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Helen and Dorothy out for an evening in Paris.
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A long time ago and far, far away, two princesses were born in their own world, where they knew people. One was born in Yankee land and the other was blessed to be born and raised in the balmy South........Years passed quickly for both artists...... Schools came and went. Each princess (yes, that’s Helen and Dorothy – see below) precariously clung to her artistic and culinary yearnings throughout young adulthood.......Living disparate lives until now, ticklish fate is about to intervene.... And as if a magic wand went “poof,” The Cracked Egg was hatched.
Now hatched, the Cracked Egg is a cooking and art school, including classes for adults as well as kids – art workshops, parties, seasonal crafts, cooking camps.
As a 24-year-old living in her hometown Winston Salem, NC, Helen Welsh once ran a cooking school named The Stocked Pot. She was there five or six years, teaching mainly French cooking as well as accompanying her students to Paris. Yes, Helen, as a Cordon Bleu graduate, spent a great deal of time in France. She even invited a young chef foreigner-friend to Winston Salem – that chef, Jerome, became quite popular in a hurry, as a spa food expert – one of the first in the states. Helen also attended the CIA in Hyde Park along with Chicago’s Art Institute some time later. Busy woman indeed.
Dorothy Sheehan is a dedicated art teacher. She has taught children’s classes in a variety of mediums at Northeastern Illinois University, an art studio as well as a YMCA in Chicago, the Curious Kid’s Museum in St. Joseph, MI and at Notre Dame Elementary School here in Michigan City. (Some of you readers may remember my Beacher story last April about Notre Dame Cooking School for small children – whose teachers were these two fine cooking experts.) Having staffed and supervised art programs and exhibits, Dorothy is highly skilled in a variety of instructions.
These two offer classes which include fascinating names such as:, Easy as Pie, Mighty Big Bowls (my own all-time favorite is Eggs really are incrEDIBLE). Some of Wednesday’s After School Cooking: What’s for Breakfast? Dinner’s Ready. On Thursdays, you’ll find French Bistro and Dixie Kicks, then Friday offering Drop-in Lunch topics such as Seafood 3 ways, Chicken 3 ways. And on Saturday, Teen Cuisine includes Mama Bahama’s Tropical Café, Dive into Diner Food, Couples Cook under theTuscan Moon. The names are certainly inviting.
The cooking classes include 6 to 10 participants; and demos, 15 to 18.
You’ll see the Cracked Egg sign not far from Al’s on Karwick. The address is 2613 East Highway 12, Michigan City. Phone 219-210-3920. www.crackedeggcooking.com
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