EVENTS:

Wine Art Music Poetry Project Fundraiser 2010

You can hear E stelling's food poetry live- www.croptocuisine.org,

Hear E Stelling feed the audience with her words every other Monday, 3 PM Mountain- live on www.kgnu.org, or download directly from the www.croptocuisine.org, website.

For people all over the world, food is the most unique aspects of daily life. Without even knowing it, food plays a central role in defining our professions, traditions, lifestyles, and beliefs. It is the next best thing to a time machine, capturing age-old family traditions, and determining the future health of our planet. Crop To Cuisine is playing an inportant role in bringing you the utmost informative information in these areas. Elizabeth is also contributing to this by sharing her experience through her passion of writing. Read the official CookAppeal blog site at www.cookappeal.blogspot.com/

Cultural Art Expression- Open Mic

Join us in a kind and creative atmosphere at several locations around the central Jersey area- Plainsboro, West Windsor, and Trenton.

We feel sharing your writing, poetry/spoken word, acoustic singing/songwriting, dance or any other form of artistic expression you could change someones life in a positive way!.

Cultural Art Expression- Open Mic Plainsboro, Its A Grind Coffee, Shalks Crossing- 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month, sign up www.meetup.com/506/

Cultural Art Expression- Poetry Open Mic, West Windsor, Grovers Mill Coffee- 1st Thursday of each month, 6:30 PM, walk-ins welcome

Cultural Art Expression- Poetry Open Mic, Trenton, Classic Books, Warren Street- 1st Saturday of each month, 2-4 PM, walk-ins welcome

SPECIAL EVENTS- Performance & Art

Special night of poetry, spoken word, and acoustic musicians will perform while local artists will show their work through the evening. Sit and enjoy a beverage of choice and pastry in the comfortable atmosphere of Its A Grind Coffee House.

Contact Chef E for more information: elizabeth@cookappeal.com

HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE EATING SERIES

Chef Elizabeth Stelling hails from Texas where she attended Culinary School before bringing her talents to the Central Jersey area. She will share her secrets to low sodium, low fat and dietary restrictive recipes in a group setting, and share wine pairing tips with most recipes. Chef Elizabeth offers several of her Trademark hands on classes and new curriculum that share her passion for making eating healthy without giving up flavor. She will also share her own battle of gaining weight, her road to working with a trainer, and becoming a dedicated organic, locally grown produce and meat eater, and cooking with little or no sugar.

Credit Card payment through secured CookAppeal website, or Checks made out to CookAppeal, LLC via mail or drop off at CookAppeal Cafe @ Simply Natural Living, 1400 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 08620

Basic Culinary/Kitchen Skills- I Soups

Find out what clients are saying about our delicious healthy alternative soup recipes, and how they are great all year round. These hands on class will cover basic culinary/kitchen skills, broth and flavoring, and various dietary restrictions with four savory recipes. Chef E teaches how to cook low sodium foods with flavor packed techniques. Each attendee should bring containers to take home extra soup.

$45 per person; 72 hours notice via email is required to cancel classes and receive a full refund.

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Basic Culinary/Kitchen Skills - II Soups

This hands on class is an extension ofour first course covering basic culinary/kitchen skills, broth and flavoring, low sodium and dietary restrictions, and four soups recipes. This class will cover basic skills, four new soup recipes and accompaniments that are healthy alternatives to eating canned or frozen meals.  Each attendee should bring containers to take home extra soup.

$45 per person; 72 hours notice via email is required to cancel classes and receive a full refund.

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KIDding Around In The Kitchen - Culinary Skills 101

Do you watch the cooking network? Think you want to be a Top chef? Come and experience our hands on class designed to give an introduction to culinary school curriculum. Culinary School trained Chef E taught her son how to conduct himself in the home and professional kitchen at an early age. Learn how to handle your knives, about safety and sanitation, choosing the right recipes and ingredients, as well as making four dishes from around the world. This class requires parental attendance for any child aged16 and under.

Thursday classes for teenage and older/Saturday classes for younger youth; $45 per person-$60 parent/child; 72 hours notice is required to cancel classes and receive a full refund.

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KIDding Around In The Kitchen - Culinary Skills 102

This handson class is designed for students who have already taken Culinary Skills 101. Curriculum will consist of how to plan a menu, shopping for the right ingredients and reading labels, as well as shaping the palate to eat a more healthy diet for now and the future while using your culinary skills from the previous course. This class requires parental attendance for any child aged16 and under.

 

$60 parent/child; $45 per person; 72 hours notice via email is required to cancel classes and receive a full refund.

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Entertaining The Healthy Way 101,

When you attend holiday parties, birthday parties, family reunions, or just havea group of friends getting together do youfeel like the food is going to send you right off the scales? Come and find out how to throw a party that provides healthy and flavorful foods to make any guest feel like they are special and canstill can eat anything on the table without feeling guilty. Let Chef E share her

 catering menu secrets to low sodium, lowfat and dietary restrictive recipes in a hands on group setting where no one will feel guilty eating what you have created. (Wine Pairing tips included) Each attendee should bring containers to take home extra food.

$45 per person; 72 hours notice via email is required to cancel classes and receive a full refund.

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Classes are minimum of 4, and payment must be made to hold space in each class.

Please note that advanced notice is mandatory for events so that we can ensure that sufficient food and/or wine is available for everyone attending. Seating may be limited at many venues.

You can contact Chef Elizabeth Stelling for private summer classes at her café or your home today. Bring a group of your friends for a low per person cost and learn how to eat healthier, choosing the right portions and discover just how tasty your meals can be.

Sorry, but walk-ins will not be accepted.

CookAppeal Wine and Food Experience related activities could also be customized for at-home gatherings, area groups and charity functions.
Examples include:

• Private dates ranging from elaborate suggested menus to simple potluck-dinners
• Three to four course menus matched with suggested wines or wines provided by licensed restaurants
  
• Local winery food and wine tasting
  
• Local Groups (example: alumni clubs and other gatherings)
  
• Charity Organization Fundraisers
  
• Cooking classes for the young-and the young at heart
  
• Cooking demonstrations 

Interested in arranging a CookAppeal Wine and Food Experience for your own group? Please let us know.