Barnstar Kitchen

04/11/2024

Fall is in the air and comfort food is on the mind. This Shabbat, order early, sit back and relax, we’ll deliver right to your front door on Friday.
See you there🪬

01/11/2024

Just a touch of late season rosemary, cut straight from the garden, held in place by a nigella seeded strand to give this challah that extra something special.
Shabbat shalom everyone🪬

25/10/2024

Change is a good thing.
It’s always been something I believe in even though it’s difficult to do. This is the first Friday with my new shaped challah and though it’s a change, I feel like it’s a good thing. Same weight, same recipe, new shape.
So here’s to same-same but different. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Shabbat shalom world, let’s hope it’s a good one🎗️

21/10/2024

Yesterday’s class - handmade challah with all my tips and tricks and the smoothest hummus (because challah needs hummus, right?)
Best way to spend a Sunday!

18/10/2024

Yes, food is my passion but challah is and will always be where my heart is. Such beauty in the lines and such power in the mitzvah.
Shabbat shalom!

17/10/2024

SUN Oct 20 Cooking Class: The Art of Challah by Alissa Kondogiannis

Challah — a golden, egg-enriched bread that is often braided, and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat or Jewish holidays — has adorned tables since biblical days. It is an easy, forgiving bread to make; a versatile yeasted dough that can be made sweet or savoury. Ideal for French toast and bread pudding, challah is also the perfect bread with dips like hummus, to mop up soups and stews or just to eat hot and tender, straight out of the oven.

In this class, participants will learn how to make a quick, simple, and forgiving yeasted dough and the art braiding bread. Each participant will will make and braid their own challah to take home with them. In addition, there will be demo of shwarma-spiced roasted cauliflower and an easy to make hummus to be a shared as a light lunch with your oven-fresh challah.
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$79 +HST
BOOK NOW: https://thedepanneur.ca/event/cooking-class-the-art-of-challah-by-alissa-kondogiannis-3/
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Alissa Kondogiannis has been eating challah her whole life but it was only after a travelling experience that she really got on the path of challah making. Her aim is to introduce everyone to the joys of bread making and and show that people don’t have to be intimidated by yeasted doughs. For the past several years she has facilitated challah making classes and has a small catering business of her own. Barnstar Kitchen

14/10/2024

I’m teaching a challah class this coming Sunday and would love to see you there. If you’ve always wanted to learn to make your own challah or just want to up your challah game, this is the class for you!
You’ll make your own dough, learn a number of braiding techniques, eat a light vegetarian lunch (challah included) and leave with your very own bake-at-home challah. I can’t think of a better way to spend Sunday afternoon.
Join me!
Link in bio, see you there🪬

https://thedepanneur.ca/event/cooking-class-the-art-of-challah-by-alissa-kondogiannis-3/

13/10/2024

11/10/2024

Replace apples and honey, round and sweet, with cinnamon buns….? I think we might be on to something!
Wishing you all an easy, meaningful fast, and something sweet to break it with.
Am Israel chai!🪬

26/09/2024

Thank you everyone, for trusting me to make challah for your table, your friend’s and your family’s.
I am always so grateful for that.
From my kitchen to yours, wishing you a sweet Shana Tova.
May we see peace and our stolen returned, Now.
🪬

17/09/2024

Whether for friends and family or for your own table, it’s time to order your Rosh Hashanah challahs.

These beauties stuffed with apples and cinnamon or dates and walnuts are wrapped around a colourful, hand painted bowl and beautifully boxed and bowed. Each challah comes with a card from and make the perfect gift or centrepiece for your table.

Orders are being taken up until Saturday September 28th for delivery on Wednesday October 2nd.
Please DM for pricing and ordering.

Shana Tova🪬

30/08/2024

Loved his first book, can’t wait to get this one too!

