Since Nawida can’t physically welcome you into her home, she wants to do so virtually!
Our online classes are designed to be special, meaningful opportunities to share cooking, culture, and connection--just like our real life experiences. We want you to cook along, and we promise there will be plenty of time for questions, conversation, and stories. It will all end with a virtual dinner party where you'll get to share in the fruits of your labor, apart, but together!
In this 2.5 hour interactive online experience Nawida will guide you through making three of her family recipes. During your class, you'll prepare Nawida's bamia (okra with tomato sauce). Then, you'll learn how to make challow (basmati rice with garlic and cloves) and lubya (stewed red kidney beans).
Shopping List for This Class
- 1½ pounds (680 g) okra
- 3 medium yellow onions
- 1 large tomato on the vine
- 3 heads of garlic
- 1 large white onion
- 1 large lemon
- 1.5 cups (180 ml) neutral oil
- 3 cups (600 g) extra long grain basmati rice (preferably aged)
- 1 pound (450 g) dried red or kidney beans
- 1½ tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- 2 tablespoons roasted coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 1.5 teaspoons black pepper powder
- 4 whole cloves
- salt
- 1 fresh jalapeno (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried mint (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon red Chile powder (optional)
All Online cooking classes include interactive cooking instruction, a virtual dinner party, a packet with the instructor's family recipes, and a video recording of the class. Since the price is per device, feel free to invite your partner, kids, or roommates to join!
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.