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A champion of cookware who enjoys teaching Instant Pot/air fryer classes from her kitchen with 3 dogs underfoot, Kirsten spends her days creating beautiful food and helping fight food insecurity at Chowgirls Catering. She has been eating with local intention and sharing how to make the most of the farm share via her website Farm Fresh Feasts for more than 10 years.3. Instant Pot Holiday Hacks Thursday November 2nd, 2023 6:30-8:00pm $18 per enrollment Looking for a way to shake up your holiday cooking routines and impress your guests with some delicious, time-saving dishes? From Turkey Stock to Cranberry Sauce, Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes to sweet Pumpkin Cheesecake, Kirsten’s cool cooking hacks with simplify your kitchen efforts during the hectic holiday season. Discover how to turn your pressure cooker into a holiday miracle worker from the comfort of your own home in this live cooking demonstration. An extensive recipe handout is included, the class will be recorded and available to rewatch on demand.

Arepas Bar owner, Soleil Ramirez, will teach you how to make authentic and mouthwatering arepas venezolanas. This dish is naturally gluten free and can be made vegan. Participants can choose between making arepas with pulled chicken or veggies with beans. By taking this class you are supporting local a restaurant that has been affected by COVID and the damage along Lake Street. Participants can choose to take the class in Spanish or English. This is a pre-recorded class, we recommend making the arepas within a few days after pick-up. The class fee includes all ingredients for making ten Arepas. Class video will be provided before pick up date. This class does not qualify for any discounts as most of class fee goes directly to Arepa Bar.

Day of the Dead is a holiday observed on Nov. 1 and 2, honors deceased ancestors. And food and drink are a big part of the festivities — they are ofrendas, or offerings, put on altars to entice deceased loved ones to come back for a visit. Among the most popular food offerings are tamales — delicious little packages of masa, or dough made from corn flour, wrapped in aromatic leaves, usually corn husks or banana leaves, and steam cooked. Salsa a la Salsa owner, Lorenzo Ariza, will walk you through the tamale making process. Choose between chicken or vegan tamales. Kits will include all the ingredients to make 20 tamales and will need to be picked up prior to the class. By taking this class you are supporting local a restaurant. Participants can choose to take the class in Spanish or English. The class fee includes all ingredients. Class video will be provided before pick up date (11am to 6pm is when you can pick up the ingredients). This class does not qualify for any discounts as most of class fee goes directly to Salsa a la Salsa.

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El Día de Muertos es un día festivo que se celebra el 1 y 2 de noviembre y honra a los antepasados fallecidos. Y la comida y la bebida son una gran parte de las festividades: son ofrendas que se colocan en los altares para atraer a los seres queridos fallecidos a que regresen de visita. Entre las ofertas de comida más populares se encuentran los tamales: los cuales son deliciosos paquetes pequeños de masa hecha de harina de maíz, envuelta en hojas aromáticas, generalmente hojas de maíz u hojas de plátano, y cocidos al vapor. El propietario de Salsa a la Salsa, Lorenzo Ariza, lo guiará a través del proceso de elaboración de tamales. Elige entre tamales de pollo o veganos. Los kits incluirán todos los ingredientes para hacer 20 tamales y deberán recogerse antes de la clase. Al tomar esta clase, estás apoyando a un restaurante local. Los participantes pueden optar por tomar la clase en español o inglés. The class fee includes all ingredients. Class video will be provided before pick up date (11am to 6pm is when you can pick up the ingredients). This class does not qualify for any discounts as most of class fee goes directly to Salsa a la Salsa.

Confetti Kale Slaw; Smokey Apple & Butternut Soup; Cranberry Apple Nut Torte; Apple Galette (A galette is a rustic open-faced pie.) Your registration will cover the cost of any supplies. Cost includes a $15 supply fee. Discounts are on tuition only. Call 612.668.4828 for discounts.

Get new ideas for some autumn favorites. Recipes include Baked Oatmeal with Caramelized Pears; Apple, Beet and Walnut Salad with Lemon-Miso Vinaigrette; Roasted Turnips with Maple and Cardamom; Butternut Squash Cake with Spiced Vanilla Icing. Cost includes a $15 supply fee. Discounts are on tuition only. Call 612.668.4828 for discounts.