Community Education > Adult Evening Program > Winter/Spring 2012 Schedule of Classes and Workshops > In the Kitchen

CAKE DECORATING FOR BEGINNERS
Course #302
Cost: $55
Instructor: Nancy Pallante, NMTCC
Wednesday (6 Sessions)   2/8-3/21/2012  (No Class: 2/29)   6:30-8:30PM    Indian Valley Middle School – Cafeteria

Impress your friends and family when you learn the basic steps involved in making a decorated cake - baking & prepping the cake, making a variety of icings, creating different styles of borders, making flowers such as roses & violets, & decorative writing. Be the hit of every party with your own beautifully decorated cakes!  Some material expense - you must purchase cake decorating supplies & kit. You will receive a list (before class) of supplies to bring to class. 

CINCO DE MAYO – MEXICAN FIESTA
Course #401
Cost: $20
Instructor: Rick Alderfer, Professional Chef
Thursday (1 Session)   April 19, 2012     6:30-9:30PM    Indian Valley Middle School - Home Ec Room

In celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, people around the world celebrate this holiday on the fifth of May each year.  If you enjoy Mexican food, don’t miss this opportunity to make authentic Mexican cuisine.  In class you will make main dishes such as Enchiladas, Fajitas, and Casa Dias, Salsas, Appetizers, Desserts and more.  Sample in class and take home the rest.  A supply list given to you before class begins. Food Fee: $18 payable in class.

FILLED, STUFFED, AND ROLLED
Course #308
Cost: $20
Instructor: Rick Alderfer, Professional Chef
Wednesday (1 Session)  2/15/2012   6:30-9:30PM  Indian Valley Middle School – Home Ec Room

All sorts of food can be filled and stuffed with an assortment of fillings – come to this workshop and discover how to make an interesting variety of food from around the world as well as our country.  You will make pot stickers, ravioli, pierogis, cabbage rolls, potatoes and vegetables, meat and seafood, hors d’oeuvres, turnovers, desserts and more.  Receive all the recipes, sample the food in class and take home the rest.  Bring containers to take food home.  Food Fee payable to instructor in class $18. You will receive supply list before class begins. 

GROUND BEEF FAVORITES
Course #406
Cost: $20
Instructor: Irene Sivar
Thursday (1 Session)  3/22/2012  6:30-9:30PM    Indian Valley Middle School – Home Ec Room   

Want to know some different and delicious recipes for regular ground beef?  Here is your chance to make an assortment of easy, tasty, and “full of comfort” dishes made with this old standard.  Guaranteed to be family pleasers, in class everyone will create a different dish – including meatloaf, stew, jazzed up hamburgers, a couple of dishes with an international flavor, as well as shepherd’s pie and casseroles. Save room to taste all that is made in class and bring containers to take home the left-overs. Instructor provides all the food for an $18 fee (paid in class).You will receive a supply list before class begins.

MANGIA! MANGIA! (An Italian Feast)
Course #317
Cost: $20
Instructor: Rick Alderfer, Professional Chef
Wednesday (1 Session)  3/14/2012    6:30-9:30PM  Indian Valley Middle School – Home Ec Room

If you love Italian food, this cooking workshop will give you a delicious “Taste of Italy” as you create an entire Italian feast that includes soup, antipasto, a main dish or two, calzones, strombolis, and desserts such as cannolis and tiramisu.  You will receive all the recipes, sample the food in class and take home the rest.  Bring containers to take food home.  Food Fee payable to instructor in class $18. You will receive supply list before class begins.  Come alone or bring a friend and “mangia mangia”! 

RECIPE EXCHANGE
Course #320
Cost: $35
Instructor: Cathy Bronsdon, Certified Teacher
Wednesday (3 Sessions)  2/8-2/22/2012   7:00-9:00PM   Souderton High School – Room A-117

Our Christmas Cookie Exchange is one of our most popular classes!
This new workshop will be just as much fun!

Special Offer – Enroll and pay for yourself and bring a friend for free!!!
What Fun! Share an evening with a friend as you both create a personalized cookbook (working on the computer to type out your recipes) using your own favorite recipes and those of your classmates. Each person brings their own family recipes (with a little history or special comments) to share with classmates.  The class may also find recipes on the web. Select ones to keep, print them out, then put them into a photo album or save them to a PowerPoint template with the help of instructor.  (If you want to print in color, you will need to do that at home.) You do not need exceptional computer skills to attend. You can make more than one book, which would make a great gift for friends and family!  Bring 12 favorite recipes and a flash drive to save your recipes.  Everyone will go home with hundreds of recipes in book or in PowerPoint format. 

SIMPLY DELICIOUS DESSERTS 
Course #229
Cost: $20
Instructor: Irene Sivar
Tuesday (1 Session)  3/27/2012   6:30-9:30PM    Indian Valley Middle School – Home Ec Room

Please your family or guests with some tasty and eye-catching desserts that are not only easy to make, but delicious to eat!  In class you will make an assortment of desserts that look like they took a lot of effort, but are simple to make, even for beginner cooks.  Recipes will include cakes, pies, puddings and mousses, trifles, simple and fast cheese cakes, pastries and more. Save room to taste all that is made in class and bring containers to take home the left-overs. Instructor provides all the food for a $18 fee (paid in class). You will receive a supply list before class begins. 

SOUPS, STEWS AND CHOWDERS
Course #230
Cost: $20
Instructor: Irene Sivar
Tuesday (1 Session)  3/6/2012  6:30-9:30PM    Indian Valley Middle School – Home Ec Room       

Warm up the family with a nourishing meal that sticks to their ribs and goes well with most any other entrée, or can be a meal in itself.  Freeze some for future use.  Class will make vegetable and chicken soup, beef stew, corn and seafood chowders and more. Save room to taste all that is made in class and bring containers to take home left-overs. Instructor provides all the food for a $18 fee (paid in class). You will receive a supply list before class begins.