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Tuscan Lasagna Class
Thursday March 26, 2020 – Thursday March 26, 2020
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Hello Friends,
As you may know…. I have been going to an amazing cooking school in Tuscany for the past few years where we learn amazing Tuscan traditional dishes from chef Sandra Lotti. I have her permission to teach her amazing (best I’ve ever had!) Tuscan Lasagna. It is unlike any Lasagna we are familiar with here. It literally melts in your mouth and you definitely need it in your life! The rest of the menu are dishes that are absolute faves of mine. Garlic knots… who doesn’t LOVE those?! Cacio e Pepe Cauliflower…. best cauliflower ever. A Kale Romaine Caesar Salad with the most amazing Brioche Croutons (flavor bomb!). And I’m finally ready to teach an amazing Almond Cookie Cake (a cross between a biscotti and a cookie.. perfect for your after dinner drink… hot or cold) that I get every year from an incredible Italian bakery in Miami Beach. Yes… this class is chock full of flavor and favorites!
I basically told you all about the menu above, but I’ll spell it all out for you again:
Tuscan Lasagna, Garlic Knots, Cacio e Pepe Cauliflower, Kale Romaine Caesar Salad with Brioche Croutons and for the perfect ending… Italian Almond Cookie Cake.
This class will be held on Thursday, March 26th at 5:30.
Please email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com if you’d like a spot in this class. The class spots are very limited and are going fast so don’t delay contacting me if you’d like a spot!
I first demonstrate how to make the dishes and then we feast! Yes, this is a cooking class plus feasting… no small samples here. You got to love that! So come hungry! The cost of each class is $80.00 per person. Let me know if you are interested and I will contact you with more information about the class and tentatively put your name on the reservation list. When I receive your check, I will reserve your spot (email me for my address – jennyleeevans@gmail.com). Or even better… pay with Venmo (@jenny-evans-9). My classes are filling up really fast so please let me know if you are interested before you pay to make sure there is an open spot. For cancellations, I require a “2 weeks notice before the class” notice for a refund or class credit. IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT COME AFTER THE NON REFUNDABLE TIME, YOUARE WELCOME TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR SPOT.
I get a lot of requests for private classes. I have taught gatherings for birthdays, couples classes, company parties or just someone that wanted to learn a past menu and got a group of friends together to learn. I love doing these party- like classes and talk about a good time! Please feel free to contact me anytime if you are interested in doing such a class. The cost for a private class is $1,494.00 for a class with a minimum of 18 people. I can accommodate more people for a an extra cost per person.
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Anyone is invited to attend, so please feel free to forward this on to your friends, neighbors and family. I hope you can join me for another gathering of delicious food and a fun night!
Happy Cooking!
Jenny Evans
Mexican Rolled Porkbelly Class
Thursday February 27, 2020 – Thursday February 27, 2020
Description:
Hello Friends,
I can’t wait to teach you all this epic menu! Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines….. such amazing flavors! I’ve got a menu that will blow your socks off! This menu was on repeat at our house… we couldn’t get enough!
Let’s talk about this Mexican Stuffed Rolled Pork Belly. The flavors are unreal… and even better when served with the Green Sauce (You will want to put this sauce on everything!) and put inside a tortilla… best taco in my life! And feeds a crowd easily! I served this at our Christmas party and I loved seeing everyone go back for fourth… even fifth helpings! You seriously can’t get enough! And there just isn’t anything like homemade refined beans. The creamy texture and flavor can’t be beat! This Avocado and Orange Salad is the perfect accompaniment to this menu and complements the flavors perfectly. And there aren’t words for how good this Mexican Sweet Corn cake is!
Here’s the menu for the next class:
Mexican Stuffed Rolled Pork Belly, Green Sauce (sorry… no picture of this amazing sauce), Avocado and Orange Salad with a Smokey Orange Vinaigrette, Refried Beans and for the perfect sweet finish.. Mexican Sweet Corn Cake with Blueberries.
This class will be held on Thursday, February 27th at 5:30.
Please email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com if you’d like a spot in this class. The class spots are very limited and are going fast so don’t delay contacting me if you’d like a spot!
I first demonstrate how to make the dishes and then we feast! Yes, this is a cooking class plus feasting… no small samples here. You got to love that! So come hungry! The cost of each class is $80.00 per person. Let me know if you are interested and I will contact you with more information about the class and tentatively put your name on the reservation list. When I receive your check, I will reserve your spot (email me for my address – jennyleeevans@gmail.com). Or even better… pay with Venmo (@jenny-evans-9). My classes are filling up really fast so please let me know if you are interested before you pay to make sure there is an open spot. For cancellations, I require a “2 weeks notice before the class” notice for a refund or class credit. IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT COME AFTER THE NON REFUNDABLE TIME, YOU ARE WELCOME TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR SPOT.
