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FEEDING HEALTHY FAMILIES - With the rising epidemic of childhood obesity and its impact on children’s health, parents and care-givers need more tools to help create healthier home environments. This class will explore how to provide a balanced life-long approach to feeding healthy families and look at making smart mealtime choices and wise food buying solutions for busy families. Healthy pre-prepared snack items will be sampled to show that healthy foods can also taste good. Instructor, Stacey Krawczyk, is a registered dietitian specializing in family and child nutrition education. A busy mom of two young boys, she has lots of practical experience to add to her professional training. Class meets Feb. 25.
Monday - 6:30 - 8:30
pm...................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $20.00
NEW! A SIX PACK OF FAST FOOD RECIPES - Come hungry for this class! Cookbook author Shirley Splittstoesser will make six Home-cooked Fast Food recipes: Three-minute Egg-Sausage Plate, Bread Pudding with Orange Sauce, Awesome Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Baked Chicken, and Strawberry Pie. Each recipe when cooked at home will result in a single serving. You will be offered a generous taste portion of each while enjoying a cup of coffee or tea. An optional cookbook of single-serving recipes will be available for $20. Class meets Mar. 31.
Monday - 6:00 - 8:00 pm......................................................................................... Room 2138 UHS
One session (2 hours)............................................................................................................... $25.00
NEW! MAKE AHEAD MEALS FOR PEOPLE ON THE GO - Learn quick and tasty recipes that can be prepared ahead and grabbed as you rush out (or in) the door. Come hungry. You will be making and eating (or taking home) Rap Wrap, Onion Lover’s Deviled Eggs, Fruit Basket Upset, and Pecan Tarts. An optional cookbook of single-serving recipes will be available for $20. Class meets Apr. 14. Instructor: Shirley Splittstoesser.
Monday - 6:00 - 8:00
pm...................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00
“Cucina Amore” (Kitchen of Love)
* COOKING WITH CHEF CARLO ANZELMO *
“Every Night Italian”
Expand your Italian culinary horizons. Chef Carlo’s cuisine classes allows you to immerse yourself in the Italian culture while learning the essentials of traditional Italian cooking. Learn knife skills, chef’s secrets, hands-on cooking, tasty dishes, and good eats. All new recipes will be provided as well as Carlo’s booklet of handy tips, recipes and cooking techniques. Each class includes appetizer, two main dishes, salad, and a tasty dessert. Join us in an informal and friendly environment as we explore the many flavors of Italy.
Sign up for all
three classes and receive a beautiful illustrated map of the cooking regions of
Italy.
NEW! SICILIAN FAVORITES - Appetizer: Sicilian Cheese Bread, Entree: Fusilli with Spinach and Asigo Cheese, Entree: Tomato, Basil Cheese Al Forno, Salad: Green on Greens, Dessert: Ricotta Cheese Cake. Class meets Mar. 27.
Thursday - 6:30 -
9:00 pm.................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2.5
hours)......................................................................................................... $25.00
NEW! TRATORIA COOKING - Appetizer: Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Bruschetta, Entree: Tuna Puttanesca, Entree: Farfalle with Turkey Sausage, Mushrooms and Peas, Salad: Caesar Salad, Dessert: Chocolate Cake with Bittersweet Glaze. Class meets Apr. 3.
Thursday - 6:30 -
9:00 pm.................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2.5
hours)......................................................................................................... $25.00
NEW! QUICK PASTA CLASSICS - Appetizer: Ricotta Crostini, Entree: Pasta Al Forno, Entree: Farfalle with Prosciuto and Green Peas, Salad: Arugula Salad with Red Wine Mustard Vinaigrette, Dessert: Cornmeal and Rosemary Cake with Balsamic Syrup. Class meets Apr. 10.
Thursday - 6:30 -
9:00 pm.................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2.5
hours)......................................................................................................... $25.00
* COOKING WITH
CHEF BOB ROWE *
Favorite
Topics, New Recipes
FLAVORS OF ITALY - Italian
cuisine is among the richest and most varied anywhere, with dishes perfect for
every occasion. Come join Chef Bob for a
little pasta and a whole lot more!
Please specify section when enrolling.
Sect. 1-Tues., Feb.
5, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
Sect. 2-Wed., Feb.
6, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours) ........................................................................................................... $30.00
LIVE TO EAT, NEW ORLEANS STYLE - There is no place
like New Orleans when it comes to delicious food. It has influences of French, Italian,
Spanish, and African cultures. Please
specify section when enrolling.
Sect. 1-Tues., Feb.
12, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
Sect. 2-Wed., Feb.
13, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours) ........................................................................................................... $30.00
MYSTERY MEAL - Here's your chance to see how an expert entertains! Chef Bob will present another brand new three-course mystery meal just for you. Don't miss this opportunity! Please specify section when enrolling.
Sect. 1-Wed., Feb.
27, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
Sect. 2-Thurs., Feb.
28, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................ Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours) ........................................................................................................... $30.00
SOUTH OF THE BORDER - Old Mexico cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors, colorful decoration and variety of spices. Please specify section when enrolling.
Sect. 1-Wed., Mar.
12, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
Sect. 2-Thurs., Mar.
13, 6:30 - 8:30 pm............................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours) ........................................................................................................... $30.00
NEW! TANTALIZING THAI - Thai cuisine is considered among the world’s most delicious, with a unique blend of particular tastes: hot (spicy), sour (piquant), sweet, and salty. Thai cuisine has been greatly influenced by its neighbors, especially India, China, Malaysia, and Laos. Please specify section when enrolling.
