Kindred Oaks - Weddings, Special Gatherings and Corporate Events

Because of the interest of our clients in more than just a wedding experience, Kindred Oaks is now offering a variety of classes located at our Kindred Oaks facility, as well as our new on-site floral shop, ZuZu’s Petals.

Below are details about each type of class and the contact information for each class offered. Please take a look at the calendar for class times. Check back frequently as the courses, times, and topics will be changing.

Enjoy and please feel free to give us feedback or suggestions for future classes!

Cooking | Coordinating | Floral | Marriage

*Calendar shows only 3 months of scheduled class events at a time.
Calendar does not reflect current availability for weddings.
Call for more extensive availability.

Culinary Classes
Fall Semester 2010 at Kindred Oaks Event Center

Executive Chef Bettina Perkins will be teaching a series of lecture/learn and hands-on classes starting September 14, 2010. She has 30 years expertise in culinary arts, has owed a successful catering business, operated a private club (Cohen House) for Rice University, taught at University of Texas and won recognition in her field. She was taught by master chefs including Jacques Pepin, Madeline Kamman and Jo Ann Weir. Come to learn the art of creating, making and tasting.

Class Schedule

Sept. 14, 2010 "Raw Dinner"
Come to learn what raw food is and how to combine them for a wonderful gourmet dinner that uses food in it's freshest state.
Menu: Carrot, ginger and avocado soup. Raw Pasta...zucchini with imported mushroom, walnut and pine nut sauce. Simple spinach salad with tahine and soy sauce. Delicious apple pie
Cost: 50.00 class •18.00 Food Fee • 68.00 total
Time: 6:00-9:15pm.
Sept. 22, 2010 "Autumn Flavors"
Flavors of fall, are the beginning of savor and sweet. Taste and learn an easy to recreate menu for your family and friends.
Menu: Butternut squash soup, Mushroom and shallot stuffed chicken breast served with a warm wilted spinach salad. End this class with a tempting Spiced pumpkin cognac cheesecake.
Cost: 50.00 class • 20.00 Food fee • 70.00 total
Time: 6:00-9:15
Sept. 29, 2010 "Gluten Free Dinner"
Find out about this protein, what is does, and how to cook without it.
Menu: Fresh baked Sandwich/loaf bread. Chicken cordon blue w/steamed green beans and pine nuts. Gluten free Chocolate Cake..divine
Times: 11am-2:15pm • 6:00-9:15pm
Cost: 50.00 class • 18.00 Food fee • 68.00 total
Oct 6, 2010 "Vegan Dinner"
Experience what Vegan is, it's taste, textures and full flavors, using fall's favorite produce.
Menu: Avocado, tofu dip with Crudities. Tempe stuffed Napa rolls with fresh ginger and peanut sauce. Cucumber and dill salad. Incredible pumpkin spice cake with fresh apple tofu frosting(custard sauce).
Time: 6:00-9:15pm.
Cost: 50.00 class • 15.00 Food fee • 65.00 total
Oct. 19, 2010 "Pastry Basics"
Enjoy the two traditional friend pastry bases (dough) that have proven the tests of change and time.
Menu: Sweet fresh fruit tart . Savory goat cheese tart with caramelized onions and fresh thyme. French Bread
Time: 6:00-9:15pm
Cost: 50.00 class • 12.00 Food fee • 62.00 total
Oct. 25, 2010 "Gluten-Free Dinner"
This class will focus on a meal for your family using all gluten free ingredients. This menu is geared to children and their taste.
Menu: Gluten-free. Zucchini walnut bread. New York style pizza. Greek salad. Peanut butter chocolate chip krispy bars
Times: 11:00-2:15pm & 6:00-9:15pm
Cost: 50.00 • 17.00 Food fee • 67.00 total
Nov. 3, 2010 "Holiday Dinner"
Come to learn and taste this wonderfully easy to recreate meal that will " Wow" your family and friends.
Menu: Cracked black peppercorn beef tenderloin with horseradish creme sauce. English pop-overs. Roasted asparagus with garlic and lemon essence. Roasted rosemary potatoes. Marinated mushroom salad. Pecan/bourbon tart french style.
Time 6:00-915 pm.
Cost: 55.00 • 20.00 Food fee • 75.00 total
Nov. 9, 2010 "Holiday Appetizers"
Enjoy these easy (make the day before) appetizers that are a party of their own!!!
Menu: Savory herb and cracked pepper cheesecake w/fresh pesto sauce. Salmon Mousse w/fresh crudities. Spinach and feta phyllo rolls. Stuffed eggplant with walnut and shallots . Shrimp with caramelized mustard sauce. Avocado citrus dip
Time 6:00-9:15pm
Cost 55.00 • 20.00 Food Fee • 75.00 total
Nov. 16, 2010 "Holiday Desserts"
Come to learn these favorite holiday desserts that I have served for over 30 years, and they are requested today. Easy crowd pleasing and great with dessert wines as well. Sounds like a party!
Menu: Caramelized pear tart in puffed pastry. French pastry pecan bourbon tart. Stuffed baked apples with apricots, raisin and walnuts
Time 6:00-9:15pm
Cost 50.00 • 17.00 Food fee • 67.00 total

