Friday, February 18, 2011

Mennonite Girls Cooking Class

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As many of you know, I’m privileged to be part of the the “Mennonite Girls Can Cook “ blog.

Well… we had our very first experience of actually cooking together this evening.

We were asked by Lepp Farm Market in Abbotsford (see side bar on the MGCC blog) if we would be interested in teaching a cooking class.

We talked it over, thought it could work and arranged a date with Charlotte Lepp who then added us to the list of their very popular cooking classes.

It was a bit scary but gratifying to hear that our class sold out quickly .

So tonight Lovella, Anneliese, Julie, Kathy and I tied on our aprons and and demonstrated how to cook Borscht, Rollkuchen and Cinnamon Buns.

What fun we had – those attending the class were so supportive and encouraging and we enjoyed interacting with them as we cooked and baked.

And the food – well, it was superb! All of the recipes are on our blog and will be in the upcoming cookbook.

Here are a few pictures from our evening.

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Lists in hand, Lovella and Kathy shop for our ingredients

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We had the pick of the crop at Lepp Farm Market

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Charlotte Lepp and Lovella go over a few last minute details

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while the rest of us started the food prep.

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Lovella, Julie, Bev, Kathy and Anneliese.

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Adding veggies to Julie’s Borscht.

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Lovella rolls out the Rollkuchen.

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Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves as much as we were.

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Enjoying Kathy’s cinnamon buns after the class was over.

Thank you Rob and Charlotte for inviting us. It was a fun experience for all of us and we’re already looking forward to the next class in April.

13 comments:

charlotte mgcc said...

you guys look like you had so much fun, wish i could of schmecked the food.....smile

Peggy said...

Looks like a fun time had by all!

ellen b. said...

Looks like a great evening Bev. I'm glad you got these extra photos!
The crowd looked engaged...

Trish said...

Oh how very exciting....thanks so much for sharing. I can just see you all there as I too have visited the market.

irene said...

Bev, that looks like so much fun. I'd like to come to the April class. Thanks for posting these pics.

Lovella ♥ said...

Bev. . your pictures are so fun to see. Wow. .we did it and we learned we work really well together. .not that I'm surprised.

Kathie said...

That looks like a very fun evening!! Love your aprons. Wish I could have joined the class - maybe you'll take your show on the road? If so, come on down east!

Betty said...

Thanks for the photos Bev..I can tell you had a lot of fun. Would have been wonderful to join you there.

Anneliese said...

Bev, fun to read your re-cap here! Thanks! The kitchen is such a comfort zone for you...it was enjoyable to "play" together.

Marg said...

Well it's my turn next...but it's good to have the opportunity to work with the pros. It looks like you really loved what you were doing.

Kathy said...

That was a great time together with you and the other girls. Doing what we love to do! You took some great pictures.

Julie said...

Thank you , Bev.. for the recap!
It was a very fun evening...the guests were so warm and friendly that our nervousness soon melted and we just enjoyed the evening !

timndulc said...

Wow Bev...know this was a special time for you! Looking forward to seeing the cookbook!!