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Welcome to Class Cooking & Catering! My cooking class and catering business serves the Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon areas. Class Cooking & Catering specializes in:

- scheduled and private small group hands on gourmet cooking classes,

- creative custom catering with personalized menus for 2 to 40.

If you have questions, or if you just want to talk about setting up or attending a cooking class or discussing your catering needs, contact Kim Mahan at:

- phone: 360.600.8006

- e-mail: kim@class-cooking.com

Dear Kim,

I thoroughly enjoyed everything about my first cooking class with you. Your setting is ideal for learning. Your preparation, presentation style, knowledge, and culinary skills are outstanding. The content of the Tapas class was ambitious and complex, which you handled with ease. Each of the menu items presented was unique, tasty, and well worth making again. In addition, the camaraderie of the other students was absolutely delightful. I know I will return again and again. And recommend your classes to everyone I know.

Christina Brittan, owner of Columbia Gorge Bed and Breakfast

New for September (August 28th)

Upcoming Cooking Classes for September and October

September Recipe of the Month: Chocolate Raspberry Shortcake

September Cookbook of the Month: Gardener's Community Cookbook

Restaurant: Uptown Billiards

August has been very busy, even without cooking classes. Our underground restaurant has been popular at the coast, hosting two fun and tasty events. There was a lot of cooking, but also some nice breaks on the beach.

Thanks to everyone for their reviews! I show up on the Google map now. You can still add reviews for Class Cooking & Catering on Google, Yelp, and Oregonlive.com I appreciate your help in making this business grow.

September Cooking Classes:

Pizza Three Ways Friday, September 10th at 5:30pm, Hands-on class $60
Spanish Tapas Wednesday, September 22^ndat 10am, Hands-on Class $55

October Class Preview:

Spanish Tapas Friday, October 8th at 5:30pm, Hands-on class $60
Turkish Delights Thursday, October 21st, 10am, Hands-on Class $55

You can find the menus to upcoming classes on the Cooking Classes page (click here).

September Recipe of the Month: Chocolate Raspberry Shortcakes

I love shortcakes- any kind of shortcakes. This is a nice twist on the classic, adding chocolate to the equation. This dessert would also be good substituting the raspberries with blackberries, strawberries, or even bananas. You can see this recipe and other "recipes of the month" by clicking here.

September Cookbook of the Month: Gardeners' Community Cookbook by Victoria Wise This book is almost 10 years old but it’s still a great one, especially this time of year if you have a garden or enjoy finding what is in season at your farmers market. You can find more information about this cookbook, and a list of other cookbook recommendations on the cookbooks page (click here).

Restaurant: Uptown Billiards From time to time Uptown Billiards offers a themed happy hour tasting menu with optional wine pairing. Events are announced via their newsletter (you can sign up on their website), and we recently had their Oregon Blackberry menu. The pre- 6pm price for the 5 course dinner is $15, with an additional $10 for wine pairings with each course. This is ambitious food, pretty well executed, for a remarkably low price. Our favorites were:

- a salad of summer squash, Parmesan tuille (cracker), with a blackberry vinaigrette,

- brioche with blackberry jam and foie gras,

- and the best dish- salmon on a Yukon Gold scallion cake with chanterelles and a blackberry buerre rouge.

Wine parings were interesting but small; next time we’ll order a bottle. Remember, this is happy hour, but we had plenty of food. Addresses for this restaurant, and other picks are on the restaurants page.

If you would like to receive the monthly e-mail Class Cooking & Catering newsletter, please send me a note at:

kim@class-cooking.com

Hi Kim, My husband is ready to be signed up again for another class locally and can't stop raving about the beef tenderloin. He is more than willing to help bring this off for Christmas dinner. Thanks for all the wonderful flavors and the cooking hints and tips today. We had such fun. Karen

Dear Kim and Mark, We had a most delightful time in the pleasure of your company, and learned new cooking skills and ate wonderful food in the process. Food clearly creates memories- and you did a magnificent job of creating memories for all of us. Kim, Bill, Carolyn, Megan, Rachael, Ben, and Marcine


	... Also, just wanted you to know I leave your classes saying that was the very best class ever then I attend another class only to think no, that was the best class. How you keep topping yourself is a real tribute to you and your dedication and love of cooking and wonderful teaching skills. Thanks so much, Donna