Morel mushroom mania

The infamous morels

The lovely chefs

The (early) birthday girl

Chef John and Laura

Mom serves up a tasty salad

Cream of Tri-Mushroom Soup with Cheddar Baskets

Crab Stuffed Morel Mushrooms over Cesar Salad

Kona Crusted Chateaubriand with a Morel Mushroom Reduction Sauce

My sister and I won't be in town to celebrate my Mom's birthday in July, so we decided to give her an early gift. Since all of us love to cook, we took her to a "Cooking with Morel Mushrooms" class at the Lake Geneva School of Cooking last weekend. Turns out we were the only people signed up for the class, so we had a private lesson from Chef John.

The entire experience was amazing! Each of us was responsible for preparing a course, plating the final meal and then serving it to the table. The food was delicious and Chef John was fun (and pretty funny!) After a few cocktails, we were all happily dancing around the kitchen, laughing and having a great time. If you're ever in the area, I would highly recommend checking this out!