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Kick-off a Healthy New Year
Ages 15 & Up: Did you eat too much over the holidays? Feeling heavy & sluggish? Kick-off the New Year with a healthy detoxification for your body, mind & spirit. Join us to learn a simple, easy to follow, 7-day detox program that will cleanse your body & leave you feeling lighter & renewed. Benefits of a detox include weight loss, the elimination of toxins, improved digestion, mental clarity, less junk-food cravings, & increased body awareness. This detox can be just the jump-start you need to a whole new you this year! You’ll go home with guidelines to follow, a meal plan, recipes, and the motivation to get started! We will prepare a few of the foods that are part of the plan, including a fruit/veggie smoothie, quinoa salad, and a veggie stir-fry with brown rice. We will eat what we prepare so come hungry. A $15 food fee due to instructor at time of class. 1 Sessions Instructor: Sherry Vatis 344543 White Oak CC 1/10 Th
$50 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Meatless Main Dishes
Ages 15 & Up: Spring is on the way, and it’s time to lighten your food repertoire. The Spring thaw has our body craving less of the heavy meat-and-potato meals so typical of cold, winter months. Dishes containing healthy proteins, without meat, that utilize seasonal ingredients are the way to eat this time of year. Join us and learn to prepare a healthy & filling main dish salad, a crust-less, protein-packed veggie quiche, and a delicious & versatile rice & bean burrito. Eating healthy never tasted so good, and so filling! Recipes are included. A $15 food fee is due to instructor at class time. 1 Session Instructor: Sherry Vatis 344548 Mid County CC 3/7 Th
$50 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Southwestern Cooking
Ages 15 & Up: Generations of hardy and resourceful cowboys, as well as modern Mexican influences have developed this region’s rustic cuisine into some of the spiciest and most colorful American food anywhere. This class will change your mind about Southwestern Food; it will rapidly become your favorite ‘to do at home cooking’ that will impress both family and friends. In this class we will explore traditional Southwestern foods and prepare a full menu meal as a part of the class. Starting with a Chicken Tortilla Soup that will certainly start us off in the right frame of mind. We will follow that with a Roasted Tomato Salsa Bison Meatloaf that will absolutely knock your socks off, particularly when it is paired with a Spicy Tomato and Black Beran Rice that you will truly love! Take home recipes; don’t forget that we eat what we fix so bring an appetite! $15 food fee due to instructor at class time. 1 Session Instructor: James Davis 344593 Ross Boddy CC 2/19 Tu
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$50 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Secrets Of Thai Cooking
Ages 15 & Up: We’ve done it again! This class features all new recipes and a few surprises as well. These recipes have never been taught here before. We start with my favorite appetizer, Shrimp Toast garnished with Pepper Jelly. Then Thai Green Curry Shrimp with Noodles (Gaeng Kieow Waan) followed by Garlic and Pepper Chicken (gai pad gratiem prik thai) served with rice. This will be an intense, action filled class with a lot of food to prepare in a short period of time. If your taste buds are leaning toward spicy Thai food (that you control) then this is a class you will not want to miss. This is not a class for wimps! Take home recipes; don’t forget that we eat what we fix so bring an appetite! $15 food fee due instructor at class time. 1 Session Instructor: James Davis 344588 Ross Boddy CC 1/15 Tu
$50 6:30am - 9:30pm
The Great Dinner Party
Ages 15 & Up: This is the Dinner Party that you only dream about doing for your friends, boss or family. We’ll show you how to plan it, prepare it, serve it and even select the wines to go with it. Starting with a First Course of Risotto with Squid and Tomatoes and a beautiful center-of-the plate Chicken Breast Supreme with Mushrooms and Cream with buttery Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Asparagus, your dinner will be the talk of the neighborhood. You will stun your guests when you serve them a home made Coconut Cream Pie topped with Whipped Cream (and don’t worry about the crust, we’ll share our secret with you. You will be as surprised as they are when you find out how easy it is to prepare. This will become a family favorite dinner, and you don’t have to wait for a special event to serve it; and your guests will all ask for the recipes (which you do not have to share!). We eat what we fix so bring an appetite and join us for a great time and a really good lunch. Take home recipes. $15 food fee due to instructor at class time
Warm up a winter’s evening with one of our cooking classes.
1 Session $65 Instructor: James Davis 344589 Ross Boddy CC 1/26 Sa 10:30am - 2:30pm
Valentine’s Day is for Chocolate Lovers
Ages 15 & Up: Calling all chocolate lovers! This class is all about desserts that will leave your loved one begging for more. Preparing home-made chocolate treats is easier than you think, and so much better tasting that store-bought desserts. Plus, who can resist them when they’re made with a little love? In this class we’ll learn to make a decadent & airy chocolate mousse, a variety of rich, dense chocolate truffles, and some gooey, double-chocolate cookie bars. Recipes are included, and bring a container to take home your goodies; that is, if you don’t eat them all in class! A $15 food fee is due to instructor at class time. 1 Session Instructor: Sherry Vatis 344545 White Oak CC 2/7 Th
$50 6:30pm - 9:00pm
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