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COOKING
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BASIC COOKING This series provides an introduction to setting up and using a kitchen, planning balanced and nutritious meals, purchasing foodstuffs, and learning standard food preparation techniques. Spice Up Your Healthy Meals Do you wonder which spices go with what? How much to use? What combinations of spices and herbs identify specific cuisines such as Italian, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, etc? How long can one use store-bought spices or herbs? How do you substitute fresh from dried? Are there medicinal uses for such herbs as well? Learn all of this and more while we cook and enjoy several delicious dishes using fresh and dried herbs and spices. A 101 Spice Primer! This class is packed with information about nutrition too! Suzanne Landry 60632701Easy and Fresh Seafood Love fish, but don’t know how to prepare it? Are you concerned with the possible pollution in fish these days? How wild compares with farmed? We will discuss the best and “cleanest” seafood to eat, where to purchase it and the best way to prepare it. We’ll also discuss the health benefits of sea vegetables. Recipes will be prepared based upon what is available in the market at the time of class and are guaranteed to be delicious. Suzanne Landry 60632702  COOKING FOR YOUR NEEDS Whatever your special dietary needs, this series will assist you in planning and preparing balanced and nutritional dishes. Vegan Gourmet Learn to craft a four-course gourmet feast for the senses that’s wonderful to eat, heart healthy, made without meat, eggs, and dairy that’s also good for the planet. With inspiration from around the globe, each dish will show how eating vegan can be epicurean. Brian Von Dedenroth, M.B.A. 60632801Cooking in the Raw No, we're not cooking naked. But we will be preparing food without heat. Why? Because enzymes are our friends and raw food has more of them. Become intimate with food processors, blenders, and dehydrators as we make pizza, tacos, crackers, soups, and pie all in the raw! Brian Von Dedenroth, M.B.A. 60632803Global Vegetarian Cuisines Explore gourmet vegetarian cuisines from around the world with an emphasis on creating easy, healthy, balanced meals. Margaret A. Riesen 60632802 SEASONAL COOKING This series introduces you to the variety of tasty and healthy options available at your farmer’s market and supermarket throughout the year. From the Earth to the Table Come learn the secrets of the pleasures of the table using local, seasonal, and organic foods. We will cook from scratch using the classic to the innovative. Kim Schiffer 60633202Barbeques and More Each night we will grill a complete regional BBQ dinner. New recipes. Dan Feeney 60633201 ECONOMICAL COOKING Planning and preparing nutritious meals on a budget is an art. In this series you will learn how to prepare satisfying, balanced dishes, while containing food costs. Soup, Salad & Dessert Explore a variety of healthy, easy cuisines from around the world, using fresh, natural ingredients. Margaret A. Riesen 60632902 REGIONAL / INTERNATIONAL COOKING Exploring the cuisines of the world and specialized regional foods, this series will feature an international array of samplings using foodstuffs and techniques typifying each county or region. Everyday International Take a culinary tour around the globe and learn to prepare simple and fresh recipes that your family and friends will savor. From apple pie to zabaglione, Indian to Italian, everyday cooking never tasted so exotic! Give your recipe repertoire international inspiration and take home great techniques and tips guaranteed to take your cooking to the next level. Jane Hollander Bonifazzi 60633105Cuisines of the Sun Explore the traditional home cooking of the South of France, Morocco, Spain, Greece and Italy, food abundant in fresh vegetables, herbs and spices. Paule McPherson 60633103Salute to Sushi Learn the secret techniques of making traditional and creative Japanese Sushi in one lesson, including California roll and Rainbow roll, Miso soup, vegetable dishes and more. Takako Wakita 60633102Thai I Learn the varied techniques of Thai Cooking using fresh herbs and spices to define each dish. Apiyuth Luangprasert 60633115Thai II From appetizer to main course, learn the taste of Thai. The tastes are exotic, spicy - sometimes hot, and quite varied in cooking technique. Thai cooking is very healthy using fresh herbs and spices to define each dish. Apiyuth Luangprasert 60633117Vegetarian Thai Learn the quite varied techniques of Vegetarian Thai Cooking using fresh herbs and spices to define each dish. Apiyuth Luangprasert 60633107Indian Vegetarian I Learn how to cook exotic healthy low cholesterol Indian vegetarian meals. Nimita Dhirajlal Govindjee 60633101 (cancelled)Vietnamese Come learn Vietnamese recipes with a Vietnamese native. Prepare and taste exotic dishes. No cooking experience necessary. Tam Trinh 6063306 PASTRY, BAKING AND DESSERT This series introduces the basic principles of pastry preparation, both traditional and contemporary baking techniques and specialty desserts. Cake Decorating Create professional looking cakes and fancy foods for your family and friends using professional decorating equipment and techniques. Learn the rose, borders, flowers and have fun creating projects to take home and enjoy! Lani Wolff 60633001Chocolate Delights Unlock the secrets of homemade chocolate. Each student will make and take home candy, including truffles, molded candies, bon bons, dessert shells, mousse, fudge and much more. Perfect for gift giving for the holidays and special occasions. Lani Wolff 60633005Indian Desserts This class offers to teach an array of desserts from different regions of India. The class includes the discovery of the use of different spices, forms of dessert making without the use of an oven, and strategies to make the desserts more decorative. Recipes are included. Nimita Dhirajlal Govindjee 60633006 WINE Food and Wine Pairing Craving wine and chocolate? Why not have both? Learn how to pair these complex, decadent treats and how their origins influence flavor. Understand how the place (terroir) affects wines and chocolate flavors, as well as how to pair them. If you know you wine, and you know your chocolate, then you, too, can make this combination a match made in heaven. We'll teach you how. Please bring 4 wine classes. You must be at least 21 years old to participate in this class. Brian Von Dedenroth, M.B.A. 60633302The Grape Adventure Confused with all the snobbery, all the ritual, all the abracadabra of ordering, tasting and drinking wine? Terrified by all the difficult-to-pronounce names on a restaurant wine list? Embarrassed by not knowing what wine to serve to wine knowledgeable friends? Interested in understanding what wine goes with what food? Selected premium wines will be tasted at each class. Includes an all day tour to three Santa Barbara County wineries with noted wine author Cork Millner. Must be at least 21 years old to participate in this class. Cork Millner 60605001 Top | Classes | Services | Events | News | FAQ | Home | SBCC |