I get a lot of requests for private classes. I have taught gatherings for birthdays, couples classes, company parties or just someone that wanted to learn a past menu and got a group of friends together to learn. I love doing these party- like classes and talk about a good time! Please feel free to contact me anytime if you are interested in doing such a class. The cost for a private class is $1,494.00 for a class with a minimum of 18 people. I can accommodate more people for a an extra cost per person.
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Anyone is invited to attend, so please feel free to forward this on to your friends, neighbors and family. I hope you can join me for another gathering of delicious food and a fun night!
Happy Cooking!
Jenny Evans
Roast-tisserie Chicken Class
Thursday January 23, 2020 – Thursday January 23, 2020
Description:
Hello Friends,
Sorry friends…. I forgot to mention the date this class will be held. I originally was going to hold this class on January 9th, but am changing the date. This class will now be held on Thursday, January 23rd at 5:30 pm.
Happy New Year to you all! A new year deserves the best beginning so I am starting off 2020 with an extraordinary menu! Rotisserie chicken offers the most tender meat, but most of us do not have a rotisserie… not even me. So I came up with an incredible faux rotisserie chicken … hence the name.. Roast-tisserie Chicken… that is roasted in the oven.. and is just as moist and flavorful. Every chicken eating lover needs this recipe in their life!
During my travels the past few months…. I have had a lot of incredible dishes that I had to recreate. The rest of the dishes in this menu are inspired from different places. I had the most incredible Sweet Potato Mash… creamy with a hint of cinnamon and just the right amount of sweetness. You know I love a good salad and this Baby Kale Salad is good enough to make the cut. So good! In New York City, I had a huge pan of Honey Butter Rolls that I could’ve dusted off all by myself… it fed my inner “FOODALISM” animal self! I am happy to say that I was more than successful in recreating these pillows from heaven! And finally… I am teaching a dessert that you will die (well… died and went to heaven) over! At least the people in my last class did when I served them this as my taster.
Seriously… words cant adequately describe just how good this menu is! So here it is…. the first menu for 2020:
Roast-tisserie Chicken, Sweet Potato Mash, Honey Butter Pull Apart Rolls, Baby Kale salad with an Apple Cider Vinaigrette and for the most amazing finish… Peanut Butter Pie Sundae.
Please email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com if you’d like a spot in this class. The class spots are very limited and are going fast so don’t delay contacting me if you’d like a spot!
I first demonstrate how to make the dishes and then we feast! Yes, this is a cooking class plus feasting… no small samples here. You got to love that! So come hungry! The cost of each class is $80.00 per person. Let me know if you are interested and I will contact you with more information about the class and tentatively put your name on the reservation list. When I receive your check, I will reserve your spot (email me for my address – jennyleeevans@gmail.com). Or even better… pay with Venmo (@jenny-evans-9). My classes are filling up really fast so please let me know if you are interested before you pay to make sure there is an open spot. For cancellations, I require a “2 weeks notice before the class” notice for a refund or class credit. IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT COME AFTER THE NON REFUNDABLE TIME, YOU ARE WELCOME TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR SPOT.
I get a lot of requests for private classes. I have taught gatherings for birthdays, couples classes, company parties or just someone that wanted to learn a past menu and got a group of friends together to learn. I love doing these party- like classes and talk about a good time! Please feel free to contact me anytime if you are interested in doing such a class. The cost for a private class is $1,494.00 for a class with a minimum of 18 people. I can accommodate more people for a an extra cost per person.
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Anyone is invited to attend, so please feel free to forward this on to your friends, neighbors and family. I hope you can join me for another gathering of delicious food and a fun night!
Happy Cooking!
Jenny Evans
Italian Inspired Class #2
Hello Friends,
Italian Inspired Class #2 is what’s next in my kitchen! I couldn’t fit all the amazing dishes I want to teach you in one class so I am offering another class with the most delicious dishes from Italy! Of course, they too, are perfect for the holidays and for feeding a crowd. I actually saved some of my favorite dishes for this class because it’ll be in December with the holidays right around the corner. That calls for some pretty special dishes and class!
