What do making Cheese, creating Artisan Breads, and delicious Italian Pastas and Sauces all have in common?  These fun one-day personal enrichment classes are all taught by our talented Susan Horvath, Culinary Instructor, at Moraine Park. Continue reading

Not all gingerbread houses are created equal.

Most anyone with young children can attest to that. You start out confident. And hopeful. On the box of the gingerbread kit you picked up from the grocery store is an image of perfectly-placed sprinkles and perfectly-placed gummy bears on an all-too-perfectly built gingerbread house – the blueprint for your impending tasty masterpiece.

Soon, your fumbling with roll-away peppermints, drooping globs of frosting and broken candy canes. The kids have eaten all the gummy bears. The east wall of your gingerbread cave … umm …  house is caving in. That same image of candy perfection on the box now taunts you, whispering “better luck next year.” Continue reading

One of the perks of working down the hall from a top notch culinary learning facility could be seen as taking one for the team. Truly though, it’s your lucky dining dream come true. You’re asked to sample a fabulous array of tasty bites–from savory comfort food to haute cuisine–and it all makes your soggy bag lunch hide in shame at the back of the fridge. Continue reading

Moraine Park Technical College culinary students Paul Oosterhouse and Cherie Becker were featured on FOX 11’s “Good Day Wisconsin” on Easter Morning, preparing  frittata, biscuits and lemon meringue pies.

Take a look at the video! They did an amazing job!

What’s also amazing, though, are the journeys these students have been on that has led them to the Moraine Park culinary program.

Here’s a bit more about Paul and Cherie, why they came to Moraine Park, and their thoughts on the pressures of appearing on TV … Continue reading