Hello! We’ve been very busy
here in the Apron Strings kitchen, cooking up lots of delicious treats with our awesome students! From Valentines Day sweets to yummy salads, to homemade pasta, our ovens and stovetops have been getting a lot of use lately!
We’re also getting ready for some new adult classes, including a budget gourmet cooking class on March 21st from 1:30-4 PM, featuring restaurant-quality meals at Recession-era prices as well as class for adults on how to make healthy kid-friendly food on April 18th from 12-2:30 PM Be sure to check out our updated
class schedule for more information.
Why not make your child’s next birthday party a cooking party? Rest easy and let Apron Strings put on the entire party in our professional teaching kitchen–meal and cake included! Apron Strings cooking parties are
also fantastic for wedding showers, baby showers and corporate team-building. Book your party today!
Making fresh black bean salsa.
We recently we made some delicious Black Bean Salsa. Check out the recipe:
Ingredients
- 30 ounces black beans, canned, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup frozen yellow corn kernals, defrosted and drained
- 1 cup frozen white corn kernels, defrosted and drained
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
- 1 large tomato, peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 dash cayenne pepper
- salt, to taste
Directions
Thoroughly, but gently, mix everythin
g together. Serve with tortilla or pita chips.
Serves 6-8.
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Happy Holidays from Apron Strings!
We’ve been very busy in the Apron Strings kitchen, cooking up all kinds of delicious holiday treats. We had a fantastic Holiday Cooking Class recently, as well a super-fun cookie-baking class! We’ve also been blogging away, as you can see–bringing you news, recipes and information about upcoming classes!
Speaking of classes, have you finished all of your holiday shopping yet? Right now we are offering a special deal on private cooking lessons at Apron Strings–just $200 for a 3 hour lesson for up to 4 people. Perfect for the young chef, but also great for adults!
Also coming up is Winter Culinary Camp, from December 28-31.
Culinary Camp students will learn basic cooking skills and different cooking methods. Each day the cuisine reflects a theme. This includes foods native to countries such as Japan, Greece, India and Italy. Or we’ll try our hand at ballpark or comfort food. The menus include soup, salad, bread, entrée and dessert.
Our culinary camps are open to children 10 and older and are an interactive hands-on learning experience. Students get to eat what they cook in the class. The fee for Winter Culinary camp is $320.
Here’s a great recipe for Garlic Noodles from our Kitchen:
Garlic Noodles
1 lb. fresh noodles
5 T olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped
4 T unsalted butter
2 T garlic powder
2.5 t chicken bouillon powder
2.5 t oyster sauce
5 t grated parmesan
Cook noodles in boiling water until soft, drain and rinse under cold water.
In sauté pan add olive oil, chopped garlic to infuse garlic flavor, discard garlic and add butter, turn down heat. Add chicken bouillon powder, garlic powder and oyster sauce. Pour garlic mixture over noodles and blend, toss in parmesan and serve.
Serves 4-6.
From all of us at Apron Strings, have a very happy holiday season full of cooking fun!
Here’s an easy scone recipe that we’re always whipping up in the Apron Strings kitchen. These warm, satisfying treats make a perfect brunch item, but with a little ice cream they’d make a tasty dessert as well.
Ingredients
2/3 cup buttermilk or yogurt
1 egg
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
8 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 tsp orange zest
Fresh Cranberry-Orange Scones
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix buttermilk/yogurt with beaten egg.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, orange peel and salt in food processor or mixing bowl until mixture is the texture of oatmeal. Add buttermilk/yogurt-egg mixture and mix until mixture holds together. Remove from food processor or mixing bowl and lightly knead in dried cranberries, just until incorporated.
Form dough into an 8″ circle. Cut into 8 wedges, and transfer onto an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until scones are golden brown and fragrant.
Makes 8 scones.
We recently held a great holiday baking class at Apron Strings and one of the most delicious items we made was Sweet Potato Pie. Cooking classes at Apron Strings are a fantastic way to spend a weekend morning. Be sure to check our calendar frequently for more offerings!
Here’s a delicious Sweet Potato Pie recipe that you can make at home:
Ingredients
- 1 (1 pound) sweet potato
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Directions
- Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
- Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.
Welcome to the very first entry in the Apron Strings Blog! Right now we’re very busy in the kitchen, finishing up our Thanksgiving leftovers, getting ready for holiday cooking classes and preparing for Winter Culinary Camp! Winter Culinary Camp is a fantastic week of amazing cooking and tasting and creating in the Apron Strings Kitchen for kids 10 and older from December 28 through the 31.
Culinary Camp students will learn basic cooking skills and different cooking methods. Each day the cuisine reflects a theme. This includes foods native to countries such as Japan, Greece, India and Italy. Or we’ll try our hand at ballpark or comfort food. The menus include soup, salad, bread, entrée and dessert–and eat everything we make!
The fee for camp is $320, and includes all food and equipment costs. For more information, or to register for Culinary Camp, contact Director Roberta DesBouillons at
roberta@apronstringssf.com or
(415) 550-7976.
The Apron Strings Kitchen
Here is the first of many tasty entries from Apron Strings.
Look here for new announcements and exciting upcoming classes.
here in the Apron Strings kitchen, cooking up lots of delicious treats with our awesome students! From Valentines Day sweets to yummy salads, to homemade pasta, our ovens and stovetops have been getting a lot of use lately!
class schedule for more information.