Learn how to make authentic wood-fired pizzas from scratch using fresh ingredients sourced right from local farms. We will guide you through the process of making the perfect pizza dough, selecting toppings, and cooking your pizza in a traditional wood-fired oven.
Registration is open for the Plan or Improve Your Food Business 4-part series that kicks off February 13th. This includes a session dedicated to getting recipes approved (who, when, where, how) which is a popular topic. Once registered, folks can attend one or more of the 4 online sessions. There’s also an optional in-person meal and tour at the close of the series.
Each webinar focuses on a particular facet of managing a food business. While it’s impossible to cover every unique circumstance, these sessions tackle the most common questions Extension fields from entrepreneurs considering value-added production. Sessions are held online 6:00-7:30 pm and each includes a presentation, activity for the group, plus resources to learn more after each session including recorded conversations with other small NYS food entrepreneurs. The course is led by M. Flip Filippi, who is the Harvest Kitchen Manager and Local Foods Program Leader at Extension. Her focus is offering custom advice to entrepreneurs looking to create value-added products. Flip strives to create a welcoming learning environment while simplifying the multi-layered regulatory and financial planning aspects of food entrepreneurship. She has completed Food Safety Manager’s Training, Better Process Control School for Acidified Products, Holistic Financial Planning, FSMA Regulations for Small Food Producers, Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training, and Master Food Preserver trainings.
The series kicks off on February 13 and finishes March 6. The topics for each session are:
1. Understanding Food Business Types
2. Estimating Costs of Starting a Food Business
3. Recipe Approvals, Record Keeping, and Food Safety
4. Creating Effective and Legal Product Labels.
5. Plus, all participants are invited to an in-person closing event at the Harvest Kitchen at the Extension Learning Farm in Canton on March 13th to enjoy a meal together, connect with other food entrepreneurs, and experience a mock kitchen inspection.
An entrepreneur who took part in last year’s program shared, “The course was well-balanced in terms of presentation, group discussion, and shared resources for further work. I loved getting to meet the different producers and hear their plans. Having real life examples made all of the licensing requirements, etc. make more sense. The class was an appropriate amount of time to get everyone going in the right direction. Also, the interviews with the producers and NYS food authorities were such an awesome resource and really brought all the information down to earth in an easy, understandable way.”
The registration fee is $25 for the entire online course.
Learn more and register here: http://stlawrence.cce.cornell.edu/.
Spring 2023 Lake Placid & Adirondack Culinary Getaway
MAY 5, 6 & 7 2023 | THE MEXICAN EXPERIENCE
The Carriage House Cooking School has once again teamed up with The Mirror Lake Inn to offer select getaway packages celebrating the bounty of the Adirondack Park’s vibrant farm to table landscape.
Getaway registrants will enjoy the comforts and luxury of the Mirror Lake Inn, which is the epitome of Adirondack hospitality, along with multiple demonstration style cooking classes, each designed so that participants can return home, confident to replicate and share their learning experiences.
Chef Curtiss, the former Dean of Culinary Arts at the prestigious New England Culinary Institute, has long considered the Mirror Lake Inn the perfect venue for cooking classes and a focused culinary weekend.
He has been a guest chef and instructor with the Inn’s numerous Food & Wine Festivals and several special events and now serves as The View Restaurant’s Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Director.
This weekend is all about celebrating the comfort and cuisine of the Mexican house table while tasting the terroir of the Adirondacks and surrounding farmland.
Check out the schedule and class menu below.
MAY 5, 2023
Welcome Reception
5:30 to 6:30 PM
Gather for a meet and greet with Chef Curtiss of the Carriage House and the Mirror Lake Inn Culinary team. Hors d’oeuvres are provided and there will be a cash bar available.
SATURDAY MAY 6, 2023
Cooking Demonstration | Tamales
12:30 to 3:30 PM
Mexican food, like others cuisines in equatorial regions, is full flavored, quick to prepare and delicious. It is important for me to identify and expand the home repertoire in ways that are both traditional and contemporary. It is the goal of this class to share the joy for life that Mexico is famous for and to make it’s cuisine accessible, understandable and actionable.