16/08/2024

After all the challahs and babkas are made, I get a chance to play with the last bit of dough, making challah just for us. I’ve been wanting to change the shape of the challahs that I’ve been making, playing around with different shapes and I finally feel ready to take on a new style.
So if you’re used to the ring shape that I always send out with Friday night dinners, get ready for something new….
Shabbat shalom everyone, something new this way is coming 🪬

12/08/2024

This week is all about the carb lovers-
I see you and I’m here for you.

Pick up or delivery available on Thursday for cottage goers or Friday for the rest of us-

Challahs: sesame, poppy, everything bagel, mixed seed, sweet streusel.
Babkas: double chocolate, nutella (with or without praline almonds), cinnamon brown sugar, poppy seed.
Please order by Wednesday 12pm
DM to order ❤️🍞

05/08/2024

Back on T.O for 2 weeks and I can’t wait to cook for you! Summer dinners are my favourite- colourful, local produce, grilled chicken, home made challah and sweet babka for dessert! So good!
Order by Wednesday 12pm, we’ll deliver right to your front door on Friday.
See you there🪬

04/08/2024

Home for a couple of weeks, before heading back to Muskoka. What I’ve missed is making Shabbat dinners for you. This week’s menu comes out tomorrow morning and you can place it for delivery or pick up on Thursday, if you’re heading to the cottage or Friday if you’re staying in the city.
Happy long weekend everyone 🪬

17/07/2024

3 whirlwind days and group A is off the island. Tomorrow brings another group, another 3 days.
But now- a fun beer ( I do love strawberry lemonade!) and a peaceful evening before the craziness starts all over again!

11/07/2024

In between the big jobs, the hectic hustle of food making, there have been some lovely little jobs that have reminded me how much I love what I do. Today’s job was 90 mini babkas- packaged, ribboned and stickered, to hand out as wedding favours. Such a beautiful gesture, sending something sweet home with your guests after they have shared in your simcha. , Mazal tov! Thank you for giving me this special job.

07/06/2024

My Bubby was a great baker.
Before she passed away, she taught my cousin and I how to make our favourites: kokosh and cheese danish.
This week I demoed cheese danish using my Bubby’s recipe for filling and my challah dough. The result-something she would have been proud of. I only wish she were here to taste it.
Shabbat shalom everyone and chag sameach. May you too have delicious cheese danish for Shavuot 🪬

04/06/2024

Hey everyone!

I know you haven’t seen a Friday night menu for a while. Summer catering season started with a bang and I’ve been super busy.
I promise, the moment things slow down, I’ll be back - challahs and babkas and everything in between.

If you are looking for catering during the Summer, please DM me.

Alissa🪬

19/05/2024

Yesterday’s bat mitzvah treats were a hit!
I love making cake pops, love the way they become little art pieces that make everyone ( kids and adults alike) happy.
I would take a cake pop over a slice of cake any day.

13/05/2024

Yesterday’s babka class at the new location ( 5th floor of The Centre for Social Innovation) was so super wonderful! Everyone made a raspberry rose chocolate babka and yes, they taste as good as they look.
❤️

10/05/2024

I love my job.
There’s something about offering a part of yourself every time you make a meal, a dish or even just a bite. That hope that what they are about to have is seen as beautiful, both to look at and to eat.
If you know what I’m talking about, then you know the joy it brings to have someone say “that’s so good.” The pleasure derived from someone else’s pleasure and to know that it’s the food you created that has caused that.
Beautiful 🪬

01/05/2024

Want to do something sweet with your mom this Mother’s Day? Come join me at The Depanneur’s new location and learn to make raspberry rose chocolate babka. Your mom will love it, you’ll love it and really, it’s babka, what’s not to love?

Here’s the link, spaces are limited, book now.
I can’t wait to see you there!

https://facebook.com/events/s/mothers-day-cooking-class-choc/400586332890351/

26/04/2024

Yes, it’s Passover but that doesn’t mean we can’t have beautiful (and delicious) treats!
Chocolate chip mandelbread, coconut macaroons & fudgy chocolate cookies.
Shabbat shalom! Moadim L’Simcha🪬