Write to me............
    If you get in a bind or just want to know something about holiday cooking, I want you to email me and I will try to help.
     Please, just click on my image to
send your questions. I will answer you and
we will publish the best ones in my next newsletter! Whether it is about that Thanksgiving turkey (or gravy) or your
Christmas goose, I'm ready. Ask me about your cookies or that pesky patè. It's OK.

We have hosted Thanksgiving for my family in our home for about ten years now. In the past, I would work myself into a frenzy worrying that everything would be perfect, and that I had to get everything done (by myself) on time! As luck would have it, we
became so overwhelmed by our

business that any extra time really went out the window. That was when I finally realized I couldn't do it all myself. I began to LET our guests help with
the preparation. Some would come early and that time together began to be as rewarding as the rest of the day. We could talk and enjoy one another's company while peeling, chopping and whatever else was needed. I came
to discover, my friends and family really wanted to help and that I was not imposing upon them!  Since that revelation (and my discovery of wine) my
Thanksgivings have been much more relaxed and enjoyable. Who would
ever have thought that sharing the load would become so much fun?
   So........here are my words of wisdom; if your guests tend to come early,
put them to work. If someone asks "what can I do?" Find something for
them to do. Believe me, you won't regret it and your guests will feel more
a part of the celebration!

Chow!
Mardi

P.S.

My newest class series began
 October 7!   I call it

These are classes dedicated to preserving some of our heirloom recipes and foods. They will be ongoing, mostly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Check our class schedule.

Don't forget, I have a new group of Family Cooking Classes
featuring:

Gingerbread Houses  and
Holiday Cookie Decorating
 in December.    Fun!

Holiday Cookie Decorating
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
Families decorate and take Holiday Cookies!

Gingerbread Houses
You and your kids create your own Gingerbread masterpiece!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20  
(sign up now!)

For more information about our classes, courses and workshops,
please visit our Class Schedule .
 

Mardi Burden
shares ownership of
Cuisine Classique School
of Good Cooking
with her husband Bob.

Mardi loves to cook
and she brings her
 professional expertise
from restaurant kitchens
and large catering events
to the lessons she
teaches in her classes.
Mardi's love of cooking,
and her knowledge of food
and cooking is truly
exceptional and
 she is always eager to
 "share the love"!

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