Classes are open to all ages.
Holiday break 11-24-2010 - 1-14-2010

Ame Soeur Events
Q & A Wedding Planning Mini-Workshop
$100.00
October 20, 2010 5:00pm to 7:00pm
(includes catered appetizers)

Have you had moments when you wished you could just pick a professionals brain on burning issues that have come up in your wedding planning? Here’s your chance to bring your questions and get common sense, proven answers provided by a Professional Wedding Coordinator and Planner.

This 2 hour mini-workshop presented by Donna Aleman of Ame Soeur Evnets is presented in a Q & A format. Donna will be on hand to answer questions about wedding planning in general as well as questions specific to your individual event. This is YOUR workshop and a great opportunity to pick the brain of a professional and ask as many questions as you like. Questions should be submitted through our website, www.amesoeurevents.com by October 17, 2010. Of course you can always bring those last minute questions with you the day of!

Your workshop fee includes catered appetizers, Mini Q & A Workbook, and a Pampered Bride Bag chock full of good things!!!! There will be games and door prizes as well as lots of great information provided!

For more information, go to www.amesoeurevents.com and click on “Mini-Q&A” or call Donna at 512-699-2681. Registration closes October 15, 2010 so sign up now and invite your girlfriends to join you!

FLORAL DESIGN CLASSES AT
OUR NEW DIY STUDIO!

Join us for a "hands-on" evening of fun and creativity with the flower girls of ZuZu's Petals!

You will learn how to select the freshest flowers, how to care for them and how to create a beautiful and cost effective centerpiece for your tables. Multiple design ideas will be demonstrated and created!

Take home your creation for everyone to enjoy!

The cost of the class is $75.00 per person.

Date and time October 7th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
and repeated on October 9th from 10:00am to noon.

The Texas Legislature funded, for a while, a initiative that instructed teachers-to-be, how to teach a variety of curricula to help young couples gain some understanding into communication skills needed in marriage. As an incentive to take these classes, they continue to waive the Marriage License fee, if you complete the 8 hour class.

Joey Wilson, a former youth pastor and educator, teaches this class at Kindred Oaks and is going into his second year of enlightening dozens of couples and getting them excited to begin their journey.

The Map for Marriage Curriculum is broken into 4 chapters, going over topics as varied as “patterns of healthy couples”, “skills to stay together”, “keeping a sense of self”, “knowing your partner”, “embracing each other’s world”, and many, many more.

We consistently hear from couples how they got much more than they expected, when they completed the course and then got to also get their license fee waived from the state.

Average spent on a wedding: $20,000.00. For one day.
Communication tools to last a lifetime: $180.00.
Happily Ever After: Priceless!