Hosting new SFA friends, Chinatown

Korean tofu hotpot-sizzling yum!

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Natalie & Eddie Hernandez, Taqueria del Sol

Wok 'n' roll Sushi class

Healthy Spring Rolls & Egg Rolls!

Tuesday, June 22, 7pm, Demo & Tasting at Cook’s Warehouse (Brookhaven) ASIAN NOODLE CRAZY! $40

Wide or skinny, stir-fry or soupy, we’ll cover our favorite noodle-based dishes that you can make at home with a variety of ingredients that leave room for authenticity and creativity. Sample dishes (subject to seasonal variations) include Margaret’s Homestyle Chinese Spaghetti, Japanese Miso Noodle Soup, Singapore Curry Noodles. Come ready to twirl and slurp and be entertained in a state-of-the-art culinary facility. Register www.cookswarehouse.com or call 404-949-9945

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HANDS-ON COOKING CLASSES at Buford Highway Farmers Market, $15

Thur July 15–Creative Sushi (Black/Brown Rice, Veggie, Calif, Trad’l)

Tues July 20–Homestyle Springrolls (3 varieties)

Thur Aug.5–*NEW TWIST* Wontons & Dumplings!

Tues Aug 24–*NEW*  Wild About Rice! (Demo, tasting, rice cookers, Asian rice +more)

Classes are  7-9pm at 5600 Buford Hwy Farmers Market, cost $15 and include learning, making, and eating plus plenty of  kitchen & shopping tips, cultural learning, Chinese Southern Belle “Buddha-to-Bubba” family stories, plus $10 store gift card! Register and pay with Bill 678-873-7447  or customer service desk.

Come EAT, SHOP & LEARN with us!

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SATURDAY EXPRESS DEMOS  1-4pm – Popular topics  (subject to change) — Free, drop-in, get a sample, tips, recipe & shopping list–all in 10 minutes! Location:  5600 Buford Hwy Farmers Market, Doraville, GA 30340

July 24–Express Sushi

July 31–Asian Noodles!

Aug 21—Stir Fry Tips!

Aug 28—Homestyle Springrolls

Join us this Thursday, June 10, for a Hands-On Asian Dumplings cooking class and Homemade Springrolls, Tues. June 15!

CSB friends rate: $15 (includes class, dinner, shopping gift card). Treat yourself or come with a friends–you’ll have fun eating, learning and shopping with Chinese Southern Belle!

7-9pm, 5600 Buford Highway Farmers Market (just north/outside I-285)

Contact Bill at 678-873-7447 or email bill.bhfm@gmail.com  to register now!

Whew! We just finished a marathon 2-day Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show at the Cobb Galleria over the weekend!  We were an exhibitor, shot pilot video footage, saw old friends, made lots of new fans, and mom and I shared our favorite snacks & candies; eco-cookware and kitchen gadgets! (a.k.a. MK gidgets).

• “Gimme a Gummy” Mango and Lychee Gummies with real fruit.
• “Open Sesame” Black Sesame Candy (Grandma said it would make our hair black and shiny!)
• “Wasabi Blast Green Peas” (top vote-getter even for the spicy-shy)
• “Everybody Loves Pocky” (dark chocolate sticks gobbled by kids and adults, supply ran out)

• “Ginger Chews to the Rescue” (after food samples from 150 booths, your stomach appreciated this! Also great for improving circulation, treating motion sickness, nausea, morning sickness or as an afternoon pick-me-up, non-caffeine alternative)
• Thermal vacuum cooking pot
• Tuff Sports Thermos
• Natalie’s Favorite Tuff Mug
• Light-weight knives and Heavy-duty cleavers

For details or to order, see right-side bar “Natalie’s Favorite Products”

Look  for us next year!!

Wide or skinny, stir-fry or soupy, noodles are family and crowd pleasers and symbolize “longevity” in Asian culture. You’ll get a cultural, historical and product overview of the world of noodles and learn how to make easy, delicious home-style dishes, like Margaret’s Chinese Chili Spaghetti, Sesame Vegetables and Sweet Potato/Glass Noodles, and Curry Rice Noodle Soup. Atlanta natives and mother-daughter duo, Natalie and Margaret Keng, enrich their unique classes with Buddha-to-Bubba family stories plus plenty of kitchen, shopping and eating out tips. Come slurp and twirl with us! Ni Hao, Y’All!

