For over 25 years, Ellie Deaner has inspired thousands to cook through her easy
and informative cooking classes and seminars, cookbooks, and television programs.
Now allow her to inspire you...
"Great team building event-totally hands-on, interactive afternoon that allowed the team to show their creative side along with a streak of competitiveness-all done in fun. Ellie is a natural at getting the team to open up and share along with a well-planned cooking event-I highly recommend Cooking with Ellie! Thanks again-so happy I found your website in my search-lots of positive feedback today! (And my boys loved the Whoopie Pies )!!
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Weston Library attendees were treated to a cooking demonstration featuring Quick Holiday Hors d'oeuvres & Desserts .
A warm "welcome back" was extended to Ellie on her second visit to the Weston Library. Lucky patrons were treated to a delightful hour of practical holiday entertaining advice. At the program's conclusion, participants enthusiastically sampled the sweet and savory goodies that Ellie prepared.
This recipe was given to me by Daniela, our fantastic tour guide in Sicily and Southern Italy. This was videoed on Mt Etna, in a region where pistachios grow. I’ve tried it and it is delicious!
Gracie, Daniela!
"We have such a good time and it really brought our team together! Outstanding job! Will definitely let the rest of our Cisco folks know about your services. Dennis was great too!"
Mark A., Managing Partner, Cisco, Orlando, Florida
"We all had a wonderful time. It’s nice to get to see everyone in a more relaxed environment since we are always so busy and in the “work mode” most of the time."
This marketing group from a worldwide company had lots of fun producing a 5 course holiday dinner. As you can see from this video clip, they were a very creative group!
Culinary Team Building provides “bonding over a hot skillet”, a delicious meal and lots of fun!
"As a company that does team building ourselves, we found that ‘Let’s Get Cooking’ was a great way to build team spirit and collaboration in a friendly competitive atmosphere. I would highly recommend it!"
In a small pan over medium heat cook almonds and sugar; stir constantly until almonds are coated and sugar is dissolved. Cool and store in an airtight container. Combine all dressing ingredients and chill. Tear lettuce into bite-size pieces and place in a large bowl. Add celery, scallions and oranges. Just before serving, add almonds and dressing and then toss.
Hint: When heating almonds and sugar, watch constantly so that they don't burn. The almonds may be caramelized several days in advance and stored in a tin. The only problem is that they are so delicious that there may not be any left when you go to serve the salad! This salad has gotten rave reviews at many of my cooking classes and dinner parties!
2 oz unsweetened chocolate 1 stick butter or margarine 2 eggs 2/3 C sugar 2 tsp raspberry liqueur (Chambord, or Framboise (optional) 1/2 C seedless raspberry jam 2/3 C flour 1/4 tsp salt, or to taste 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/3 C chocolate chips
Confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling on the top In a double boiler, melt unsweetened chocolate and butter or margarine, stirring until smooth; cool slightly. Whisk in eggs, sugar, jam and liqueur. Fold in flour, salt, baking powder and chocolate chips. The mixture will be thin. Pour into a greased, 8 or 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350° or 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick, inserted in the center, comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut when cool.
Hint: You can melt the butter or margarine and chocolate in a microwave instead of a double boiler. To serve, sprinkle confectioners' sugar on the brownies or, to make them look spectacular, cut them into small squares and make a rosette of whipped cream in the center of each square. Place a fresh raspberry on each rosette. Serve on a platter lined with a white doily. The brownies may be made up to 2 days in advance or frozen. Decorate with whipped cream and berries 1 hour in advance.
1 pkg Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 4 oz pepperoni, sliced 4 oz Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 egg, beaten with 1 tsp water
Open Crescent Roll package. Press 2 triangles (a quarter of the dough) together and roll out slightly with rolling pin into an oblong shape. Spread a quarter of pepperoni slices on dough. Cover with a quarter of the cheese. Roll up, jellyroll fashion, and pinch ends to seal. Place seam side down on a greased cookie sheet. Brush with egg mixture. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden. Allow to cool for about 2 to 3 minutes before slicing. Serve hot.
Hint: Slice each roll into about 8 pieces to serve as hors d'oeuvres. If you want to serve these as sandwiches, do not cut them and you will have 4 sandwiches. These pepperoni rolls make a hit with "kids" of all ages.
Staff training day at Cottage Children’s Center, Marlboro
"Thank you for coming to our center on Monday; I like the concept of cooking as a team building activity. It was a pleasure to meet you and your husband and to be able to participate in this activity." ...........................Denise F.
"Thanks for your team building workshop on Monday. I intend to try a few of the recipes at home. The apple crisp dessert was delicious. The video was nice to see. Thanks for sharing it".............................................Linda M.
"On behalf of the Regulatory team here at Cubist, I would like to thank you for providing us with such a fun and delicious teambuilding event. We could not stop talking about it at work yesterday. You and your team were so gracious and planned such a great time for us, which was topped off with delicious food. How could we go wrong? The event met all of our expectations and more. I will make sure I get the word out there to anyone who is looking into options for teambuilding to check out your website. Thank you also for the wonderful pictures and video link. I will plan on sending your emails to the rest of the team so that they can enjoy them as much as I did. Again, we appreciate all that you and your team did and will certainly consider a return engagement in the future.
Best Regards to you and your team for a Happy and Spooky Halloween Season!!!!"
...........Jeff B., Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, MA
If you are looking for some tips to prepare Quick & Healthy Fall Suppers, then click on the video below. This presentation was given at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) in Boston.
These exerps are from a cooking demonstration presented at the Peabody Institute Library, Danvers, Mass. Watch and enjoy!
Click on ► above to start video We were thrilled with your program-we have received nothing but positive and enthusiastic feedback from our patrons[and a good deal of regret from those on staff who have copies of the recipes but were unable to attend!].I made your linguine & broccoli for dinner on Friday at home-really delicious! D. Maturi, Peabody Institute Library, Danvers Massachusetts
"Great team building event-totally hands-on, interactive afternoon that allowed the team to show their creative side along with a streak of competitiveness-all done in fun. Ellie is a natural at getting the team to open up and share along with a well-planned cooking event-I highly recommend Cooking with Ellie! Thanks again-so happy I found your website in my search-lots of positive feedback today! (And my boys loved the Whoopie Pies )!!
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