Sect. 1-Mon., Mar.
24, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................ Room
2138 UHS
Sect. 2-Wed., Mar.
26, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours) ........................................................................................................... $30.00
SPRING BRUNCH IS IN THE AIR - Whether you want to entertain your friends and family with a late breakfast or an early lunch, this is the class. Chef Bob will show you how to prepare some springtime favorites. Please specify section when enrolling.
Sect. 1-Tues.,
Apr. 15, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................. Room
2138 UHS Section 1
cancelled.
Sect. 2-Wed., Apr.
16, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours) ........................................................................................................... $30.00
IT’S A COCKTAIL PARTY - Host Chef Bob invites you to join him for an evening of fun finger foods and easy munchies suitable for your next party’s appetizer buffet. Please specify section when enrolling.
Sect. 1-Tues., Apr.
29, 6:30 - 8:30 pm................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
Sect. 2-Wed., Apr.
30, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.................................................................. Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours) ........................................................................................................... $30.00
A
TASTE OF VIETNAMESE CUISINE:
COOKING
WITH TIEN
Would you rather drive a 200-mile round trip to taste some of the most delicate and exotic Asian cuisine, or come join Tien Douglas in Urbana to sample some of the same signature Vietnamese dishes? Unlike the more widely known Korean, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine, Vietnamese restaurants are few and far between in the Midwest. In this sequence of four meetings, Tien will feature some of the classic appetizers, soups, and entrees of the Vietnamese kitchen that you can cook in your home.
NEW! SPRING ROLLS - Learn to prepare the Vietnamese variation of the classic Asian appetizer, the spring roll, often referred to as an egg roll. A Vietnamese spring roll features crab and taro potato among its fillings, giving it a distinctive flavor. Class meets Jan. 29.
Tuesday - 6:30 -
8:30 pm...................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00
NEW! APPETIZERS - A favorite at all of Tien’s parties are her fried won tons. Learn her secrets of these irresistible treats. In addition, we will prepare the light and subtle summer rolls, wrapped in thin rice paper with a careful mixture of thinly sliced pork, shrimp, mint, and vermicelli, that is perhaps the classic Vietnamese appetizer. These are each served in a special manner, and each with flavorful sauces that will be presented. Class meets Feb. 26.
Tuesday - 6:30 -
8:30 pm...................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00
NEW! BEEF NOODLE SOUP - Comfort food to Vietnamese, whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, means a large and hot bowl of beef noodle soup known as Pho. Pho actually has many variations, but we will enjoy Pho Tai, which includes tender slices of beef served in a hot and uniquely fragrant and aromatic broth over a bed of special noodles. The characteristic fragrance of a good bowl of Pho is achieved through a careful blend of spices, and this delicate broth is further flavored with beef to create a soup that is the most widely known Vietnamese dish for its unforgettable qualities of subtlety and hardiness. Class meets Mar. 25.
Tuesday - 6:30 -
8:30 pm...................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00
NEW! BARBEQUED BEEF WITH LEMONGRASS OVER VERMICELLI - This classic entree, known as Bun Thit Bo Nuong, further exemplifies the subtlety of Vietnamese Cuisine, by a surprising combination of barbequed beef and the fragrant mainstay of Vietnamese cooking, lemongrass, served with sliced cucumbers and roasted peanuts over vermicelli. The special marinade for the beef is revealed along with the delicate fish sauce blend that lightly covers this dish that is full of flavor and texture. Class meets Apr. 22.
Tuesday - 6:30 -
8:30 pm...................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00
*
INDIAN DELICACIES BY MALIKA KANCHERLA *
Many
have dined out to enjoy the wonders of Indian cuisine, but few ever attempt
recreating these delectable dishes at home.
It will come as a great and pleasant surprise that high quality Indian
cuisine can be easily cooked at home. Malika Kancherla presents some
wonderful dishes that are both healthy and abundantly flavorful.
NEW!
PANEER, PANEER MAKHANI WITH RICE, CHILLI PANEER - This class will show
you how to make paneer, which is a soft cheese. Paneer is a
versatile food that can be used in a great many ways. In this meeting, an appetizer chilli paneer will be
introduced. In addition, we will make paneer makhani, a curry cooked in
cream, tomato paste, onion paste and some Indian spices. Class meets Jan. 31. Rescheduled due
to snow for Feb. 7.
Thursday - 6:30 -
8:30 pm.................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00
NEW! SHRIMP CURRY WITH RICE - Come and learn a wonderful combination of seafood and Indian curry served over rice, known as Jeera Rice. Shrimp curry is cooked with ginger, garlic, tomatoes and onions with the spices that make Indian curry so distinct from all others. Class meets Feb. 21.
Thursday - 6:30 -
8:30 pm.................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00
NEW! CHICKEN 65 AND BUTTER CHICKEN - Chicken is the theme for this session, and we begin with a light and savory appetizer of marinaded chicken cooked in lime juice called Chicken 65. This is followed by Butter Chicken, which is a richly flavored dish cooked in tomato paste, with almonds and cream. Saving the best for last, the meeting concludes with the dessert Kheer, vermicelli cooked in milk and cardamom powder. Class meets Mar. 6.
Thursday - 6:30 -
8:30 pm.................................................................................... Room
2138 UHS
One session (2
hours)............................................................................................................ $25.00