Quick, quick, quick sauces that focus on summer ingredients – because, much as you may not want to, you’ve gotta take a break from the grill once in a while! Our menu may include:

• Spaghetti with Sausage and Greens
• Fettucini with Parsley-Walnut Sauce
• Penne with Shrimp, Peas, and Prosciutto
• Gorgonzola Farfelle with Leeks

Flatbreads, the oldest known breads in the world, may seem intricate and exotic, but most recipes are quick, simple, and easily translated to succeed in modern home kitchens. We will prepare both leavened and unleavened breads. So many flatbreads…so little time! Our menu may include:

• Korean Nokdujeon
• Our Favorite Focaccia with Oven-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
• Na’an with Spicy Lamb and Spinach
• Colombian Arepas

What could be more fun than making up new ways to grill this summer? Forget the slabs of red meat and think fruits (of the sea and of the earth), arranged in a manageable style for cooking and consuming.

• Tandoori Chicken Kabobs
• Churrasco Misto with Pebre
• Kubidah
• Southwestern Pork Kabobs with Margarita Glaze

By this time, the herb gardens are beginning to flourish. We’re looking at using our favorite herbs in the French manner this summer, subtly surrounding and infusing our recipes with the best of the summer crop. Our menu may include:

• Potage d’Herbe (Cream of Herb Soup)
• Provencal Vegetable Tart
• Rack of Lamb with Lavender
• Asparagus Bernaise

Sauces anytime make a ho-hum meal into something great. Our contemporaray sauces are the stars of simple and easy summer dishes. Learn to make marinades, glazes, and quick sauces that will spice up summer BBQs and picnics. They even make a plain old slab of grilled chicken taste great. We’re thinking:

• Caribbean Coconut and Curry Sauce
• Fresh Apricot & Ginger Glaze
• Spanish Mojo Picon
• Master BBQ Sauce

Let’s hope that this year is a great season for our favorite early summer fruit. Somehow, strawberries say “New England” to us. Students will prepare classic recipes using local berries. (We always hold some of the best berries to dip in chocolate!) Our menu:

• Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
• Strawberry Ice Cream
• Strawberry Shrub
• New-England style Strawberry Shortcake. (Real whipped cream only!)