CLASSES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS

Have you struggled to get out of a home cooking rut, or just wish you had the basic skills to create nourishing, flavorful meals for yourself or friends?

Whether it’s to support your own culinary abilities…
Or… to help a friend out who struggles at mealtime
Or… or to find a way to connect with friends or co-workers

I offer virtual and in-person cooking and baking classes to individuals and groups. For in-person classes, I teach in the greater Portland, Oregon, area.

To schedule a free 15-minute free exploratory call:

With over a decade of teaching experience, I specialize in helping folks get out of fear while cooking and empowering anyone to learn how to easily make nourishing food.

I specialize in seasonal plant-forward cooking, Eastern European and Slavic food, and comforting baking. My classes are tailored to your specific needs and recipe desires, but you can also find a selection of current offerings below.

You’ll find customer testimonials below.

PRICING

• Groups of 3-6 people - $550 per Zoom or in-person class, includes recipes, shopping lists, and a planning meeting

• Groups of 7-16 people - $750 per Zoom class or in-person class, includes recipes, shopping lists, and a planning meeting

• For private classes of 1-3 people, larger corporate groups, or non-profit/community rates please get in touch through the form below.

Drop me a line for more information, to build your own custom class, or to find out about pricing.

CHALLAH

In this 90 minute class, we’ll learn to make challah dough, how to braid it two different ways, and how to properly bake your bread. You get to choose classic egg challah or vegan challah, and any toppings or fillings you desire.

90 minutes | all ages welcome.

PELMENI & VARENIKI (DUMPLINGS)

In this 90 minutes class, we’ll explore classic Soviet dumplings. We’ll learn to make one dough for both kinds of dumplings, and how to shape our pelmeni and vareniki with your choice of fillings. We will end the class by cooking and eating our freshly made dumplings.

90 minutes

SWEET & SAVORY RUGELACH

In this one-hour class, we’ll learn to make a universal rugelach dough that can be filled with either savory or sweet fillings like raspberry chocolate, pizza, pesto, or more.  You’ll receive a recipe and video demo in advance of the class so that your dough can be made ahead of time. Together, we’ll learn how to fill, shape, flavor, and bake our pastries.

1 hour | all ages are welcome.

KREPLACH TWO WAYS

In this 90 minute class, we will learn to make a simple pasta dough that can be used for kreplach, or for any noodle dish. We will make both meat and vegetarian fillings, and learn to fill, shape, cook, and serve our kreplach.

90 minutes

COOKING WITH SEASONAL VEGETABLES

In this 90 minute class, we will walk through 3 vegetable dishes and 3 interchangeable sauces/dressings. We will explore cooking with legumes, grains, and how to properly roast, blanch, and sauté.

This class is ideal for anyone looking to include more vegetarian and plant-based dishes in their diet, or for those looking to learn more about seasonal cooking.

Dishes will depend on the season and dietary preferences of the group.

90 min

MATZO BALL SOUP (CHICKEN OR VEGETARIAN)

Have you always wanted to make classic matzo ball soup? In this one hour class, we’ll learn the key to great broth, we’ll turn that broth into soup, and make matzo balls from scratch. You choose between classic chicken soup or vegetarian soup.

1 hour