Post by oldmike on Mar 26, 2008 9:11:32 GMT 7
COOKERY MAGIC
info@cookerymagic.com
Tel: 65 63489667
Mobile: 65 96656831
Fabelicious Cooking Classes
Do join us for some fabelicious cooking classes. We have lined up some new weekday and evening classes in April. So those of you who would like to attend cooking classes but are unable to do so for our daytime classes, now you can on Wednesday evenings. A fun way is to get your friends and colleagues together for a class which ends with a sit down meal. And if you do not want a cooking lesson and just want to enjoy a wholesome home cooked meal then do come for a private dinner. The menu can be customised to your needs.
Our next Pulau Ubin class is this upcoming Saturday, 29 March 2008. Don't miss it as we will not be holding an Ubin class in April 2008.
We are also very excited about getting Tayeb who is a brilliant cook, to come conduct a class on Retro Cakes.Those of you who remember Singapore in the 60s will remember the glorious days of 'to die for' cakes from The Adelphi Hotel and Tay Buan Guan in Katong. And Tayed still makes such wonderful cakes. So mark your calendar for a class with him on 19 April 2008.
In the past one month, I have conducted many classes but there was one that was very special. A group of very special girls from a shelter, Sok Sabay in Cambodia, came for a cooking class to learn to bake chocolate brownie and cupcakes. I don't know who had more fun, the girls or my team from Cookery Magic!
Anyway if you want to know more about the shelter and the wonderful work done by some amazing people there and how you can help support them and perhaps save one child from being a victim of cruelty and slavery, do check out their website www.soksabay.com..
Have a Fabelicious Day!
Ruqxana Vasanwala
Cookery Magic
In This Issue
Sizzle Dribble From Ruqxana
Featured Herb: Coriander
Upcoming Cooking Classes
Cooking Instructor
Featured Recipe: Coriander and Mint Chicken Curry
March-April Weekend, Weekday and Evening Cooking Classes
menus and dates subject to change
29 March 2008, Saturday, 8.30am - 2.00pm
Cooking Class in a Kampong House on Pulau Ubin
We will go harvest the jungle herbs for the cooking. This is a hands on cooking class. You will also be served Lontong upon arrival.
Menu
1. Nasi Kerabu
2. Sambal Blachan
3. Butter Pepper Fresh Prawns
4. Ice Kachang.
Cost: S$100 per person,
Don't miss this Pulau Ubin class as there will be no Ubin class in April 2008!
30 March 2008, Sunday, 8.30am - 2.00pm
Chocolate Overkill 4
1. Financiers
2. Apricot and Ginger Chocolate Cake
3. Chocolate Marble Cheesecake
4. Light Chocolate Mousse
Cost: S$75 per person
Swiss Chocolate (Felchin) and French Chocolate (Valrhona) available for sale.
2 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Evening Home Cooking Class - Indian 1
1. Spinach and Paneer (cheese)
2. Coconut and Green Chilli Prawns
3. Gingery Cabbage and Peas
Cost: S$65 per person
5 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
Curries From Around Asia 2
India
1. Malabar Mutton Curry (Kerala)
Thailand
2. Pineapple Curry of Mussels
Myanmar
3. Chicken Curry with Lime and Potatoes
Indonesia
4. Hot and Sour Prawn Curry
Cost: S$70 per person
6 April 2008, Sunday, 2-6pm
Baking I
1. New York Cheesecake
2. Chocolate Brownie
3. Marbled Cream Cheese Brownie
4. Tiramisu
5. Apple Crumble
Cost: S$75 per person
9 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Evening Home Cooking Class - Malay 1
1. French Beans and Prawns in Spicy Coconut Gravy
2. Fish in Tamarind Gravy
3. Pergedel (chicken and potato patties)
Cost: S$65 per person
12 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
Indian Restaurant Favourites from London with Love
1. Chicken Tikka Masala
2. Rogan Josh
3. Beef Vindaloo
4. Samosas
Cost: $70 per person
16 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Evening Home Cooking Class - Indian 2
1. Naan
2. Caramalised Onion Chicken Curry
3. Tangy Chickpeas
Cost: S$65 per person
19 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
To Die For Retro Cakes by Guest Cooking Instructor Tayeb
1. Pineapple, Peach and Cherry Upside Down Cake
2. Intensely Fudgy Chocolate Cake
3. Strawberry Shortcake
4. Humingbird Cake (made with walnuts, banana and pineapple)
Remember those cakes from Adelphi Hotel in the city and Tay Buan Guan in Katong! Well come for this class to relive the days from the 60's
Cost: S$80 per person
20 April 2008, Sunday, 2-6pm
Chocolate Overkill 1
1. Chocolate Cashew Nut Brownie Cake
2. Velvet Chocolate Terrine
3. Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
4. Toll House Cookies
Cost: S$75 per person
23 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Vegetarian Cooking Class 1
1. Chilli and Vegetable Frittata
2. Couscous with Chickpeas, Raisins and Almonds
3. Baked Polenta with Two Cheeses
Cost: $65 per person
26 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
Italian I
1. Homemade Pasta
2. Pasta with Butter and Black Pepper
3. Pasta with Tomato Sauce
4. Pasta with Fresh Herbs
5. Pizza Margharita
Cost: S$70 per person
27 April 2008, Sunday, 2-6pm
Sensational Desserts I
1. Black and White Chocolate Mousse Towers with Raspberry Sauce
2. Steamed Mexican Chocolate Pudding with Apricot Sauce
3. Chocolate Mouse with Hazelnuts
4. Angel Cake with Strawberries and Caramel Pineapple Sauce and Chocolate Sauce
Cost: S$75 per person
30 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Thai Cooking Class 1
1. Pineapple Rice
2. Green Chicken Curry
3. Evil Jungle Prince Vegetables
Cost: $65 per person
Weekday classes as per schedule on my website.
