Minestrone cooking class - creative cook co

There are tons of Minestrone recipes online, but how to find just the one that includes the ingredients you like or have in your fridge?

Learn to empty your vegetable drawer in this Minestrone cooking class. This classic Italian soup is an perfect example of a no-food waste meal.

A big part in learning to cook is to understand how you can make recipes “work for you”. In this class, chef Edie will teach you not just a Minestrone recipe, but will explain you the concept behind it. We will break down the dish so you understand how to make it, and how you can improvise with what you have in your fridge and pantry.

Give us 90 minutes of your time on a Monday and become a creative cook who can improvise in the kitchen!
(Or watch the recording at your own convenience.)

What you will learn:

👩‍🍳 After this class you will understand how to make minestrone to a level no one has ever explained it to you.
👩‍🍳 What a minestrone is. Well, a classic thick Italian soup, but there’s more to it!
👩‍🍳 How to make minestrone.
👩‍🍳 What ingredients you can use.
👩‍🍳 How you can use your new found knowledge confidently and creatively in your daily cooking.

This is an interactive, live class:
👩‍🍳 Cook along, or sit back and watch.
👩‍🍳 Ask chef Edie any questions you have.
👩‍🍳 Watch back the class for another 6 days.
👩‍🍳 Each live class participant will receive a free e-cookbook on the subject.

Dietary preferences

Class is open to all dietary preferences. You can use your favorite gluten-free pasta.
Email us your questions or let us know at sign up if you have any dietary preferences.

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At this moment, it’s not possible to sign up for this live class. But you can:
~ request this class to get back on the calendar and get on the wait list,
~ book it as a private one-on-one class,
~ book it as a group class with friends and family, or a corporate event.
~ buy the accompanying e-cookbook – if available.

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Our upcoming classes

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~ Or learn why we teach these classes the way we do.

CLASS INFO

CATEGORY:
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CONTACT:
Chef Edie: info@creativecookco.com

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Yes, I want to learn to make minestrone

About your chef

This class will be taught by chef Edie Dourleijn, once a picky eater who couldn’t cook.

She documented her path to eating and cooking everything as one of the first food bloggers of her home country The Netherlands (in 2006!). To learn more quickly, she looked around for classes that would help her understand what is going on in her pots and pans, but they didn’t exist. Eventually, she ended up at culinary school.

Now chef Edie teaches her Learn to cook without recipes classes for curious cooks who want to become free of recipes. Just like she once was.

Edie also hosts all kinds of entertaining and educational virtual cooking classes to celebrate any occasion with family or friends, or as a (real) team building, receiving 5 star reviews.

Get in touch with any questions or requests you have.

What our student learned

She helped us understand the process and learn to trust our own instincts!

Samantha W.Handmade pasta cooking class

I also learned a technique of balancing [flavor] with an acid that I carried over to another dish I made this week!

Sheryl RButternut squash soup cooking class

Edie made me feel like I didn’t need to be so rigid with recipes and there were many different delicious approaches to take.

Nicole S, LitmusVirtual team building cooking class

[Edie] is very personable and answers all your questions about each cooking subject. This has been a very informative and enjoyable learning experience.

Jean P.Did multiple Learn to cook without recipes classes

[Edie] gave me knowledge I can use to either follow the recipe exactly or make modifications with some confidence of how those modifications will affect cooking time, etc.

Linda PRoast a whole chicken class

Read all full reviews here.

What you can expect – the longer version

What the Learn to cook without recipes classes make stand out from other cooking classes, is that in each class we will focus on 1 subject only. That could be a cooking technique, an ingredient, a dish or another theme. We will dive a bit deeper into the subject to help you understand why we do what we do.

At other cooking classes, you will learn a recipe, this one way the chef teaches you. But will they explain why this way is their favorite and preferred way? Will they discuss the culinary discourse on the subject, the pros and cons of their recipes? We will!

After you’ve signed up, you will get an email with your homework. Yes! 😉

For this class, we will ask you to think about what you know about making minestrone, what ingredients you can use, etc. You also get a grocery and tools list and the Zoom link.

Ten minutes before class starts, we will virtually open our kitchen so we have some time to set up and chat a bit. Then chef Edie will introduce herself, explain the program of the class and we get to cook. She won’t control if you did your homework, so no stickers from us, but being a bit prepared for the class will help you gain confidence and understand what we’re up to.

After class has ended you can enjoy what you’ve cooked.

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FAQ

What makes this cooking class different from others?

At most, if not all, cooking classes (both virtual an in-person) the focus is on following a recipe, and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get a tip of two.
Not at the Learn to cook without recipes classes. In our classes we will break down the recipes and focus more on why we are doing what we are doing.
In our eyes, recipes are merely this one person’s way of describing what to do. Not a rule book to live by. There are many ways to get to a similar end result, and we will focus on teaching you that. To make sure you know how you can derive from a recipe and make any dish the way that works for you!

Why is this an online cooking class?

Thanks to covid-19, chef Edie realized how much you can learn while cooking in your own kitchen. Doing every step yourself, using your own pots, pans and utensils, on your own stove, with the help of a teacher looking in your pans with you. Especially when you compare it to cooking in the chef’s kitchen, where others are stirring the ingredients you’ve chopped into the the pots.

Is this class interactive? Can I ask the chef my questions?

Yes, yes, and yes! Chef Edie does believe in communal learning. She definitely doesn’t know everything and is not afraid to admit so. She believes we all can learn from each other’s experiences and backgrounds. So yes, share your curiosity and knowledge with all of us.
The ultimate goal for this course is to create a curious community of cooking enthusiasts that openly and respectfully learn from each other.

I am gluten free, diary free, vegetarian, vegan (etc), is this cooking class for me?

It depends on the class. A class focused on cooking meat might not be of interested for people with a vegetarian and vegan life style. But with most other classes we will try to make the class accessible to everyone. See the notes above, or email us your questions.

I am an absolute beginner, would that work?

Yes! We aim to make all of our classes open to all cooking levels. As long as you love to cook and want to learn more, you’ll be fine. And, you always can watch back the class (6 days) if you want to revisit what you’ve learned (some classes only!).

I don’t like to see myself on the screen. Can I still participate?

Of course! We do understand sharing your kitchen and culinary skills to strangers is scary. However, we encourage everyone to share their screens, for a better bonding and easier communication throughout the class. We’d loved to see every student feels connected and part of a community of creative and curious cooks.
Alternatively, you can aim your camera at your work station, so chef Edie still can see your work and guide you, if needed.

I would love to attend a class, but can’t make it on the day/time.

We’re sorry to hear that! Maybe one of these options work for you?
* Some classes will be recorded and you can watch it back for at least one week. Check the info above.
* Sign up for the wait list, so we can notify you of future time slots.
* Book a private session with chef Edie. Send her an email to learn more.

What if I need to cancel?

Please read our fine print here.

Our upcoming classes

Check our full cooking class calendar.
~ Or learn why we teach these classes the way we do.

Check our full cooking class calendar.

What you will learn:

Dietary preferences

SIGN UP

Our upcoming classes

CLASS INFO

About your chef

What our student learned

What you can expect – the longer version

FAQ

Our upcoming classes

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