1 pm

Beriani Class

Let’s do two Beriani’s this Diwali.  You will learn;

1. Green Beriani – Ideal for Vegetarians
2. Mutton Beriani

Price Per Person: $90

Class will commence once there are 5 students

Sunday November 1^st 2.30 to 5.30

Curry Curry Curry for Diwali!

1. Kerala Fish Curry
2. South Indian Prawn Curry
3. Mutton Kurma

Price Per Person: $140 (Class will commence once there are 6 students) Please book by the 27^th as I will be getting the prawns from Sabah)

Colors of the Rainbow Leopard Print Cake

Sunday November 15^th  10 am to 1 pm

A photo was sent to me and I just had to do this cake and the results were fabulous. Even my photographer gasped when we cut the cake.  You will surely love it.  You will learn;

1. Cake
2. Buttercream
3. Patterns and Coloring
4. Basic Piping
5. Assembling the cake

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are 4 students)

Sweetbread Class

Saturday November 21^st  10 to 1pm

These are breads just nice for tea or as a pickerupper.  I am still going to do my coconut rolls simply because I love it. So here goes;

1. Rich Coconut Rolls
2. Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread can be made unsweetened and used as a dip.

Price Per Person: $85 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

High Tea Class

Sunday 22^nd November  2.30 to 5.30

I’ve always like a good English High Tea with the little bitsy pieces of sandwiches and warm scones, and something fried and then that piece of cake

You will learn;

1. Boxing Chicken
2. Watercress Sandwiches
3. Cucumber Sandwiches
4. Devonshire Scones
5. Early Grey Cupcakes with Honey Meringue

Price Per Person: $120 (Class will commence once there are 5 students)

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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 follow my blog www.nicholaspillai.wordpress.com