Portland Home Cooking

Experience an intimate, low-key cooking workshop and demonstration in our Portland Home Cooking kitchen. You schedule private workshops to fit your schedule and you select the topic of the class to suit your interests and your dietary needs. Examples of some topics for private classes include: yeast bread baking, ethnic meals, sustainable sushi, seasonal meal planning, pies & galettes, easy fancy cakes, tapas & appetizers, vegan & gluten free baking, brunch and breakfast foods, and kitchen cleaning aromatherapy. Come alone or bring 1 to 3 friends. Learn, just watch and take notes or have hands-on fun, and enjoy the results of your class as you sip a glass of wine, sparkling water or a cup of freshly brewed tea.  Just call or email for a reservation.

Ask about our June private class special when you call.

Classes vary according to the time of year, and what foods are IN SEASON locally (in Oregon) or homegrown in southern Washington, western Idaho and northern California, the sustainable choices for where we live.  Yeast bread and other baking classes are not available from June 21-September 21.

Would you like to prepare seasonal gourmet comfort food in your home, but need help with your kitchen and your recipes?

We can help.

Portland Home Cooking specializes in helping you organize your kitchen, discover time saving small kitchen gadgets, better utilize storage options, simplify meal planning, shop seasonally and prepare easy fresh gourmet comfort food recipes in your own home. 

Personal Kitchen Assistance is a mentoring collaboration. You can become a more relaxed and competent cook and food shopper. Prepare delightful meals and desserts with less effort. We shop, cook and work together. It's fun, and you become a seasonal home gourmet. 

We'll prepare our menu items in your home the day they're needed or ahead of time, and refrigerate or freeze them for you. We can cater your party from your home or business kitchen, and assist you with party planning. Choices are available from the Portland Home Cooking seasonal menu or we can modify and prepare some of your seasonal favorites.

Do you love home cooking but just not have the time? Or would you like to have food preparation catered for a special occasion? Our Home Chef service in your own kitchen is especially for you. Home cooking and party planning services are limited to 30 guests or servings.

Team Building Events at your business work site or team member's kitchen:

• We facilitate employee and management team building events through group food preparation, an ideal team building exercise.
• One to three members prepare each recipe. Typically, the entire group works on 3 - 5 recipes at once.
•  Participants practice timing, cooperation, patience, delegation, communication, organization and creativity.  
• There's a great payoff; a homemade meal to share and discuss after the work is done. And we clean the kitchen.
• It's a delicious way to work together and have fun.
• Various team building themes and recipe skill levels are available.

Team building exercises are limited to the kitchen space and facilities available at your work place or team member's kitchen. However, each cooking team event should be limited to 12 or fewer people for the sake of efficiency, safety and teamwork.

Our menu of baked goods features gluten free, reduced fat, vegan and high fiber selections as well as traditional baked treats We prepare these specialized quick breads, yeast breads, biscuits, pies, cakes, cookies and snacks fresh for you in your own home.

When you attend a group class at the SE Sellwood Community Center  you’ll learn about:

• methods for creating tasty, nutritious  meals, desserts and snacks incorporating seasonal, locally farmed and processed  foods,
• ways to lighten favorite nostalgia recipes so they're healthier but just as tasty,
• how to simplify cooking and increase overall food value without compromising taste,
  "rollover" recipes that are as good for dinner tonight as for brunch tomorrow,
• easy vegan, low fat, gluten free and high fiber recipes
• delicious locally based Oregon products and ingredients,
• kitchen aromatherapy techniques and recipes for freshening & cleaning your kitchen naturally.

Beautiful picture gift certificates, especially made for your recipient, are available for all Portland Home Cooking services.