September 2015 Baking and Cooking Classes

French Baguette Class

Saturday September 5^th 2.30 to 5.30 

Learn to make two types of French Bread.

You will learn to bake from scratch the French Method with the crusty finish and the American Method which is slightly crusty.

This is a fully hands on class.

1. French Baguette
2. American Baguette

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

 

Thosai and Idly Class

Sunday 6^th  September 10 to 1pm

Learn to make Indian Breakfast delights. You will learn to make;

1. Idly
2. Thosai
3. Masala Thosai
4. Potato Masala
5. Coconut Chutney

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

This is a hands on class.  Be prepared to work.

 

Curry Puff Class

Sunday 6^th  September 2.30 to 5.30

Learn to make two types of our favorite curry puff.

1. Malay or Indian Crispy Curry puff Pastry
2. Rolled Curry Puffs – Curry Puff Pusing
3. Vegetable Curry Filling

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

 

Carrot Cake

Saturday September 12^th 10 to 1 pm

You will learn: Learn to make one of my favorite cakes

Carrot and Cranberry Cake with Italian Butter Cream and  Coconut

1. Nutty Carrot and Cranberry cake
2. Italian Butter Cream

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

 

High Tea

Saturday September 12^th 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)

Rainbow Mille Crepe

Sunday September 13^th 10 am to 1 pm

Learn the art of Mille Crepe, but this time we will do a Rainbow Mille Crepe.

Learn to make Rainbow 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: $100

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

 

Jelly Mooncake

Sunday September 13^th 2.30 to 5.30

Jelly Mooncakes are not too bad. After turning my nose up to it all these years, thinking it was quite blasphemous, I have changed.  You will learn;

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1. Layered Agar Agar Mooncake
2. “Salted Egg” and Yam Agar Agar Mooncake

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

 

Mooncake Class

Saturday September 19^th 2.30

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Learn to make Baked Mooncake and fillings.  You will learn to prepare;

1. Mooncake Pastry
2. Homemade Lotus Paste – 2 different fillings
3. Durian Lotus Paste from scratch

Price Per Person: $120 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

 

No Coconut Curry Class

Sunday September 20^th 2.30 to 5.30

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

Price Per Person: $110 (Class will commence once there are six students)

Please bring three containers to take your curries home.

 

Pasta Class

Thursday September 24^th 2.30 to 5.30 pm

Learn to make Pasta from scratch.

You will learn;

1. Pasta Dough
2. Asian Style Pesto
3. Creamy Eggplant Sauce

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

Colors of the Rainbow Leopard Print Cake

Friday September 25^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 26^th September 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)

 

Kasutera Cake

Sunday September 27^th 2.30 to 5.30

As much as I love buttery cakes, this very old cake from Japan seems to be the rage in a few hotels and top notch bakeries around town.  Let’s make the;

1. Nagasaki Castella Cake – a cake from the Portuguese that entered into Japan hundreds of years ago
2. Matcha Castella Cake

Both have no butter or oil.

Price Per Person: $100 (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 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.

 

 

April Baking and Cooking Classes 2015

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Saturday April 4^th 10 to 1 pm

Learn to make Hainanese Chicken Rice. You will learn to prepare;

1. Silken Chicken
2. Heong Fun
3. Chilly Sauce
4. Ginger Garlic Oil
5. Sweet Soy

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

 

Ways with Eggs

Saturday April 4^th 2.30 to 5.00

A simple class that is often requested and I always seem to ignore. This changed when I did a few private classes and realized many didn’t know how to do these eggs properly.  Eggs are Easy and Eggs can be eaten for Breakfast, Lunch and Tea and Dinner if you wish!

You will learn;

1. Scrambled Eggs
2. Omelet – A Breakfast Omelet
3. Baked Eggs – Seems to be a craze as a One-Bowl-Wonder!
4. Poached Eggs – the hardest to do

This is a fully hands on session.  Each student will have their own set of eggs to work with.

Price Per Person: $95 (Class will commence once there are 5 students)

 

Soup Days

Sunday April 5^th 2.30 to 5.30 pm

There are days when I just crave English style soups and broths.  Here are my favorite easy soups.

1. Scotch Broth
2. Potato and Leek Soup
3. Old Style English Watercress Soup

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

Five Layered Strawberry Cake

Saturday April 11^th 10 to 1 pm

This was a challenge. My friend gave me a photo of a very In Fashion now cake and I did it.  You will learn to make;

1. Strawberry Cake – using fresh strawberries
2. Cream Cheese Topping – This is not so easy as I found out Twice… once because I was texting and the other, I was trying to multitask. Full concentration is needed.
3. Assembling the cake

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

 

Chicken Chicken Chicken 2

Sunday April 12^th 10 to 1 pm

Another class of Chicken Snacks.  You will learn my favorite;

1. Korean Fried Chicken
2. Kam Heong Chicken
3. Nam Yee Chicken

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

 

Puff Pastry Class

Sunday April 12^th 2.30 to 5.30

Learn to make puff pastry from scratch.  You will learn;

1. Puff Pastry
2. Apple Strudel
3. Spinach and Cheese Puffs
4. Spicy Tuna Puffs

Price Per Person: $100 (class will commence once there are six students)  Max 6 students in a class.

 

Ways with Fish

Saturday April 18^th 10 to 1 pm

I’m fussy when it comes to fish, here are some of the fishy stuff that I like.

1. Fish and Chips
2. Rich Fish Pie
3. Indian Style Fried Fish

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

 

Tiramisu oh Tiramisu

Saturday April 18^th 2.30 to 5.30

Tiramisu is always an expensive favorite and we often feel we never get enough of it when we leave a restaurant.  Let’s change that.  Learn to make;

1. Traditional Tiramisu
2. Mixed Berry Tiramisu

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

Chicken Curry Bread

Sunday April 19^th 10 to 1 pm

Learn to make a Malaysian only favorite.  People still line up for it each day.  You will learn;

1. Bread Dough – Specially for Chicken Curry Bread
2. Chicken Curry

Price Per Person: $75 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

English Tea Delights

Sunday April 19^th 2.30 to 5.30

A day of all things English. These are ideal for breakfast or tea, or be like me… anytime of the day!

You will learn;

1. English Muffins
2. Crumpets
3. Pancakes

This is a fully hands on session.

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

 

 

Pao and Siew Pao Class

Saturday April 25^th 10 to 1 pm

Learn to make Steamed Pao and Siew Pao. Learn to make the two different Paos from scratch.

You will learn to make;

1. Steam Pao
2. Siew Pao
3. Vegetarian Char Siew Filling

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

 

French Macarons

Saturday April 25^th 2.30 to 5.30

Learn to make the little morsels that everyone seems to either hate or love.  You will learn the fundamentals of making;

1. French Macarons
2. Chilly Cheese Filling
3. Salty Green Tea Butter Icing Filling

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

Japanese Bread

Sunday April 26^th 10 to 1 pm

This will always be my most favorite bread class.  Hard work but it always pays off in the end.  You will learn;

1. Japanese Soft Bread
2. Cheese and Onion Scrolls
3. Bread Loaf
4. Sausage Bread

Price Per Person: $100 (Class will commence once there are 6 students)

 

Old Fashioned Butter Cake

Sunday April 26^th 2.30 to 5.30

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 traditional way.

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 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.