Cooking Classes (click on "Group Class 9/20" bottom of this page)

Join Chef Maïmouna in preparing dishes from West Africa. You will experience meat and vegan options. Your participation in the cooking is part of what makes it fun! We will sample the demonstrated dishes and there will be some to keep. Please mention any food allergies when registering! Group Classes are run on a periodic basis and offered as group and private sessions, see current opportunities below. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see how to arrange an Individual Cooking Class.

 Maimouna's Cuisine Cooking Classes

Join Chef Maïmouna in preparing dishes from West Africa. You will experience meat and vegan options. Your participation in the cooking is part of what makes it fun! We will sample the demonstrated dishes and take some home if you wish. Please mention any food allergies when registering! Classes are run on a periodic basis, see current opportunities below.

Group Cooking Classes:

Group Cooking Classes in 2025:

September 20, 2025 (Saturday) --First Baptist Church Ithaca Commissary Kitchen, 10am-12noon. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 9/15

Classes will be held when there are at least four people signed-up for the session. If not, funds will be returned or we can add you to the next class if it works with your schedule. 

During this class you will learn how to cook two versions of stew and a side dish:

The peanut stew with meat, greens or other vegetables known as Tigadegena in Mali, Maafé in Senegal, Gisma Foye or Miya Yakoua in Niger, is a popular stew. It is served with rice, fonio, millet couscous, and more. We will also demonstrate how to make the vegan version of this dish. You can have it spiced up by adding habanero or scotch bonnet pepper up to your heat tolerance level.

The side dishes we are making are Nigerien Kopto salad (greens and peanut butter) and Ivorian Claclo or Cracro  (plantain beignets fritters). Served with a savory sauce.

At the end of class, we'll taste the dishes and take some home! Together we will also sample West African drinks and ask for your feedback on them.

Children ages 9-12 are welcome in these Adult group classes if accompanied by a participating parent.

 

Additional classes are planned for these dates and times (to arrange for a private class, scroll below):

October 18, 2025 (Saturday), 1pm-2pm.

November 8, 2025 (Saturday), 10am-12 noon.

December 20, 2025 (Saturday), 1-3pm.

 

Individual Cooking Classes (Adult, Youth, or Children):            

Adult (>16) Individual Cooking Classes:

Available for you, or to give as a unique gift (Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Birthday, Graduation, etc.) to another!

The classes can take place at your home or at the First Baptist Church Kitchen (downtown Ithaca next to Dewitt Park). 

Contact us to schedule at: maimounascuisine@gmail.com

 

Group Children (ages 9-12) Cooking Classes:

Have a group of 5-6 children for which you are programming activities this summer? A group of children must be accompanied by at least 1 adult.

Contact us at maimounascuisine@gmail.com


Group Young Adult (ages 13-16) Cooking Classes:

Have a group of 7-8 Young Adults for which you are programming activities this summer? A group of young adults must be accompanied by at least 1 adult. Contact us to schedule at maimounascuisine@gmail.com

Individual cooking classes at home are available for you, or to give as a unique gift to another! Contact us to check dates and to decide on which dishes at: maimounascuisine@gmail.com