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My Recession Cooking Classes

May 19, 2009 by Erica

RECESSION COOKING Promo

Posted in Skinny Guinea | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on May 20, 2009 at 1:02 pm | Reply Curtissimo

Chef! I’ll be especially interested to know how one cook squid without having it end up all rubber-bandy and over-chewy.
Ciao!
on May 20, 2009 at 2:24 pm | Reply Erica

Stay tuned man. If you can make it to our squid slaughter class two weeks from now, I’ll show you all.

Love,

Erica
on May 25, 2009 at 10:22 am | Reply Cindy List

Erica,

Love this site, love it love it.

I wonder if you would demonstrate the art of artichoke-butchering in one of your classes? You describe it well, but I want to see it live!!

See you soon-

Cindy List
on May 25, 2009 at 4:39 pm | Reply Erica

Cindy,

I’ve been thinking about it. A lot of people seem to want this. I was going to do an artichoke class a few weeks ago, but I couldn’t find any baby artichokes in the market. Still can’t. I have no idea why. They’ve disappeared. I can do I class with just the big ones, but the little ones are such a dream, I really want to show people how easy they are to work with. I’ll keep hunting around for them.

Ciao, and thanks for the color.

Erica
on May 26, 2009 at 7:45 pm | Reply Cindy List

Super duper, Erica.

Looking forward to some serious knife skills. Enjoy the color!!

Merci, à bientôt!!

Cindy
on June 16, 2009 at 11:47 pm | Reply Bren

I’d love to take a class on Sardine cookery. I have attempted them, but they usually stink, and fall back to the canned variety. I read that you mentioned they are available very fresh at chelsea markets. This is certainly a great food for recession cooking: cheap, good for the environment, great for your body with all the omega-3s.

Please let me know if you offer this in the future, as I’ll be there!!!
- on June 17, 2009 at 10:20 am | Reply Erica
  
  Hello Bren,
  
  We did a squid class a few weeks ago and it was quite a hit. Frankly I was surprised, especially since I presented my students with uncleaned squid. I’d love to do a sardine class and possibly will. Keep checking my class schedule. I think next week I’m doing grains and beans.
  
  Best to you,
  Erica

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