Bring warmth, color, and bold Mediterranean flavor to your table with this festive virtual cook-along experience taught by an actual descendant of Spartans who will guide you through the crafting of a stunning Mezze-Style charcuterie board step-by-step. Something special for your fall and winter gatherings, holiday parties, or everyday entertaining. You’ll cook along to create: • Silky whipped feta and refreshing tzatziki dips • Savory, spiced Greek meatballs • Hand crafted, from-scratch pita bread Chef Tess will also demonstrate how to make: • Muhammara, a smoky red pepper and walnut dip • Greek hummus • (Time permitting) Crispy sesame breadsticks NOTE: recipes for all items will be received. The class wraps up with a lesson on assembling your mezze board—learning how to balance colors, textures, and flavors while using simple items from your kitchen to add height, structure, and visual flair. Complete your board with an array of fresh and pickled vegetables, olives, fruits, and nuts to create an edible work of art. This experience celebrates beautiful presentation, bold flavor, and the joy of gathering—Mediterranean style. Equipment: A food processor or blender is needed for the creation of the Whipped feta. Stand mixer recommended for the pita bread.

Join Desiree Palka, owner of Grazed In The 716 LLC, for a fun, creative evening!  Desiree will guide registrants in creating a stunning Thanksgiving-themed charcuterie board.  The charcuterie board will consist of a variety of flavors, textures, meats and cheeses in keeping with Fall. Your charcterie board will be the perfect addition to your holiday spread created by you! 

Step into a sweet winter wonderland in this joyful holiday cookie workshop cook-along experience led by instructor Tess. Learn to create FOUR amazing gourmet cookies from scratch using two types of dough using Tess’ original recipes. Only requirement is being able to keep the recipes secret! First up, MONSTER COOKIE DOUGH will be used to craft two DIFFERENT types of Monster Cookies, one of which actually looks like the beloved Cookie Monster, and the other is more of a classic albeit moist, delicious, and decadent. They are MASSIVE, colorful, chewy, and loaded with festive mix-ins that are as fun to make, as they are to eat. Next, an out of this world dough will be created using a recipe Tess has never shared before that uses very unconventional mixing techniques. The dough will be used to create the ultimate bakery, NYC-Style stuffed cookies filled with dreamy indulgent centers like cheesecake, and fudgy brownie. Cookies will then be created, once again, using unconventional shaping and baking techniques! Tess will also demonstrate how to stuff cookies with the Viral Dubai Chocolate, and how to create her version of a most delicious Apple Crumble Stuffed NYC—style cookie. A step-by-step guided bake-along experience designed for cookie lovers of all ages full of holiday cheer and endless memories! Equipment: Stand mixer is required. Hand mixers do not have enough power to mix the dough. While cooking-along is loads of fun, and highly recommended, it is optional. This class will take place on Zoom, free online software. Participants will receive instructions on how to access the class prior to it starting. A list of ingredients and class details will be received in advance of the class with enough time for shopping and preparation. The Instructor’s Personal Recipes from this class will be included in a professionally made PDF packet to be received by participants after the class. NOTE: The instructor’s recipes are copyrighted and are only shared with those who register for this class. As an added bonus, the instructor has created a private group and a public group on Facebook for participants of her cooking classes. Everyone will receive an invite to the groups although joining is optional. Come join the fun! Note: One registration fee for this online virtual interactive class can include immediate family members living full-time in the same home ONLY. This is an ADULTS ONLY CLASS. If friends, adult children, or ADULT extended family members are gathering for a fun night together, EACH household must register SEPARATELY even if participating together