"A Taste Of Heart & Home"
This recipe for Crock Pot Pulled Chicken is one of those dishes that you will come back to again and again once you make it even once.
I have made pulled pork for years as it one of our family favourites. Making the dry rubbing, smoking, and the slow cooking process is a wonderfully satisfying process, not to mention the eating! Then, I came across this recipe for pulled chicken – it is a much easier process and absolutely worth trying.
Crock Pot Pulled Chicken – enough for a crowd
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Belly Buttons – it is not what you think. In the Urbnspice kitchen, Belly Buttons are a family pastry story. Growing up as the only French Canadian family in an Irish community in Ontario, my mom was known far and wide in the tiny village as a great cook and baker. There would always be delicious homemade treats for visiting family, neighbours and friends. Looking back, I am sure it was not easy keeping the pantry and cookie tin full of homemade goodies with five children and the tag-alongs that always seemed to gather around the large front veranda. My Mom also worked six days a week outside of the home, which was unusual in that day. I am not sure how she did it. She has always made the deepest impact on my culinary path.
Belly Buttons – A family pastry story
On Sundays, I remember spending time at my mother’s side watching her prepare these delectable items while she sang her little ditties. Homemade pies were often part of our family gatherings.She skillfully rolled out the dough, filled and topped pies with the efficiency of an experienced baker. She made it look so easy!
The best part was waiting until she had finished, and there would always be dough remaining from the scraps and cuttings that could be gathered up and made into our favourite pastry – ‘bellybuttons’!
Not many of my friends had ever heard of a pastry called a ‘belly-button’. However, once they tried one, it quickly became one of their favourites, too….
Cooking Classes
PRICES:
Adult Classes: $ 90/adult – Classes of Six or Eight (minimum 5 students to hold classes) – Hands-On Classes 3 hours in length. Recipe booklets are included, light refreshments are served, and tastings of what is created in class are enjoyed and taken home (if applicable). Gather a group of six friends and family and contact UrbnSpice for an opening date.
Kids In the Kitchen Classes: $30/child – Classes of six children (minimum 5 students) – Hands-On Classes 1 1/2 hours in length. Recipe booklets are included, light refreshments are served, and the kids eat what they create in the UrbnSpice kitchen.
All Classes are held Tuesday to Thursday, 1 pm to 4 pm, unless otherwise arranged. Saturday Classes Upon Request
All Classes are located in Lower Mission, Kelowna, BC
CLASSES:
SIMPLY SOUPS
Easy, classic and hearty soups are covered in this course, including quick stocks and stock discussion. Knife skills are discussed in all cooking classes, with demonstrations and hands-on skill building.
VEGGIN’ IT – Vegetables may seem rather dull – until you take this class! There is often a waiting list.
Desserts with Fruit or Wine:
Simple Gluten-Free Desserts
OTHER DESSERTS, Including CHOCOLATE!
Gluten-Free Cooking
Gluten Free Chicken Dinner
Gluten-Free Desserts
Milk Chocolate Almond Torte with Praline Layer Crust from Gluten Free Chocolate Desserts
All About Pastry – Baking Class – upon request
Learn to Cook Series:
Beef Cooking Class – upon request
Fish Cooking Class – upon request
Chicken Cooking Class – upon request
Appetizers Cooking Class – upon request
This popular class is chock full of ideas for any event, including demonstrating how to use ready to buy pastries like phyllo and puff pastries with ideas for make ahead and freezing appetizers so you are ready for anything.
Italian Night – upon request
A fun night filled with Italian favourites, including making your own ricotta cheese, appetizers, pasta sauces, main dishes and dessert ideas. A lively class.
Gluten-Free Cooking Class – upon request
This is a class that is requested frequently by folks having to deal with an interested in learning about cooking gluten-free or for those with a new dietary restriction and do not know where to start. Appetizers, main dishes, and desserts – all gluten-free – all delicious!
Gluten-Free Desserts – Baking Class – upon request
You will never know that these desserts are gluten-free: including making dessert sauces, cakes, pies, and simple dessert ideas.
Denise Paré-Watson
The UrbnSpice Chef
For Details, contact: Email: urbnspice@gmail.com
Private Customized Cooking Classes or Baking Classes available upon request (fee starts at $200 per 2 hours/person). Includes private hands-on instruction, recipe booklets, and eating your creations and taking them home (when applicable).
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Denise Paré-Watson
The Urbnspice Chef
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