On my bachlorette party back in 2006, a group of my bff's all got together and participated in a Cooking Class at Tante Marie's cooking school in San Francisco. It was the GREATEST night of my life. Cooking with my friends, sipping wine and wrapping it up with a delicious dinner! From that moment forward, graduating from Tante Marie's Cooking school was added to my bucket list. I have been scheming & plotting HOW could I possibly round up $20k and take 8 months off to attend school full-time. The lotto has yet to pay off. :) So as those of you who know me would understand, I am not a person who takes kindly to being restricted by time or money....so I will create my own Tante Marie's Cooking School right here in my home!
Inspired by the movie Julie & Julia, I will be cooking my way through the "Tante Marie's Cooking School Cookbook" right here in my kitchen. This book was a gift to me from my friends on the night of my bachlorette party and autographed by the founder of the school, Mary Risley. We were so fortunate to have Mary leading us that night. She made us feel welcome in her kitchen and we were truly blessed with her presence and passion.
Mary has received the Cooking Teacher of the Year award from Bon Appetit magazine as well as "Humanitarian of the Year" award from the James Beard foundation for her work in helping to alleviate hunger. You can find more info on their website www.tantemarie.com.
And so it begins, with no time limit, I will begin the journey (hoping Megan & Lauren join me along the way) of cooking my way through cooking school at home. I know Jim will enjoy this journey!
Starting this week with the Introduction: List of Equipment (woo hoo-shopping for cooking supplies!), the history of sauces and studying methods of cooking (including the correction of sauces, textures & taste).
Off I go . . .
Memories of the wonderful night :)