Sign up now at Cook’s Warehouse by email or call 404-949-9945  before it fills up!

Space Available! Hands-On Class: Easy Sushi, Tues May 4, 7-9pm, 5600 Buford Hwy Farmers Mkt. Use farm-fresh veggies in easy Asian favorites!   Healthy, creative and easy variations you can make at home on a weeknight! Veggie, Calif rolls or traditional with fish with brown rice, black rice and more!

*Limited Time Offer*  CSB Friends Special $10 (new students only), call Bill 678-873-7447, bill.bhfm@gmail.com. Say Ni Hao, Y’All or Natalie to get discount.

All classes include eating, rolling, kitchen/shopping/cooking tips, cultural learning, Chinese Southern Belle “Buddha-to-Bubba” family stories, plus $10 store gift card!

Also Asian Dumplings, Spring Rolls classes coming up!  Full class schedule

*New Student Special for CSB Friends:  60% off cooking classes!

For cooking & cultural classes in May/June at Buford Highway Farmers Market, say “Ni Hao, Y’All” when registering and get any cooking class (CSB or other)  for only $10 –what a deal! Regular price $25.

CSB classes are 2 hours and  include hands-on demo, eating, kitchen/cooking/shopping tips, entertaining Buddha-to-Bubba family stories, plus goodie box with store gift card!

These fill up fast! Call 678-873-7447 or email Bill.  Advance registration/payment required. First-time attendees only.

My e-mailbox is bursting with vegetable, planting, growing and good eating resources! Classes may be local (Atlanta) but many have great websites with helpful tips and products, for wherever you grow or cook!  Check it out:

Farmer D Organics

Oakhurst Community Garden Project

Truly Living Urban Farms

Georgia Organics

Slow Food International

Cook’s Warehouse

“Flavors of Georgia” Festival

Atlanta Community Food Bank

April is Global Service Month and several of these organizations rely on volunteers, so go eat, plant and serve!

Ni Hao, Y’All!

Check out the Spring/Summer CSB schedule of hands-on cooking classes and express demos at Buford Hwy Farmers Market, 5600 Buford Hwy, Doraville 30340. New Culinary Ambassador Series and more events

Register early!  Hands-on classes sell out quickly.  $25 (with $10 store gift card).

*New Student/CSB Friend Special: $10 (first-time attendees only, any class) Say “Ni Hao, Y’All” for discount

Call  678-873-7447 or email Bill to register

Express demo Saturdays are free and drop-in.

Come EAT, SHOP & LEARN with us!

We did this fun kids workshop at Taste of Atlanta. I think they had as much fun making them as eating them! We also did a mini-Mandarin and chopsticks lesson.

Sticky Rice Rollies are lunchbox treats and a favorite snack of Chinese kids. In Asia, many students eat at their desks so Rice Rollies are easy, neat to eat, plus healthy! Chinese kids do not leave one grain of rice uneaten, or else they are throwing their luck away! Add a seaweed sheet wrapper and you have a sushi version. Options are endless!

STICKY RICE: Cook Japanese sushi-type rice in rice cooker or stovetop. (Not extra sticky “sweet” dessert rice) Kokuho Rose or Nishiki are good brands. Mix 1.5 c rice and 2 c. water. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered 20 min or until liquid absorbed. Remove from heat; let stand covered, 10 min. Fluff with fork or rice spatula.Makes 4c cooked rice.

FILLINGS: Almost anything that’s not too wet or leaky, or else it may not stick together well. Be creative!

Salty favorites: Cut into 3” strips: cucumber (de-seeded), steamed green beans, green pepper, seasoned egg crepe (season w/salt, garlic powder), red pepper, cheese, tuna fish and corn, turkey ham, smoked/baked tofu.

Sweet adventures: banana & honey, jam, chocolate sauce/chips or cinnamon. Strawberries or peaches with cream cheese. Sauces: “Special sauce” (mayo & ketchup mix); BBQ Teriyaki (bbq sauce and hoisin sauce or soy sauce