Can I learn to be a good cook?

The answer to this question is YES! I have always had a passion for cooking. Even when I may have messed up a meal I felt like I learned from what I did wrong and just moved on.

However, I was reading something yesterday and suddenly I started to laugh. I remembered when I would be cooking something in the broiler and the smoke alarm would go off. When that happened I would hear my husband yell, "DINNER'S READY"! The funny thing was, he was right. Dinner was ready. It often happened when I would be broiling lamb chops.

My point is, that we all have to start someplace. If you are one of those people that shy away from cooking or feel like there's no hope for you - YOU'RE WRONG. Just like anything, we can all be taught to do something that we want to learn.

So if you would love to learn to cook or improve your cooking skills please call or email me. I promise after I spend some time with you in YOUR kitchen, you will feel so confident that you'll be inviting friends and family over for dinner.

Learning something new can be a challenge but if you have the desire, you will succeed.

The holidays aren't that far away. Now is the perfect time to start practicing so that this holiday season you can invite those people over that have invited you for years. Make it your resolution. I promise you can do it!

Please contact me for your private in-home culinary class.

Vicki Bensinger
314.799.1633
vkb2@hotmail.com

Sushi Class

This past week I had the pleasure of teaching a Sushi Class at the Missouri Botanical Gardens and also for a private event at someones home in Farmington, Mo. Both classes were lots of fun.

The event that I taught in Farmington was a larger private group than what I normally do but everyone had a great time and the group of couples were a riot. They were singing Karaoke, drinking lots of Sake and having fun learning to roll sushi.

They learned four different types of sushi rolls and then enjoyed the fruits of their labor. I should get some pictures of the class posted this week for all to see.

Spring Fling

This past Friday Nicole G. gave her good friend Maggie an In-Home Culinary Birthday Class and invited Maggie's sister Ann as well.

The three ladies had a great time creating the Spring Fling feast that Maggie had selected which consisted of:

• Beggars Purses with goat cheese filling
• Mixed Green Salad with fresh fruit, Champagne Vinaigrette and more
• Stir fry salmon medley with pasta (above)
• Grilled Pineapple/Bananas Foster

They did an incredible job with each dish and loved their creations. As I sat down to sample the dishes with them, I must admit they all tasted perfect.

It was a fun night, shared with good friends, in the privacy of their own home.