Foodie Manila

Recently, the Heny Sison Culinary School held a small luncheon for the graduates of Essential Baking and Essential Cooking Classes. It was a chance for them to showcase what they’ve learned during the course and at the same time treat their family or guests to a lovely lunch. Under the guidance of their mentors, they created masterful delicacies that not only tasted sinfully good, but was also as good to look at. I couldn’t resist whipping out my camera and just start snapping pictures.

Creampuff Tree

Strawberry Shortcake

Moist Decadent Chocolate Cake

I just had to get the basic desserts out of the way. Before we could tear apart the desserts, they served us the entrees. The bread was freshly baked as well as the dips. The best one being the pesto dip which I loved every bit off.

3 Dip Appetizer

The homemade pizza’s were up next. Each bite being sinfully good. The crust was just thin enough to not be filling right away. There is just something about homemade pizza’s that those commercial establishments cannot replicate. The time to knead the dough and actually do it right was just so evident.

Homemade Pizza

Homemade Pizza

Ok So I don't know what they were called but they were awesome

Shrimp Gaspaccio

Roast Beef Bruschetta

Like what you see? If you enroll now you too will be able to recreate these delights in the comforts of your own home! I will be posting their class schedules here soon!

Thanks to the Holiday, I was able to attend one of the culinary classes at the Heny Sison Culinary School. (Check here for schedules! Promise super cheap and super sulit!)

I attended Chef Kathy Sion’s class on Chinese Rice Toppings. The class was about P1,850 (inclusive of the materials and recipes and certificate! you also can take home what you made!)

Like I said, if you want to learn how to cook, but don’t really want to take up culinary classes this is for you! I am a frequent visitor!

On the menu for today was:

• Spinach Seafood Soup
• Mandarain Grilled Beef with Green Pepper Sauce
• Chicken on Lemon Sauce
• Braised Pata Tim with Chinese Mushroom
• Shrimp Balls with Brocolli and Straw Mushrooms
• Grass Jelly Icecream

It was an awesome class. Very light and alot of jokes and advice. Also alot of cooking tips for non -culinary people. How to saute and fry. How to test for the heat of the oil and a lot of little trade secrets that you won’t read in the books. BTW, chinese cooking or dishes with NO MSG is awesome!

Chef Kathy was a great teacher. She even let me cook the beef as well as marinade and feel the texture of the beef to make sure that it was tender without tenderizing sirloin!

*Sorry guys, although I’d love to put the recipe here, I can’t since I wanna encourage you guys to go to the classes. Trust me, if you love cooking for friends or family or even for yourself, this is the way to go. They actually have dimsum making also by Chef Kathy Sion as well as Gourmet Burgers by Chef Jason Stacy. Even those with zero-knowledge will be able to do it!

But I can share with you the pictures! Enjoy!

Missing from the pictures is Mandarin Grilled Beef in Green Pepper Sauce
It was so good we ate it up before we even got to take a picture!