This holiday season, the RealSmart Team headed to Sur la Table in Palo Alto to try to learn how to cook. Needless to say, most of us are still hacks in the kitchen, but hey! We had fun all the same.
Even though we're definitely in need of some follow-up classes, the folks at Sur la Table were great and we highly recommend them to anyone looking for a stress-free cooking class (plus they let you bring your own beer and wine!). The head chef, Joel, was fun, knowledgeable, and very adept at dumbing down his language just enough for us to be able to understand his instructions. And while we were given plenty of opportunities to get our hands dirty, the staff was wise in only trusting us with a small a fraction of the cooking (this way they could make sure that the final product was actually edible).
What we Made:
-arugula salad with homemade vinaigrette
-roasted honey-glazed chicken
-mushroom risotto
-roasted asparagus with browned butter sauce (DELICIOUS)
-chocolate tart with fresh berries and whipped cream
-arugula salad with homemade vinaigrette
-roasted honey-glazed chicken
-mushroom risotto
-roasted asparagus with browned butter sauce (DELICIOUS)
-chocolate tart with fresh berries and whipped cream
When we finished cooking and eating, they provided us with the recipes to all of the dishes we prepared and a discount to the store, which by the way, is a great place for Christmas shopping.
RealSmart's First Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!
I thought my sweater was the ugliest, and Denis actually wore his grandma's Christmas sweater, but it was Laurie who went the whole nine yards. She wrapped herself in Christmas lights, pinned ornaments across her sweater, and even donned an ugly hat. So congratulations Laurie! You are the official Champion of RealSmart's first annual ugly Christmas sweater contest!
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