Portland Home Cooking

Private sustaiainable cooking workshops at the Portland home kitchen are specific to your interests and availability. We select the date and time of the workshop together, and you pick the topic. Each workshop lasts about three hours. Three recipes are prepared. You sample results of class. Beverages and handouts are included. Private and semi-private workshops are held at the Portland Home Cooking kitchen. Price is for one person. Look below for two person workshop special. Specials include a list of some summer specific workshop options. Send us an email for more information.

Private sustainable cooking classes at the Portland home kitchen are specific to your interests, the season, and your availability. We select the date, time and subject of the class together, and you pick the topic. Each class lasts about three hours. Two to three recipes are prepared. You sample results of the workshop. Beverages and handouts are included. Private and semi-private workshops are held at the Portland Home Cooking kitchen.

This is a temporary special price that includes both participants.

Send us an email for more information or if you have additional ideas for summer workshops.

During the warm weather months, Portland Home Cooking is offering a very special price on private classes for two. These consist of your choice (mix and match) of warm weather recipes that do NOT require an oven, such as:

• creamy Italian summer vegetable, herb (and cheese) risotto,
• pasta or polenta with sauces;  marinara, mushroom or meat sauce, creamy parmesan sauce, and pesto sauce 
• stove-top meat and vegetable chilis
• fetuccine with homemade lemon ricotta* and mushrooms,
• garden fresh dips and canapes,
• anti pasti (vegan, vegetarian or traditional),
• seasonal dessert and appetizer crepes,
• oven free desserts,
• cold summer soups,
• sushi (vegan, vegetarian, seafood),
• vegetable, seafood, meat, grain, bean and fruit salads,
• variety pancakes and waffles,
• deli chopped liver, vegan lentil pate', and other sandwich fillings,
• stove top puddings, 
• no bake tapas (including chocolate toast), 
• fresh fruit desserts,
• kitchen cleaning aromatherapy (is a class unto itself, including homemade, natural cleaners to take home). 

* We make the ricotta together.

(Second person pays half price through September 21, 2010)

Attractive gift certificate sent to you or your recipient. They will love their private sustainable cooking workshop tailored to their interests and schedule. Private and semi-private workshops are held at the Portland Home Cooking kitchen. Private workshop for one person.

Gift certificates for semi-private workshops. You can treat two of those sustainable cooking afficionados on your list. Attractive gift certificates are sent directly to you or your recipient. Price shown is based on participation by two people and is a Summer Special price. Private and semi-private workshops are held at the Portland Home Cooking kitchen.

Treat that special someone (or your hard working self) to some sustainable home cooked meals. The food is prepared at your home. Then it's refrigerated or frozen for later use or plated and served on the spot. Personal chef service is $25.00 (promotional hourly rate) for shopping cooking, travel time and cleaning up. Typical timeline is about eight hours depending on items prepared. Cost of food is exactly what we pay and is in addition to hourly cost. Food costs are based on what the customer wants to order. These certificates are sold in increments of $100.00 each. The price does not include the cost of food. For clarification and consultation, please contact Judi. Consultations are always FREE.

Small group food preparation serves as an excellent means of Team Building for your management team, work team or family group. The required cooperation, coordination, organization, listening skills and management skills, provide a learning experience in many aspects.  Preparing a meal successfully in which everything is ready at once, it's all tasty and all participants not only learn something but feel good about their experience, is an opportunity for growth and understanding. Discuss your experience while enjoying the fruits of your sustainable cooking efforts. Team building workshops occur at your venue kitchen, and are coordinated by an experienced group facilitator and mediator.

Would your family group or friends all like to try their hand at making pizza, sushi, middle eastern food, Italian food, cupcakes, yeast bread, etc? Now's your chance. We come to your kitchen and facilitate the process, helping you every step of the way. Fun for all and you eat the results while we clean the kitchen. Typical theme parties are for adults. Children's theme parties are also available, and require adult caregiver participation.

Are you too busy to cook or have trouble coming up with tasty seasonal meals? We'll shop for you and prepare a delicious meal consisting of a quick bread, one-dish vegetarian entree' and a simple dessert, in your kitchen, from our Combo menu, while you watch. Then we do the clean up while you enjoy the meal. Or we'll wrap and refrigerate it for later. You receive recipe handouts and seasonal shopping tips and resources for future reference Cost is for one meal to accomodate four people, and for two participants, at your venue, to watch and learn about sustainable shopping and preparation, if desired. For additional combo classes please order more than once. Combo items are listed in the entree and dessert menus.

In your own home, learn to: 

• shop seasonally and locally.  

• use fresh ingredients.

• organize your kitchen, your cooking and your recipes.

• discover time saving small kitchen gadgets.

•  become a more relaxed and competent cook and food shopper.

• prepare delightful locally seasonal recipes with less effort.  

There is a three (3) hour minimum for Personal Kitchen Assistance.