Cooking can be fun, especially when someone else is doing it. It also helps to have kitchen assistants who pre-chop, organize, and clean up afterward!
This is what I have decided after attending a recent class at Sur La Table, an event to highlight a few recipes from the Junior League of Phoenix cookbook Pomegranates and Prickly Pears.
Chef Dan was awesome - he worked the kichen area with speed and skill, preparing portions of the various recipies simultaneously. We could see everything he was doing in a large mirror and on two TV screens. Cooking, making jokes and answering our (sometimes ridiculous) questions all at the same time. Since this was a demonstration rather than a hands-on class, all I had to do was sit back and enjoy each item as it was completed. While I am not sure if I would try to make any of the dishes on my own (crepes look very difficult!) I did enjoy the tips & tricks he explained, including how to slice an onion without crying.
As an added bonus, after the class he found us wandering in the store (my friend was intent on taking advantage of the 15% off coupon) and offered us a sample of a new cookie recipe he was trying out. Why yes, I'll take two!