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A FESTIVE FALL TEA

                        One Night                                             Brandy Chandler

Join us for this fun, festive fall tea with all new pumpkin treats and ideas.  Enjoy the fresh flavors of the fall!  Learn new tips on setting that special table to delight your guests.  Taste and try the new recipes to enhance your palate.   Come have an evening of fun and enjoy meeting new friends.  Take home a door prize and/or gift!  Don’t miss out on this tea Party and a night you will always remember!  A $15 materials fee will be payable to the instructor the night of class.  Class size limited to 15.

Wednesday, October 27                        6:30-8:30 p.m.                           $10**                D102

 

AROMATIC ODYSSEYS – ASIA

                        One Night                                             Andree Fucci, CA, DRM

Discover the joys of world cuisine as we travel around the globe immersing ourselves in the aromas, flavours, textures and foods of distant cultures.  Asian cuisine is noted for being one of the healthiest, most delicious and exotically diverse in the world.  We’ll be introduced to a unique palette of Asian aromas, tastes, colors and some truly funky ingredient and flavor combinations that will open up a world of enticingly edible possibilities.  Explore exotic fruits and flavors like adzuki bean, black sesame, cardamom, cilantro, galangal, kaffir lime, lemongrass, lychees, palm sugar and sticky black rice.  Learn how to add healthy Asian freshness and flavors while we flip our concepts of what food and cooking is all about.  Come open, ready to have fun and develop creativity in the kitchen while we travel throughout Asia.  After our journeys, we’ll sample a sublime selection of exotic delicacies such as Indonesian Chicken Satay Sticks, Thai Coleslaw and Ginger Lime Fruit Salad.  No passport required!  A materials fee of $15 is payable to the instructor the night of class which includes recipes and tips.  Andree Fucci is an Internationally Certified Aromatherapist and her love of world cuisine developed as a global traveler who’s lived in Australia, France and Montreal.

Wednesday, October 13                        6:30-9:00 p.m.                           $10**                D201

CHICKEN WITH A GOURMET SAUCE FOR EVERY NIGHT

                        One Night                                             Amy Kantor, Chef and Co-owner

                                                                                    The Omelette King Catering Co.

Back by popular demand!  Wondering how restaurants make those “killer” gourmet sauces for chicken?  You too can create menu classics such as chicken marsala, ala vodka picatta, ala orange and chicken scarpiello, in minutes.  Join local caterer Amy Kantor to find out how!  Dinner will never be the same for family or company!  A materials fee of $16 payable to Amy Kantor should be included with your registration.   Class size limited to 15.

Tuesday, October 5                   6:30-9:30 p.m.                           $10**               

D201

 

CREATIVE COOKING WITH YOUR OWN HOMEGROWN HERBS

                        One Night                                             Suzanne Balet Haight

                                                                                    Susan Dugan

Join Suzanne and Susan for this fun-filled evening preparing and eating a meal made with fresh homegrown herbs.  Not only will you enjoy eating the fruits of your labor, you will also make your own container herb garden so you can share these great foods with your family too!   Learn tips on preserving your herbs for winter so you can have fresh flavor all year long!  Materials fee of $24 payable to the instructor includes not only your meal, but the container herb garden products as well.  Class size limited to 15.

Tuesday, October 12                 6:30-9:30 p.m.                           $10**                D201

 

ENOTECA EXPERIENCE

                        One Night                                             John and Cathy Lanci

                                                                                    Formerly Lanci’s Ristorante

Enjoy an atmosphere of Italian nightlife as we prepare a number of small plates enoteca style.  In many Italian cities, large and small, establishments offer samplings of wine accompanied by food.  While we cannot offer the wine sampling, suggestions will be provided for you to experience at home.  John and Cathy Lanci will prepare 3 savory dishes and one dessert.  These dishes will demonstrate the ease and speed of creating your own enoteca wine bar for your guests.  Recipes and wine pairing suggestions included.  A $15 materials fee payable to John Lanci should be included with your registration.  Class size limited to 25.

Monday, October 18                  6:30-9:00 p.m.                           $10**               

Maple Avenue O257

 

FUN WITH PHYLLO DOUGH

                        One Night                                             Amy Kantor, Chef and Co-Owner

                                                                                    The Omelette King Catering Co.

