November 15, 2016 Dinner Party Cooking Class

with Chef Lisa Birsch

We have a dream come true with Chef Lisa’s debut on the Hackett House patio.  We know we all love good food; we know we all enjoy meeting the chefs in the valley; we know we care about our health.  Many of us know how to make any dish taste good--cream and butter, right?  Chef Lisa is one of the few who has made it her business to focus on great taste and lighten the fats in recipes.  With her cooking, we don’t have to make a choice between treating our taste buds and caring for our bodies—we get both!  Come for the taste.  Come for the nutrition.  Come for the recipes.  Come for the food science.  Come to taste gluten-free delicious food.  Just come and you’ll leave happy. 

Menu: 

• Autumn Kale Salad – Ribbons of kale in an apple cider walnut vinaigrette with golden raisins and toasted walnuts.
• Cranberry and Goat Cheese stuffed Pork Tenderloin with a Port Reduction – Pork tenderloin stuffed with dried cranberries and crumbled goat cheese with a drizzle of an herbed port wine sauce.
• Creamy Polenta with Wilted Greens - Slow cooked creamy stone-ground cornmeal with Parmesan cheese and sautéed spinach and kale.
• Pumpkin Mousse – Light and airy whipped pumpkin and cream with maple and ginger.