Monday, Dec 23rd

Cooking Classes and More from the Scarsdale Adult School

chefhataThere’s still time to sign up for fall classes at the Scarsdale Adult School. They’re offering cooking demonstrations, a baking class with famed Seth Greenberg, art classes and tours, exercise classes and even life coaching. Here are descriptions of two classes and you can find more offerings and register at www.ScarsdaleAdult School.org. Pick up a catalog at Village Hall or the Scarsdale Public Library or call 723-2325.

The Lighter Side of French Cooking - Learn to prepare delicious traditional French meals that are simple and light, yet satisfying. Two French cooks, Anne-Christine Robine and Marie-Helene Sarfas offer demonstration classes through the Scarsdale Adult School beginning October 8th. Robine's demonstration classes will include recipes for chicken fricassée with tarragon, classic ratatouille, crème brûlée, fall soup of the day, boeuf bourguignon and floating island. Sarfas will demonstrate how to prepare a cheese soufflé, frisée salad with bacon, chocolate soufflé, lamb shank with gratin dauphinois and red berries bavarois.

Techniques will be demonstrated and cooking tips shared. Lunch and conversation follow the cooking demonstration. Enrollment is limited to 8-10 students per section.

Robine, who brings creativity and style to her cooking (she is a fourth-generation cook; her great grandmother owned a restaurant in Brittany) will be teaching from her home two Fridays, October 8th and October 15th from 10 am - 12:30 pm. The cost is $125.

Sarfas, a terrific cook who brings flair to the table will teach from her home two Thursdays, October 21st and October 28th 10 am - 12:30 pm. The cost is $125. Sarfas's recipes have been handed down from her mother who loved to entertain and from her father who was a professional baker.

The Best of Baking II with Seth Greenberg: Filling in the Gaps - Seth Greenberg of Seth Greenberg's Just Desserts in Westchester is the son of New York's celebrated baker, William Greenberg Jr. Famed baker in his own right, Seth has created exclusively tailored single session baking classes for the Scarsdale Adult School.

Seth shares his signature secrets and demonstrates his techniques with interactive classes in his private kitchen. Students can choose from his many different delectability's including: basic cream-cheese dough and things to do with it, including cheese straws, turnovers, and ruggelach; individual pinwheel-topped fruit cobblers, and whoppers, enormous triple chocolate cookies with nuts; spritz cookies - including vanilla thin, lemon swirl and chocolate drops; sour cream crumb cake and meringue-kisses and shells; overstuffed apple tarts, including a tart shell recipe, apple filling recipe and crumb topping; chocolate layer cake with ganache; mini schnecken sticky buns; almond cake with lemon curd, and alternative uses for curd; and flourless chocolate cake and free-form apple tart.

The nine a la carte classes include a choice of 18 different sections offered both day and evening on Wednesdays beginning October 6th from 9:30 am - 12 pm or 7 - 9:30 pm. Each session costs $80, or save $30 with three sessions for $210!

To register or learn more visit www.ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org or call 723-2325.