Back by popular demand…Greek phyllo lamb lasagna with tomatoes, herbs and feta.  Sounds difficult, but it is easy working with this versatile thin pastry dough.  We’ll also make original apple strudel using some of our great fall bounty of Macs and Empires, and the holiday crowd pleasing appetizer of brie cheese wrapped in phyllo with raspberry preserves.  A materials fee of $16 payable to Amy Kantor should be included when sending in your registration.  Class size limited to 15.

Tuesday, October 26                 6:30-9:30 p.m.                           $10**                D201

 

PENNY-PINCHING YOUR WAY TO SCANDALOUSLY GOOD FOOD

                        One Night                                             Dolly Adriatico

Do you really want a rosemary-garlic-red onion-parmesan focaccia tonight but don’t want to create a big gap in your weekly food budget?  (make your own for about 60₵)  Do you really love that spice blend, but feel guilty paying almost $5.00 for it?  (make your own for under 50₵).  Learn how to get better use from your crock pot and create delicious stews/soups/sauces and even desserts.  Learn when and how to skimp/substitute on ingredients while creating gourmet-worthy meals. Come join us for an evening filled with tasty treats and ideas for maximizing food storage, saving money, time and maybe even your sanity while preparing deliciously frugal goodies right in your own kitchen - great recipes included.  Choose to refuse paying top dollar for foods that you can simply and cheaply re-create at home!   Materials fee of $12 payable to instructor the night of class.

Wednesday, September 29        6:00-8:30 p.m.                           $10**               

D201

 

SOUP’S ON!

                        One Night                                             Amy Kantor

Stretch your food budget with soup in these lean economic times.  We’ll put up a pot of three traditional favorites, all vegetarian:  mushroom barley in a rich golden broth with beer and sherry, butternut squash with cream and a dash of hazelnut liqueur and minestrone with several bean varieties and plenty of veggies.  Bring your own microwaveable containers for taking some home.  Materials fee of $16 payable to Amy Kantor should be included when sending in your registration.  Limit 15.

Tuesday, November 2                6:30-9:30 p.m.                           $10**               

D201

  

THAI FOR DUMMIES

                        One Night                                             Amy Kantor

Exotic, yes.  Difficult, no!  Pad Thai, with its piquant, nutty flavor, has delighted and intrigued American restaurant goers since the 90’s.  But the dish of rice noodles, eggs, shrimp and chicken (and loads of veggies), is not that hard to make.  There will be two bonus entrees:  Thai Coconut Curry with green chili paste and Noodles in a Secret Spicy Peanut Sauce.  Several unique seasonings in each dish will open your palate to entirely new dining options.  A materials fee of $16 payable to Amy Kantor should be included when sending in your registration.  Class size limited to 15.

Tuesday, October 19                 6:30-9:30 p.m.                           $10**               

D201

  

THE AROMATIC KITCHEN

                        One Night                                             Andree Fucci, CA, DRM

Discover culinary secrets to add a zesty burst of aromas and flavors to your meals.  Learn new ways to prepare food using essential oils and herbs and spices to create excitement, add taste and nutritional benefits.  We are what we eat.  Learn how to improve digestion, cleanse and detoxify our liver, kidneys and skin simply by using the therapeutic properties of these fragrant ingredients in our meals.  Fresh, fragrant and above all fast, we’ll discover easy to prepare dishes that maximize flavor and pleasure.  Learn professional secrets and short cuts.  This class will change the way we perceive and prepare our meals.  We’ll prepare and savor a splendidly simple selection of wonderfully aromatic and flavorful dishes like:  Minted Carrot Salad, Lexie’s Famous Louisiana Black Bean Soup and Lavender Shortbread Cookies.  A materials fee of $15 is payable to instructor the night of class which includes recipes and tips.  Andree Fucci is an Internationally Certified Aromatherapist who learned the art of fine cooking from her French mother, who emphasized always using the finest, freshest ingredients.  She has worked in some of the finest restaurants in the Capital Region and Sydney, Australia and her cooking style is best described as Global Fusion.

  Wednesday, September 22        6:30-9:00 p.m.                           $10**               
 
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