Innisfil Fall Session1: Actively Aging

Let’s Get COOKING!

Things you’ll find here:

  • Zoom link to connect to class

  • Ingredients List

  • Recipes

  • How-To Video Clips


Tuesday’s Culinary Workshops

Class Connection Details: Tuesdays 11:00-12:15pm (EST)

Dates:

Sept 29 - Classy Chicken: Chicken Caesar, Chicken Noodle Soup, Lemony Chicken and Rice

Oct 5 - Saucy Sausages - Chorizo Chile, Pesto pasta, Sausage Traybake

Oct 12 - Beans, beans - Peas and Rice, Seasoned beans, Refried beans, Bean burger patties

Oct 19 - Hearty soups - Caldoverde, Mediterranean Bean soup, Chicken Noodle Soup

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TOOLS For EVERY CLASS:

Small and Large Freezer bags or containers for food storage

Apron

· Cutting board

· Knife for chopping

· fork, spoon

· Food waste bowl

· Bowls - 1 small, 1 medium

Grater or zester

Spoons

1 skillet with lid

Pot

Stove

Cleaning cloth

Soapy water in sink

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Sept 28: Classy Chicken

We will learn how to cook chicken to make several meals with it that can be frozen for easy preparation of fresh tasty food.

Recipes: Chicken Noodle Soup, Chicken Ala King, Chicken Caesar and Lemony Chicken and Rice.

Please review the recipes and have the ingredients for the Lemony Chicken and Rice, plus some extra chicken, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, freezer bags and a jar for broth. All recipes will be explained, but plan on cooking just this one to completion today.

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken - tray of chicken breasts or thighs for 3-4 meals

Onions

Celery

Carrots

Garlic or garlic powder

1 lemon

rice or quinoa

Bright Colours: CHOOSE 2

·       Green: baby spinach, edamame, green onions, green beans, broccoli

·       red peppers, or mushrooms

Bouillon powder (jar or cubes)

olive oil

salt & pepper

seasonings- fresh or dried - rosemary or thyme

RECIPES:

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken A la King - Small

Chicken Caesar

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Oct 5: Saucy Sausage

This week we will use a package of Sausages to become the star in these recipes:

Chorizo Chile, Pesto Pasta and Sausage Traybake

We will be preparing the Chile together this week, preparing the for the others.

INGREDIENTS:

1 package of sausages -

onions, carrots, celery or Mire poix

garlic

tomatoes - dices or crushed

·beans - kidney 1 can

corn - can or frozen

olive oil

salt & pepper

cumin

chile powder  

bay leaf

Special tools: can opener, strainer, pot with lid

Recipes;

Chorizo Chile
Pesto pasta

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Oct 12: Beans, Beans

This week we will use beans to create a variety of satisfying meals:
Recipes: Refried beans for taco salad, Bean Burger Patties, Seasoned beans and Peas and Rice.

We will prepare the beans for Bean Burgers to completion with the other in preparation.

INGREDIENTS:

Beans - Soak 1 package dry beans overnight and cook in fresh water (3’ above level in pot) for 1-2 hours on low heat in crockpot or pressure cook in instapot. Or use canned beans. Black beans, kidney beans

Onion

garlic or garlic powder

egg

flour

cumin, chile powder, ground coriander

salt and black pepper

Bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado

Special tools: Frying pan, spatula/flipper

Parchment paper

Recipes:

Refried beans

Peas and Rice

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Oct 19: Hearty Soups

We will use the frozen packages we created in the previous weeks to make a delicous hearty soup to make the Mediterranean Bean Soup.

Recipes: Chicken noodle, Caldoverde - Sausauge, potato and Kale, Mediterranean Bean soup

INGREDIENTS:

Caldoverde:

Chorizo sausage (hot or sweet), Collards or Kale, 3-4 Potatoes, Onion
Garlic, Salt & pepper

Mediterranean Bean Soup:

4 TBSP butter

1 cup Mirepoix (chopped onion, carrot, celery)

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 large can white beans

1 cup baby spinach or swiss chard (optional)

1 liter of vegetable broth

2 tsp thyme

½ tsp marjoram or oregano

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon salt or more to taste

Parmesan cheese, parsley for garnish

Other vegetables could include: mushrooms, zucchini, potatoes or peas

RECIPES:

Caldo Verde - Print here

Mediterranean Bean Soup - Print here