www.cookerymagic.com
Coriander
Coriander herb is also known as Chinese Parsley and Cilantro. It is one of my favourite herb. If you are a regular at my cooking classes, you will soon learn how much I love this herb. Some people hate it but I love the way it transforms a dish completely and imparts a deliciously warm flavour and fragrance.
All parts of the herb can be used in cooking. The leaves, stems, roots and seeds. The root is an essential ingredient in Thai curries. The seeds of this herb taste and smell nothing like the leaves and it is a main ingredient in Indian curry powder. Dry roasting the seeds enhances its flavour and the aroma released during the roasting is simply intoxicating.
The herb originates from the Meditterranean and is related to the carrot family.The Spaniards took the herb on board their ships when they went on their discovery voyages and introduce it to America where even today it is still a very popular herb. Can you imagine Salsa without coriander!
Its culinary and medicinal use has been documented for over 3000 years and used in Asia, Europe and North Africa. One of the earliest documentation of the herb in found in the Eber papyrus of 1550 BC. It even has a mention in the Bible.
It aids digestion and removes toxins from the body. It has vitamins A, C, E and B6.
Cookery Magic Boutique Cooking Studio
Cooking Classes and Private Dining is held in an old black and white townhouse in Katong. A great way to spend a day learning to cook and dining in the comfort of a home amidst a beautiful tropical garden.
info@cookerymagic.com
Tel: 65 63489667
Mobile: 65 96656831
Fabelicious Cooking Classes
Do join us for some fabelicious cooking classes. We have lined up some new weekday and evening classes in April. So those of you who would like to attend cooking classes but are unable to do so for our daytime classes, now you can on Wednesday evenings. A fun way is to get your friends and colleagues together for a class which ends with a sit down meal. And if you do not want a cooking lesson and just want to enjoy a wholesome home cooked meal then do come for a private dinner. The menu can be customised to your needs.
Our next Pulau Ubin class is this upcoming Saturday, 29 March 2008. Don't miss it as we will not be holding an Ubin class in April 2008.
We are also very excited about getting Tayeb who is a brilliant cook, to come conduct a class on Retro Cakes.Those of you who remember Singapore in the 60s will remember the glorious days of 'to die for' cakes from The Adelphi Hotel and Tay Buan Guan in Katong. And Tayed still makes such wonderful cakes. So mark your calendar for a class with him on 19 April 2008.
In the past one month, I have conducted many classes but there was one that was very special. A group of very special girls from a shelter, Sok Sabay in Cambodia, came for a cooking class to learn to bake chocolate brownie and cupcakes. I don't know who had more fun, the girls or my team from Cookery Magic!
Anyway if you want to know more about the shelter and the wonderful work done by some amazing people there and how you can help support them and perhaps save one child from being a victim of cruelty and slavery, do check out their website www.soksabay.com.. Have a Fabelicious Day!
Ruqxana Vasanwala
Cookery Magic
In This Issue
Sizzle Dribble From Ruqxana
Featured Herb: Coriander
Upcoming Cooking Classes
Cooking Instructor
Featured Recipe: Coriander and Mint Chicken Curry
March-April Weekend, Weekday and Evening Cooking Classes
menus and dates subject to change
29 March 2008, Saturday, 8.30am - 2.00pm
Cooking Class in a Kampong House on Pulau Ubin
We will go harvest the jungle herbs for the cooking. This is a hands on cooking class. You will also be served Lontong upon arrival.
Menu
1. Nasi Kerabu
2. Sambal Blachan
3. Butter Pepper Fresh Prawns
4. Ice Kachang.
Cost: S$100 per person,
Don't miss this Pulau Ubin class as there will be no Ubin class in April 2008!