Have you ever had Caponata? Let’s just say it’s one of the best appetizer/ side dishes ever! Whenever I serve it, it always is the favorite dish on the table. It goes amazing on bread, meat, seafood or chicken, a potato or just by itself. It’ll become a staple in your home! Now let’s talk about Roman Gnocchi… it’s nothing like the gnocchi you know and love and I have to tell you it’s WAY better and way easier to make…. win win! While at the cooking school, we were served roasted eggplant steaks with a house made tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese and I couldn’t get enough! And guess what? I’m not a big fan of eggplant! Yes… it really is that good! And lastly, my favorite gelato while in Italy was pistachio gelato… so of course I had to work on it to teach it to you! Yum!
On the menu this go around is: Roman Gnocchi with a Browned Butter Sage Sauce, Kale Salad with a Lemon Vinaigrette (no comment necessary… because you all know about my salads!), Roasted Eggplant with a Homemade Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella Cheese, Caponata and Pistachio Gelato. Delizioso!
My December classes are extra fun and special! I started a new tradition a couple of years ago and started to draw names of people in my class to gift them some of my favorite kitchen things. Yes.. that tradition will continue this year!
This class will be held on Thursday, December 5th at 5:30 pm. Please email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com if you’d like a spot in this class. The class spots are very limited and are going fast so don’t delay contacting me if you’d like a spot!
I first demonstrate how to make the dishes and then we feast! Yes, this is a cooking class plus feasting… no small samples here. You got to love that! So come hungry! The cost of each class is $80.00 per person. Let me know if you are interested and I will contact you with more information about the class and tentatively put your name on the reservation list. When I receive your check, I will reserve your spot (email me for my address – jennyleeevans@gmail.com). Or even better… pay with Venmo (@jenny-evans-9). My classes are filling up really fast so please let me know if you are interested before you pay to make sure there is an open spot. For cancellations, I require a “2 weeks notice before the class” notice for a refund or class credit. IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT COME AFTER THE NON REFUNDABLE TIME, YOU ARE WELCOME TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR SPOT.
I get a lot of requests for private classes. I have taught gatherings for birthdays, couples classes, company parties or just someone that wanted to learn a past menu and got a group of friends together to learn. I love doing these party- like classes and talk about a good time! Please feel free to contact me anytime if you are interested in doing such a class. The cost for a private class is $1,494.00 for a class with a minimum of 18 people. I can accommodate more people for a an extra cost per person.
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Anyone is invited to attend, so please feel free to forward this on to your friends, neighbors and family. I hope you can join me for another gathering of delicious food and a fun night!
Happy Cooking!
Jenny Evans
Italian for the Holiday Part 1
Thursday November 21, 2019 – Thursday November 21, 2019
Description:
Hello Friends,
The season of gatherings, the best feasts and parties are upon us. Makes me giddy! I know many of you don’t feel the same way as I do. Not sure of what to cook… how to feed a crowd… not confident in your cooking skills… etc. This next class will solve all those issues… the best dishes for everyday or a feast for a crowd. We all need these in our life!
As you know… last month I spent some time in Italy at a culinary school in Tuscany (Saporita Toscana… amazing experience!), Florence and Rome and boy did I feast on amazing food! I couldn’t wait to get back to my kitchen to recreate or work on my some of the dishes I learned with my own twist. One of the amazing dishes we learned at the cooking school was Porchetta… an Italian classic dish served for the holidays. And just like our Thanksgiving turkey.. the leftovers make the best sandwiches… and I mean THE BEST! Next … let’s talk about the potatoes… Italians know how to make the best potatoes ever! So flavorful with a huge wow factor… and these ones are the perfect accompaniment to porchetta. Now… can we talk about Foccacia di Recco? This is nothing like foccacia bread that we are all familiar with… this is something from bread heaven. Very thin dough, sandwiching the creamiest blend of cheese, and baked until perfection! Trust me… you all will flip over this one! And lastly.. I am finally teaching the absolutely best lemon cake ever. And I say that with all the confidence in the world! I cannot wait to teach you all this goodness and just in time for feasting season!
Although I basically talked about the whole menu.. I will write it out for you: Porchetta, Italian Potatoes, Citrus Salad, Foccacia di Recco and The Best Lemon Cake in the World!
This class will be held on Thursday, November 21st at 5:30. Please email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com if you’d like a spot in this class. The class spots are very limited and are going fast so don’t delay contacting me if you’d like a spot!
I first demonstrate how to make the dishes and then we feast! Yes, this is a cooking class plus feasting… no small samples here. You got to love that! So come hungry! The cost of each class is $80.00 per person. Let me know if you are interested and I will contact you with more information about the class and tentatively put your name on the reservation list. When I receive your check, I will reserve your spot (email me for my address – jennyleeevans@gmail.com). Or even better… pay with Venmo (@jenny-evans-9). My classes are filling up really fast so please let me know if you are interested before you pay to make sure there is an open spot. For cancellations, I require a “2 weeks notice before the class” notice for a refund or class credit. IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT COME AFTER THE NON REFUNDABLE TIME, YOUARE WELCOME TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR SPOT.
