Remember the smell of grandma’s house with all the baking she did.  Why not come and learn how to create some of those special goodies from your childhood.

We have evening and weekend classes available.
 
Check below for times and openings for each class.
Please call the store which you are interested in for class availability.

The Cookhouse Dartmouth Crossings, Dartmouth NS (902)-832-5022

and also at

The Cookhouse Down Town Halifax, 1512 Dresden Row , Halifax
NS B3J 2K2  (902)-431-5022
 
Please click on this link for the 2008 schedule

 

Basic Baking
 Breads 101
Have you often wished you knew how to make really good bread? Do you have memories of a grandparent or a parent who made wonderful bread? Perhaps you want to have more control over the food that you are eating and appreciate that if you made your own bread, you would know what ingredients are in it.
 
Sweet Dough
Learn how to make and bake sweet dough from Caramel pecan buns to plain cinnamon bun with a sugary glaze.
 
Pizza My way
In this class you will learn how to make pizza dough, The class will also include making a tomato sauce that you can use for multiple recipes.  We will also show you how to work with the dough and make pizzas for everyone to eat.
 
Biscuits & Scones
We will teach you how to use one basic biscuit recipe to make multiple flavors including cinnamon biscuits.  We will also include how to freeze biscuits so you can be baking them in the morning while you are getting ready for work for your breakfast.
 
Gourmet Cookies
Fill your house with the heavenly smell of cookies baking, fill your family's stomachs with delicious cookies! Learn to make a bountiful assortment of cookies
 
Shaped Cookies
Learn how to make and bake shaped cookies great for Christmas or anytime of year. You will also learn how to make decorating icing and to decorate cookies to take home.
 
Brownies & Squares
We will touch on different types of brownies and squares. Proper freezing methods and displaying them on trays,
   
Pies Galore
Bring your friends and learn how simple pie baking can be and more importantly, how FUN it can be. We will touch on different pie crusts and also bake a single crust pie along with a double crust pie. Tips and secrets are always useful to anyone learning to bake.
 
Cakes 101
Learn how to mix and bake different cakes we will also demonstrate how to decorate a cake and everyone will enjoy eating it at the end of class.
 
Cup Cake Fever
Big things can come in little packages and cake is no different. You will learn the tricks and techniques to making moist and scrumptious morsels of cake.
 
Cheese Cakes Galore
Explore the sweet mysteries of cheesecakes: white chocolate swirl, dark chocolate and raspberry. Also learn to decorate these three classic cheesecakes.
 
We can also have Kids classes
 
Cooking isn’t just for the adults in the house! Kids can learn a lot of valuable lessons from cooking, including math and measurements, reading and direction, organization, and care and cleanliness. Time spent in the kitchen also offers the opportunity for parents and kids to get together, have some fun and share a great meal.