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Cooking Matters for Adults
with Sarah Murphy
Oct 5, 2017 at 2:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks Cooking Matters of Maine teaches adults to cook nutritional meals and snacks on a limited budget. You will take home a bag of groceries after each class. Each class will focus on healthy cooking techniques, safe food prep and storage and tips for smart shopping. You will learn how to read the Nutrition Facts on food labels and get budgeting tips to stretch food dollars and maximize food resources.
Course will run
Cooking with Essential Oils
with Chris Ventura
Oct 24, 2017 at 6 pm Can you cook with essential oils-absolutely YES! Come learn how to incorporate these wonderful Doterra oils to make power bites, wild orange cranberry scones and lavender shortbread cookies.
*$15 lab fee paid directly to instructor at start of class*
Greek Cooking Night
with Nicholas Orgo
Dec 5, 2017 at 5:30 pm A hands-on and lecture class where you will learn to make Greek chicken, spanakopita (spinach pie) and of course baklava for dessert.
* $20 lab fee paid directly to instructor at start of class*
Italian Cooking Night
with Nicholas Orgo
Oct 17, 2017 at 5:30 pm Travel to Italy without ever leaving the state! Learn to make Chicken Piccata with lemons and capers, rigatoni with vodka sauce and Caesar salad with a homemade creamy Caesar dressing.
*lab fee of $20 paid directly to instructor at start of class*
Pasta 101
with Madelyn Litz
Oct 3, 2017 at 6 pm Learn the fun and easy art of making your own pasta! Learn how you can easily produce pasta using the right tools and techniques. The instructor has been making homemade pasta for a lifetime and she will show you how to ‘feel’ when the dough is right, how to use a pasta machine or rolling pin to achieve the results you’ll be proud to serve. Bring an apron, a rolling pin and a plastic hanger to use as your improvised drying rack! If you have a pasta machine, feel free to bring it to class.
Spanish Cooking Night
with Nicholas Orgo
Nov 7, 2017 at 5:30 pm Join this trip for the kitchen stool traveler! A hands on and lecture class where you will learn to make spicy herbed marinated olives, lamb meatballs, shrimp with chorizo and Patatas Bravas (potatoes)
* lab fee of $24 paid to instructor at start of class*
Sushi Success at Home For Beginners
with Matt Howe
Oct 10, 2017 at 5:30 pm In this fun one night class you will learn the simple and inexpensive steps to set up your kitchen for sushi production and you’ll be rolling your own in minutes! Come and learn about the equipment and supplies needed to make sushi at home. Bring an apron, a favorite, sharp kitchen knife, a cutting board and a container to bring home your sushi creations!
*Lab fee of $20 paid directly to instructor at start of class*