Crystallized Flowers
Embellish dessert treats, and more, with beautiful and delightful tasting crystallized flowers. Your family and friends will feel extra special when you take the time to garnish and decorate with edible flowers. When placed in a confection box, these creations make very sweet gifts.
At Dawn's three-hour hands-on workshop, you will learn how to crystallize and use edible flowers to embellish food items such as cookies (upper left), petit fours, cakes, cupcakes, breads, muffins and more. You will also learn how to make and apply various icings, fondants, glazes, etc., that will be used with the flowers to create fabulous mouthwatering presentations.
Flower crystallizing workshops are usually held during the flower blooming months of April through July. Flower varieties provided will be based on availability at the time of the workshop. If you have flowers available to bring and possibly share with others, please be aware that the flowers need to be organically grown, without chemical pesticides. This eliminates any edible flowers from a florist, garden center, nursery, or roadside.
$30 fee per person includes: about 20 edible flowers, all food items, recipes, a demonstration on how to crystallize flowers, and step-by-step instructions on how to turn ordinary food into works of art.
Guests will be instructed prior to each workshop as to what they will need to bring to prepare and transport their works of art home.
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Cooking with Herbs
Enliven your taste buds when using fresh wonderful herbs to enhance the flavors of prepared foods, middle left. Learn how at Dawn's "Cooking with Herbs" demo and dinner party event. You will watch and learn how to prepare several dishes, including an appetizer and dessert, utilizing fresh picked herbs. The dinner will follow in Dawn's charming dining room at a table dressed up in a fun vintage style. Wine, other beverages, and recipes are included.
This three-hour educational and social event is usually held during the growing season from May through October when the herbs can be freshly harvested from the garden.
$40 fee per person.
Mixology
Learn how to make six different home-made drink recipes one glass at a time, and in small and large batches, bottom left. This mixology workshop offers a wonderful home-made gift giving opportunity for the holidays, or for any other special occasion. Larger batches are not only nice for gifts, but are great to have on hand for easier "in home" entertaining. Drinks include a selection from: liqueurs, mixes, cocktails, coffee and tea type drinks, frozen drinks, hot drinks, smoothies, punches and more.
This three hour hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of making both alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. You will have the opportunity to taste all beverages while enjoying Dawn's recipes of light appetizers. There will be a demonstration and samples showing easy methods of how to label and embellish bottles for gift giving. This fun and social event also includes all beverage recipes, a take home sample, and a short field trip to a beverage making supply store nearby.
Mixology workshops are usually held during the fall, late winter, and spring season; with new recipes introduced each fall.
Enjoy a delightful outdoor summer mixology workshop; surrounded by Dawn's charming gardens and the pleasurable trickle from her unique little pond. Available upon request for groups of 12 or more.
$25 fee per person.
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Feel free to share your own thoughts and ideas with Dawn on the possibilities of her developing a customized workshop for you and your friends to create wonderful edibles you’ve been anxious to try.
For more information about Dawn’s workshops, scheduled workshop dates, to schedule your own workshop for you and your friends, or to obtain a gift certificate for a workshop, call 920-858-5134 or email dawn@dawnkoehlerdesign.com.
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