Nothing says The Holidays like baking - both sweet and savory. In this demonstration class Chef Miriam will share recipes perfect for entertaining during the holidays at home or taking to a holiday party. The Potato Galette is perfect for brunch or a light supper, perhaps served with a refreshing fall/winter salad with toasted pecans and sliced ripe pears. With citrus back in season Orange Pound Cake is just the thing to give as a holiday gift or to serve after dinner. This cake travels beautifully and is a good keeper. Finally, Sticky Toffee Pudding ticks all the boxes for a delectable dessert after a holiday dinner: it’s ooey, gooey and oh so delicious. With a dollop of rum whipped cream and a strong espresso, your guests will swoon.

• Potato Galette with Caramelized Onions
• Orange Pound Cake with Sweet Orange Segments
• Sticky Toffee Pudding with Rum Whipped Cream

This demonstration class (plus lunch!) is limited to ten people.

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Miriam was the first woman in the kitchens of NYC's famed Four Seasons Restaurant. She's a former food editor of Weight Watchers Magazine. Her first cookbook, Grains, was published in 1995. For nine years, she wrote a food and garden column "Miriam's Garden" for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and has contributed features to their food pages for about two decades.

Her work has appeared in Prevention, Organic Gardening, Redbook, Working Woman, Working Mother and Woman's Day. She was line-editor for Gil Marks' Encyclopedia of Jewish Food and has contributed to The Encyclopedia of Appalachia and The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink Vol. 2. She’s Americanized several cookbooks and reworked and Americanized British recipes for websites.

Her book, Tomatoes, grew out of a love of planting and devouring a favorite vegetable (fruit). She presented on the book at the Harvest Festival at Monticello and at Beard on Books at the Beard House. Miriam and her husband have recently relocated to the Hudson Valley from Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Cancellation policy: We do not offer refunds on purchased tickets.

Cooking class attendees receive 10% discount on kitchenware purchases on class day.

HGS Home Chef is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends who produce exceptional experiential learning through classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics in and around Hillsdale, NY - at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley and Berkshires.

HGS Home Chef – 2635 NY-23, Hillsdale NY – 518-325-7000. Plentiful parking behind the shop.