>>> IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN PEOPLE JOYFULLY HEAD TO THEIR
KITCHENS TO PREPARE SWEET AND SAVORY DELIGHTS FOR FAMILY
DINNERS OR HOLIDAY GATHERINGS.
BUT IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS OFFERS TO
BRING THE PLATES OR BEVERAGES BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO
DO IN THE KITCHEN, TAKE HEART.
DON McMILLAN IS AN ACCLAIMED CHEF IN WINSTON-SALEM WHO WAS
ONCE THE PERSONAL CHEF TO THE FAMED POET DR. MAYA ANGELOU.
AND SINCE 1985, HE'S BEEN THE PERSONAL INSTRUCTOR OF COUNTLESS
STUDENTS THROUGH THE STOCKED POT COOKING SCHOOL.
HIS CLASSES ARE DESIGNED FOR ANYONE SEEKING TO GAIN
CONFIDENCE IN THE KITCHEN OR JUST HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
I'M ALWAYS UP FOR FUN, SO WE DROPPED IN TO TAKE STOCK.
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>> AT THE STOCKED POT COOKING
SCHOOL IN WINSTON-SALEM, PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR AN
EVENING OF FUN AND FOOD.
>> WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE STARTER SO THEY CAN HAVE
SOMETHING TO SNACK ON WHILE THEY'RE TASTING THE WINE AND
WHILE THE FOOD'S BEING COOKED.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME NICE CHARCUTERIE PLATTER.
AND THE CHEESES ARE NOT FROM SPAIN, BUT THIS IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE CHEESES, LOCAL FROM ASHE COUNTY: NORTH CAROLINA
HOOP CHEESE.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
>> THESE DINNER GUESTS HAVE COME FOR A COOKING DEMONSTRATION,
AND TONIGHT THEY FEAST ON SPAIN.
>> WE HAVE A SPANISH WINE AND FOOD.
AND, OF COURSE, THE NUMBER ONE SPANISH FOOD IS PAELLA.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A WONDERFUL PAELLA FROM SCRATCH,
USING WONDERFUL VEGETABLES AND SAUSAGES AND MEATS.
AND THEN TO ACCOMPANY THAT, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MAKE A
TORTILLA, WHICH IS NOT THE TORTILLA THAT YOU WOULD SEE LIKE
IN MEXICO THAT IS A FLAT BREAD, BUT IT IS AN OMELET.
IT'S A POTATO AND EGG OMELET.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MAKE SOME LITTLE APPETIZER,
FUN THINGS CALLED EMPANADAS.
>> WE DO ALL KINDS OF COOKING, ALL FRESH INGREDIENTS.
NOTHING COMES OUT OF A BOX UNLESS IT'S RICE OR FLOUR.
AND ALL THE CLASSES COME WITH DELICIOUS FOOD AND WINE.
AND IT JUST GOES SO GREAT TOGETHER.
>> THE COOKING CLASSES ARE JUST -- THEY'RE FASCINATING
TO ME.
I'VE ALWAYS COOKED VERY SIMPLE THINGS, BUT I'VE NEVER TRIED TO
DO THINGS LIKE MAKE MY OWN DOUGH OR, UM, MAKE GRAVIES
FROM SCRATCH.
BUT CHEF DON HAS A GREAT WAY OF TEACHING SO THAT EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS IT.
>> CAN I MAKE THIS RECIPE WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN PORK AND
USE THE SAME INGREDIENTS?
>> YES.
TURKEY WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL.
>> TURKEY?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
>> HIS CLASSES ARE VARIED.
I MEAN, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE'S TASTE.
AND THEY'RE JUST -- THEY'RE FUN, THEY'RE INFORMATIVE.
HE'S GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> JUST A LITTLE KEY WHEN YOU'RE OPENING UP SPARKLING WINE.
UNLESS YOU WIN THE SUPER BOWL, YOU WANT TO HEAR THAT POP AND
THE FOAM, YOU JUST WANT TO HEAR A LITTLE SIGH OF RELIEF.
THERE WE GO.
OH, IT CAME OUT ANYWAY.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S BECAUSE THE PANTHERS ARE
8-0, RIGHT?
>> IT'S AN EVENING OF FUN, BUT THE McMILLANS ARE BOTH
DISTINGUISHED MASTER CHEFS.
>> WE WERE DR. MAYA ANGELOU'S PERSONAL CHEF AND CATERER FOR
MANY, MANY YEARS.
IN FACT, CHEF DON, MY FATHER, WORKED ON BOTH OF HER COOKBOOKS.
>> CHEF DON HAS ALSO WORKED WITH FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA,
SERVED SOUTH AFRICA'S ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, AND WON NUMEROUS
ACCOLADES FOR HIS COOKING AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
NOT BAD FOR A CHEF WHO RECEIVED MOST OF HIS TRAINING
ON A NAVY SHIP.
LAST NIGHT AT THE STOCKED POT, WE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH THE
COOKING DEMONSTRATION, BUT TODAY I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO GET
OUR HANDS DIRTY.
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>> THAT'S KEY.
PRECISION IS KEY.
>> YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD MORE BOOZE.
>> DOES THIS LOOK RIGHT?
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
LOOK AT THIS.
>> IT'S A HANDS-ON.
WE CALL IT A BOOT CAMP, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ATTENDING
ARE ACTUALLY DOING THAT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE MAKE THE PUMPKIN PIE, WE'LL MAKE THE
DOUGH FROM SCRATCH BY HAND.
>> AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT WE DID WHEN WE MADE THE SWEET
POTATO BISCUITS AND THE APPLE COBBLER AND THE PUMPKIN PIE.
BUT WE ALSO GOT HANDS-ON WHEN IT WAS TIME TO SAMPLE THE GOODS.
>> WE TEACH COOKING IS FUN.
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT.
SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE HERE, THEY'RE HAVING FUN.
>> FOR "NORTH CAROLINA WEEKEND," I'M DEBORAH HOLT NOEL.