I get a lot of requests for private classes. I have taught gatherings for birthdays, couples classes, company parties or just someone that wanted to learn a past menu and got a group of friends together to learn. I love doing these party- like classes and talk about a good time! Please feel free to contact me anytime if you are interested in doing such a class. The cost for a private class is $1,494.00 for a class with a minimum of 18 people. I can accommodate more people for a an extra cost per person.
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Anyone is invited to attend, so please feel free to forward this on to your friends, neighbors and family. I hope you can join me for another gathering of delicious food and a fun night!
Happy Cooking!
Jenny Evans
Hello Friends!
The date is set for my 2020 culinary trip to Italy! I am inviting anyone that would like to join me to come with! I know many of you said you wanted to join me next year. A dreamy week of the best food ever (no exaggeration!), daily Italian cooking lessons (learning how to make more dishes that you can count… including of course, fresh pasta, wood fired pizzas, gelato, more amazing desserts and so much more!), a day of hunting truffles that includes a “truffle everything” lunch to follow (it was seriously my dream come true meal!) and daily tours to beautiful towns throughout Tuscany (this year will include Lucca, San Gimignano, Siena, possibly another town or two and Parma (the town famous for parmigiano reggiano cheese and proscuitto! We will visit places where they are made and be treated to an amazing, authentic “Parma” meal!)… the beauty and charm of these towns will blow you away!)! Yes, it really is as amazing as it sounds.. that is why I am returning for another year!
The name of the cooking school is Toscana Saporita and the classes are taught by Sandra Lotti (a James Beard award winning chef who is super fun, funny, endearing and the amazing instructor and owner of the school,) in the town of Massaccuoli, Italy. You can find reviews of the school on Trip Advisor. I am not one to repeat trips, but I have had such a phenomenal time each year and want to explore more places in Tuscany… so I am returning again for the fourth time! The experience is that amazing!
In case your wondering…. the school is for beginners to skilled cooks. Or even for those that just want to feast on amazing, authentic Italian food and explore Tuscany at its best with a local to show us things that we wouldn’t experience on our own.
Here is the low down so far. I am booked to go the week of September 12th – 19th.We are able to add an additional day next year! With Italy being 8 hours ahead, I will be flying to Florence (I won’t book my flights until a little closer to the date, but will let you know my flights in case you want to be on the same flights), a couple of days beforehand, spend a day and a half in Florence (first, because I adore Florence and second, its less expensive to fly to Florence than directly to Pisa.. win win!), stay a couple of nights in Florence and take a short train ride to Pisa Saturday evening where we will be picked up (arranged by Toscana Saporita) and taken to their school. The cost for the week is $3190.00 (you will need to send a non refundable deposit ASAP of 600.00 to reserve your spot), which includes all transfers to and from Pisa (either the train station or airport), accommodations on their estate (double occupancy, there is an additional fee if you want single occupancy), cooking classes, all your meals and daily tours exploring Tuscany, including the day of truffle hunting and eating! For those of you that drink… all wine is also included with your dinners. Male and female, single or couples are all welcome. I am hoping my hubby can join me again this year! And I am looking forward to an amazing time with you! We have such a great time as a group all week! The spots go quickly and there is a limit to how many she will accept for the week. Let me know ASAP if you’re interested… I hope you can join me for this fabulous trip… we’ll have the time of our lives!
Email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com if you are interested.
Happy Cooking!
Jenny
Breakfast Class 2019
Hello Friends,
I’m back… and ready to teach you all some amazing goodness! It’s been years since I’ve taught a breakfast menu and it’s time for another one! Of course… this one’s epic.. as in you’ll love each and every dish! Truly the best start to any day. I’ve been working on this menu for a very long time and I know a lot of you have been waiting for me to teach some of the yumminess… like my Coconut Peanut Butter… and the wait is over!
I’ve had the pleasure of traveling and feasting on plenty of breakfast dishes and I have been inspired to recreate them with my own twist. The best part… all are made with whole food goodness.. no processed junk here. You’ll feel as good as your taste-buds!
