The Kitchen Cabinet with Annette Nielsen

Annette Nielsen has been cooking since before she started elementary school, learning from her mom, a home economics teacher. She has worked in every part of the food system from production to consumption, serving as an assistant chef in NYC for Glorious Food, producing farm-to-table dinners in upstate New York, teaching cooking and culinary nutrition in community settings and at farmers’ markets, and managing a cooking school at NYC’s Fairway Market’s flagship location. She believes everyone can be successful in the kitchen, and the key to community is around the table!


This fall, join Annette Nielsen for a series of hands-on, seasonal cooking and preservation classes designed to celebrate fresh ingredients and practical kitchen skills.


In Preserving the Harvest, you’ll learn essential techniques like freezing, canning, pickling, and drying herbs—while taking home jars of tomato sauce and quick pickles you make in class.


Cook with the Seasons begins with a visit to a local farmstand before heading into the kitchen to transform the day’s bounty into a plant-forward autumn meal, all while learning tips for improvisational cooking, seasonal pairings, and food storage that reduces waste.


For a festive twist, Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen offers a fun, creative environment filled with music, mulled cider, and treats as you prepare homemade gifts like soup mixes, granola, candied orange peel, and even dog biscuits—each beautifully wrapped and ready to share.


All classes provide materials, guidance, and plenty of inspiration to take home.

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  • The Kitchen Cabinet Series – Canning (Preserving the Harvest)

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Cooking Classes & Tastings

    Preserving the Harvest We’re in the harvest season, with great bounty in every farm field and community garden plot. Learn how to preserve some of those flavors for next week or to use a few months from now, with techniques for freezing, drying, and canning. The methods learned here help prevent food waste, too. Your…

    $84.00

  • The Kitchen Cabinet Series – Cook with the Seasons

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Cooking Classes & Tastings

    Cook with the Seasons What to do with your CSA when you’re lacking culinary inspiration or time? We will use produce from a local farmer with a CSA model and learn about how they grow their nutrient-dense, flavorful produce.  We will learn what’s in season in our region, creative ways to pair different flavor profiles,…

    $69.00

  • Annette Nielson of The Kitchen Cabinet Presents…Edible Gift Creation (Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen)

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Cooking Classes & Tastings

    Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen Get your creative side going and think about making some delicious and practical – everyone eats – gifts in the kitchen. Think about wrapping up those last-minute gifts for the favorite teacher, the dog (or the dog walker), your salon stylist, or the hard-to-shop-for BFF who has everything! We’ll have…

    $85.00