Pizza, Pitas and Paninis

Eugene Cooking Class Taught by Tom and Karen Reid

By popular request from our recent pizza class, Tom is offering a class based on his master techniques for producing perfect breads at home, all made from one simple dough. Tom's breads have d\crust with a great ite and a firm yet tender crumb. It's easy and fun to make these wonderful breads at home. Karen will show you how to prepare several delicious fillings and toppings to incorporate these breads into meals.

	Pita Breads - sampled filled with grilled vegetables and tangy tahini sauce.
	Focaccia with fresh herbs
	Pizza -topped with nicoise olives, sweet Italian sausage and three cheese
	Grilled Tuscan Panini Sandwiches using the focaccia bread filled with grilled chicken breast, provolone cheese, baby spinach and sun-dried tomato pesto

Thursday, April 24th l Time 6 – 8:30pm Fee $47.50

About Karen Reid

Karen has had a passionate love of cooking and good food since her childhood, where she got a solid grounding in cooking techniques from her mother. As an adult, raising a family, her repertoire expanded to include many cuisines and hundreds of recipes, including Asian, Mexican, French and American comfort foods, all of which she has taught at Pepperberries. Her philosophy is “Life is too short to eat processed food.” She loves to pass on to her students her many technique tips to show how cooking healthy, delicious meals at home can be easy and enjoyable. A special treat in some of Karen’s classes is the assistance of her husband, Tom, who acts as “breadmaster”, “grillmaster” and “steammaster”, depending on the class. Tom adds his own special knowledge of these techniques to the fun and information of Karen’s classes.