Here’s what’s cooking this go around: Coconut Yogurt (made in an Instantpot for ease… and it’s dairy free!), The Best Granola (I’m a huge granola lover and this one is addicting!), Coconut Steel Cut Oatmeal topped with a Mango Sauce and Crispy Quinoa (Fave oatmeal ever! Ignore the lame photo… I didn’t have time to retake a new one with better lighting.), Skillet Corn Pancake (Taking pancakes to a whole new level with this one!) with Lemon Marscapone and Berries, and the one you’ve been waiting months and months for… my Coconut Peanut Butter!! Served on homemade bread and topped with grapes (or bananas if you prefer). We live on this stuff… not kidding.
This class will be held on Thursday, October 24th at 5:30. Please email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com if you’d like a spot in this class. The class spots are limited and are going fast so don’t delay contacting me if you’d like a spot!
I first demonstrate how to make the dishes and then we feast! Yes, this is a cooking class plus feasting… no small samples here. You got to love that! So come hungry! The cost of each class is $80.00 per person. Let me know if you are interested and I will contact you with more information about the class and tentatively put your name on the reservation list. When I receive your check, I will reserve your spot (email me for my address – jennyleeevans@gmail.com). Or even better… pay with Venmo (@jenny-evans-9). My classes are filling up really fast so please let me know if you are interested before you pay to make sure there is an open spot. For cancellations, I require a “2 weeks notice before the class” notice for a refund or class credit. IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT COME AFTER THE NON REFUNDABLE TIME, YOU ARE WELCOME TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR SPOT.
I get a lot of requests for private classes. I have taught gatherings for birthdays, couples classes, company parties or just someone that wanted to learn a past menu and got a group of friends together to learn. I love doing these party- like classes and talk about a good time! Please feel free to contact me anytime if you are interested in doing such a class. The cost for a private class is $1,494.00 for a class with a minimum of 18 people. I can accommodate more people for a an extra cost per person.
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Anyone is invited to attend, so please feel free to forward this on to your friends, neighbors and family. I hope you can join me for another gathering of delicious food and a fun night!
Happy Cooking!
Jenny Evans
Cabo San Lucas Vacation Home
I’ve received a lot of requests to share the information for the amazing home we stayed in for our family vacation in Cabo San Lucas… so here you go! We had our whole family minus one son who is serving a mission for our church (10 people plus two littles) stay in the home. This was definitely the way to go.. for many reasons! First off… we had the pools and private beach all to ourselves and the large home to gather in. Lots of time together… heavenly! If we stayed in a hotel… we would’ve been sharing the hotel pool with a lot of people … then separating to our individual rooms.
The home is located in the Pedregal which is a private, elite community in Cabo San Lucas. The bustling town is right outside of the security gate. The home also comes with an amazing chef (Her dishes were so good that we hardly ate out. Her food was better than the restaurants!) We were able to request what we’d like to eat for our meals as well as our daily snacks (homemade tortilla chips, salsa and guacamole were out daily requests!). And we also had a maid that cleaned the home and replaced our towels (pool and bath) daily. The perfect set up and so comfortable!
I forgot to take pictures of the interior of the home (sorry!) but it was wonderful! Four of the five bedrooms opened up to the backyard and pools and all five had their own full bathrooms. The washer and dryer were available for our daily use, (that came in so handy… especially with the two little ones… and we went home with our suitcases packed with clean clothes!) and the bathrooms were stocked with full sized shampoo, conditioner, body wash and blowdryers.
The home has lots of beautiful and comfortable gathering areas. Below are some pictures of the areas we enjoyed most… the pools and the beach (which was a short two minute or less walk from the home via a private path from the home).
Here is the beautiful courtyard as you enter the property.
Here is the back of the home. Lots of outdoor deck space!
Two pools and one jacuzzi. Yes… we used both!
The ultimate R&R! I also did my laps here every morning for my daily workout.
The entrance to the private beach.
We really did have the beach to ourselves. Most homes here are vacation homes and not many were occupied. We spent a lot of time here too. Daily beach time and sunset walks.
If you’re interested in this home, please email me at jennyleeevans@gmail.com and I will give you the contact information. I can’t wait to return!
Peruvian rice
Every single time I serve this rice, everyone… and I mean everyone goes crazy over it! I am excited for you all to make this easy recipe and try it for yourself. It goes well with most meals… you gotta love a versatile, amazing recipe like this. I no longer make Mexican rice when I’m serving a Mexican feast… I serve this Peruvian rice instead. The best part is this look like plain, run of the mill, regular white rice.. nothing special at all. But once I tell my guests that this is no regular, plain rice… that its amazing… they all dig in and that’s when I get the comments from every single person at my table. I should call this “love at first bite rice”. You can find the recipe HERE. Enjoy my friends!
Pleasant Hill Grain