30 March 2008, Sunday, 8.30am - 2.00pm
Chocolate Overkill 4
1. Financiers
2. Apricot and Ginger Chocolate Cake
3. Chocolate Marble Cheesecake
4. Light Chocolate Mousse
Cost: S$75 per person
Swiss Chocolate (Felchin) and French Chocolate (Valrhona) available for sale.
2 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Evening Home Cooking Class - Indian 1
1. Spinach and Paneer (cheese)
2. Coconut and Green Chilli Prawns
3. Gingery Cabbage and Peas
Cost: S$65 per person
5 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
Curries From Around Asia 2
India
1. Malabar Mutton Curry (Kerala)
Thailand
2. Pineapple Curry of Mussels
Myanmar
3. Chicken Curry with Lime and Potatoes
Indonesia
4. Hot and Sour Prawn Curry
Cost: S$70 per person
6 April 2008, Sunday, 2-6pm
Baking I
1. New York Cheesecake
2. Chocolate Brownie
3. Marbled Cream Cheese Brownie
4. Tiramisu
5. Apple Crumble
Cost: S$75 per person
9 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Evening Home Cooking Class - Malay 1
1. French Beans and Prawns in Spicy Coconut Gravy
2. Fish in Tamarind Gravy
3. Pergedel (chicken and potato patties)
Cost: S$65 per person
12 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
Indian Restaurant Favourites from London with Love
1. Chicken Tikka Masala
2. Rogan Josh
3. Beef Vindaloo
4. Samosas
Cost: $70 per person
16 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Evening Home Cooking Class - Indian 2
1. Naan
2. Caramalised Onion Chicken Curry
3. Tangy Chickpeas
Cost: S$65 per person
19 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
To Die For Retro Cakes by Guest Cooking Instructor Tayeb
1. Pineapple, Peach and Cherry Upside Down Cake
2. Intensely Fudgy Chocolate Cake
3. Strawberry Shortcake
4. Humingbird Cake (made with walnuts, banana and pineapple)
Remember those cakes from Adelphi Hotel in the city and Tay Buan Guan in Katong! Well come for this class to relive the days from the 60's
Cost: S$80 per person
20 April 2008, Sunday, 2-6pm
Chocolate Overkill 1
1. Chocolate Cashew Nut Brownie Cake
2. Velvet Chocolate Terrine
3. Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
4. Toll House Cookies
Cost: S$75 per person
23 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Vegetarian Cooking Class 1
1. Chilli and Vegetable Frittata
2. Couscous with Chickpeas, Raisins and Almonds
3. Baked Polenta with Two Cheeses
Cost: $65 per person
26 April 2008, Saturday, 2-6pm
Italian I
1. Homemade Pasta
2. Pasta with Butter and Black Pepper
3. Pasta with Tomato Sauce
4. Pasta with Fresh Herbs
5. Pizza Margharita
Cost: S$70 per person
27 April 2008, Sunday, 2-6pm
Sensational Desserts I
1. Black and White Chocolate Mousse Towers with Raspberry Sauce
2. Steamed Mexican Chocolate Pudding with Apricot Sauce
3. Chocolate Mouse with Hazelnuts
4. Angel Cake with Strawberries and Caramel Pineapple Sauce and Chocolate Sauce
Cost: S$75 per person
30 April 2008, Wednesday, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Thai Cooking Class 1
1. Pineapple Rice
2. Green Chicken Curry
3. Evil Jungle Prince Vegetables
Cost: $65 per person
Weekday classes as per schedule on my website.
www.cookerymagic.com
Coriander
Coriander herb is also known as Chinese Parsley and Cilantro. It is one of my favourite herb. If you are a regular at my cooking classes, you will soon learn how much I love this herb. Some people hate it but I love the way it transforms a dish completely and imparts a deliciously warm flavour and fragrance.
All parts of the herb can be used in cooking. The leaves, stems, roots and seeds. The root is an essential ingredient in Thai curries. The seeds of this herb taste and smell nothing like the leaves and it is a main ingredient in Indian curry powder. Dry roasting the seeds enhances its flavour and the aroma released during the roasting is simply intoxicating.
The herb originates from the Meditterranean and is related to the carrot family.The Spaniards took the herb on board their ships when they went on their discovery voyages and introduce it to America where even today it is still a very popular herb. Can you imagine Salsa without coriander!
Its culinary and medicinal use has been documented for over 3000 years and used in Asia, Europe and North Africa. One of the earliest documentation of the herb in found in the Eber papyrus of 1550 BC. It even has a mention in the Bible.
It aids digestion and removes toxins from the body. It has vitamins A, C, E and B6.
Cookery Magic Boutique Cooking Studio
Cooking Classes and Private Dining is held in an old black and white townhouse in Katong. A great way to spend a day learning to cook and dining in the comfort of a home amidst a beautiful tropical garden.