parties that cook

Several weeks ago, I was invited to a cooking class at Parties That Cook, a company that hosts culinary tutorials and team-building culinary events. After a quick lesson, where chef Bibby Gillignat taught us basic cooking skills, we broke into groups, each one assigned to a different portion of the meal.

My sweetheart and I were assigned to the dessert portion of the meal, where we made another warm, chocolatey dessert: churros, fried Mexican doughnuts, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and dipped in spicy chocolate sauce. It may sound intimidating to make a deep-fried dessert, but it really isn't that hard! Check out all the steps when you read more

On Sunday night I was invited to a singles cooking class at Sur La Table. The event was put on by Parties That Cook, a company that promotes team building partnerships through cooking. After a quick lesson, where the chef taught us basic cooking skills, we broke into 7 groups, each one assigned to a different portion of the meal. My group was evenly paired, two boys and two gals - one of the boys later confessed that he had determined he would be in whatever group I was in - and we were in charge of making dessert: banana and mango spring rolls with caramel-rum dipping sauce. Sound difficult? It's not! You can put this divine, tropical dessert together in no time. Look at the recipe, and a gallery of pics from the event, just read more