“The simplicity of preparation and the flavors of home style Mexican food make for meals that are more socially engaging, delicious and enjoyable.”
Chef Curtiss
Saturday’s demonstration style class will showcase the simplicity, accessibility, comfort and flavors of Mexican cuisine with the sense and sensibility of seasonal influences on our palates and tastes. In this class chef Curtiss will showcase how you can replicate a Mexican inspired menu at home with the confidence of a chef.
Demonstrated Recipes
Tamales
masa, lard, cheese, onion | masa, lard, chorizo, onion
*chorizo recipe will be demonstrated in class
Quacamole
avocado, onion, tomato, lime, cilantro, cumin, salt, pepper, jalapeno, olive oil
Pico
tomato, onion, jalapeno, lime juice, olive oil, cumin, salt
Tres Leches Cake
sponge cake, tres leches, whipped cream, cinnamon sugar
While the foods used in this class will be primarily sourced and inspired from the Adirondacks and its surrounding farmland, Chef Curtiss will be discussing how to source products local to you that will yield you the same results.
Registration for the class includes:
printed recipe packet
bottled water
tasting plate
SUNDAY MAY 7, 2023
Cooking Demonstration | A Mexican Inspired Brunch
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Chef Curtiss will pull from the Adirondacks and its surrounding farms, rivers and forests to showcase recipes for a delicious Mexican style brunch of sharable platters and plates, typical of a Mexican meal.
“The concept of sharing a table is deeply rooted in traditional and contemporary Mexican culture. When you order food in a restaurant you order it for the table, not yourself. This approach binds those at the table to one another and makes for more memorable experiences.”
Chef Curtiss Hemm
Demonstrated Recipes
Chicken Posole Verde
chicken, hominy, beans, stock, salsa verde, onion, lime juice, cilantro
Elotes Salad
shoepeg corn, mayonnaise, sour cream, cojita, jalapeño, onion, lime juice, cilantro
Albondigas
pork, masa, milk, onion, breadcrumbs, egg, chipotle, cumin, coriander
Churros
milk, butter, sugar, eggs, salt, flour, cinnamon
While the foods used in this class will be primarily sourced and inspired from the Adirondacks and its surrounding farmland, Chef Curtiss will be discussing how to source products local to you that will yield you the same results.
Registration for the class includes:
printed recipe packet
bottled water
tasting plate
For more information about booking please call one of the Mirror Lake Inn’s reservation specialists at (518)523-2544 or info@mirrorlakeinn.com.
Learn how you & your family can reduce your “Food Print” at the Ticonderoga Natural Foods Co-Op this Earth Day!
Workshops & Activities include: * What’s Your Food Print? * Seed Starts for Kids * Worm Composting Demo * Local Farms Scavenger Hunt * Flower Starts for Adults * Story Hour & Up-cycling Craft * The Connection Between Food Waste & Climate Change
Sample Food from your Local Farmers: * Lillie Valley Farm * Crown Point Dairy * Crown Point Bakery * Daughters Five * Juniper Hill * North Country Creamery
Hey Plattsburgh! Grab your friends and come celebrate the Holiday by learning the art of flower arranging with Mossbrook Roots Florist at their location at 175 Boynton Ave! At the end of the workshop leave with new floral tips and tricks and your handmade Holiday Centerpiece. A perfect addition to your holiday table or bring as a hostess gift. $75.00 per participant
Plan in a little “Me Time” and escape with us to our shop, located at 175 Boynton Ave in Plattsburgh, and enjoy some mindful creativity as you create your very own Dried Flower Hoop Wreath.
You will learn how to artfully secure a beautiful selection of assorted dried foliage, flowers and grasses to a stylish 14″ metal frame that hangs from a jute loop. No experience is needed!
Whether you come on your own or with another flower lover, we guarantee a relaxed and fun evening, filling your senses and tapping into your inner floral designer.
A workshop with us makes a wonderful gift, for yourself or someone special and the perfect activity for friends and loved ones to do together while catching up.
Spaces are limited to ensure we are able to provide adequate 1-1 time with everyone as needed. $75.00 per participant
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