Lakeside Culinary

Learn to cook in the beautiful Shuswaps

Potato Gnocchi

Delicious, pillowy homemade potato gnocchi is an Italian delicacy. Learn how to properly prepare this inexpensive, yet glorious dough! You'll discover different ways to shape and cook gnocchi, and how to sauce it. Additionally, you'll learn the proper methods to store gnocchi, allowing you to enjoy this elegant dish any night of the week. Say goodbye to buying those overpriced, hard and gummy dough balls on the store shelf and hello to scrumptious gnocchi made from scratch.

Fresh Pasta - Stuffed

Channel your inner nonna and learn to make delicious stuffed pastas from scratch. We'll make fresh egg pasta dough and learn how to form agnolotti, ravioli, and tortellini. Along with two fillings of choice, you'll also learn how to make a basic tomato sauce and ways to vary it - allowing you to kick overly salty and expensive jarred sauces to the curb. Those $25+ pasta dishes that you order out, you will now be able to make like a pro and savour at home. Best of all, you will learn how to make these items in advance, so you can enjoy beautiful pasta dishes anytime.

Tomato-Based Pastas

Dive into the savory world of vibrant tomato-based pasta dishes such as Penne all'Arrabbiata, Puttanesca, and Penne Alla Vodka. Learn the basics, from choosing quality, dried pasta to the best canned tomatoes for your budget. You'll master a simple - yet delicious - basic tomato sauce and ways to change it up to create a variety of different sauces with ease. Learn the skill of cooking dried pasta to perfection, along with the art of plating and serving, so you can impress your guests with both taste and presentation. This class promises a fun and tasty experience that will have you feeling like a pasta pro in no time.

Pan-Frying

A popular class awaits! Dust off those expensive stainless-steel pans that have been hiding in the back of your cupboard, because this class will transform how you cook cuts of chicken and pork in a pan. Having food stick is a major setback and frustration for many when using this cooking method. Aside from learning the chef tricks to proper pan-frying, you'll also learn how to test for doneness so there's no more guessing when the proteins you cook are 'done.' You'll create juicy on the inside and golden on the outside results and be introduced to pan sauces—your new best flavor friend. Once you get the hang of this valuable cooking technique, you'll be able to craft quick and creative restaurant-quality mains any night of the week.