Our most popular course for vacationing out-of-towners
and busy New Yorkers!
This two-week immersion course is designed for those committed to learning the basic fundamentals and skills of healthful cooking in a concentrated period of time. There's an abundance of cooking, sharing, opportunities for making new friends andplenty of good eating!
This intensive course includes balanced menu planning and discussion of basic quality ingredients; knife skills; cooking with whole grains and beans, fruits and vegetables, sea vegetables, tofu and tempeh, organic eggs and fish; the use of herbs and spices; making homemade seitan, soups, salads and dressings, desserts, medicinal drinks; learning about kitchen equipment and supplies; and adapting traditional recipes to healthier ones. Each day we will prepare a wholesome balanced meal for lunch which, over the course of the program, will highlight various cooking techniques such as boiling, broiling, steaming, sautéing, baking, blanching, pressure-cooking, grilling, roasting, toasting, pickling and pan- frying. (In some recipes, organic eggs and butter will be used.)
Course materials and 3-ring binder are included. Classes fill quickly
so register early.
WEEK 1:
partial participation
Introduction and Cooking Demonstration; Lecture on How to Get Started including Menu Planning, Balancing, Basic Quality Ingredients; Knife Skills; Herbs & Spices; Pickles; Whole Grains & Beans; Vegetables; Organic Eggs; Desserts
Monday - Friday, July 13-17
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (includes lunch plus a 1-hour break)
WEEK 2:
partial participation
Building on Week 1; Making Seitan from Scratch; Cooking with Tofu/Tempeh/Seitan; Salads; Kitchen Pharmacy; Sea Vegetables; Soups; Fish; Desserts
Monday - Friday, July 20-24
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (includes lunch plus a 1-hour break)
Instructors: Natural Gourmet Institute faculty including Dr. Annemarie Colbin, Founder
Fee: $1690
This is a 2-week intensive; however, those interested in registering for Week 1 only will be placed on a waiting list and contacted 2 weeks before the start date. Week 2 is only available (space permitting) to those who have taken Week 1 in past years, as Week 2 builds on Week 1. Fee for one week: $895. Certificate of Completion awarded to those who attend every session in both weeks. No Exceptions!
