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Mah Jongg For Beginners and Refreshers
This American version of Mah Jongg will start with a simplified game where players, pick up, discard and trade tiles to form an easy winning hand. Over the course of 4 weeks, we'll slowly add more tiles, increase the complexity of the winning hands (using National Mah Jongg League cards) and will talk about defense and sleuthing. Mah Jongg players enjoy bluffing, learn flexibility, and generally have a lot of fun. If you like card games, you'll probably love Mah Jongg.
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Adaptive Cooking
This 10-week cooking class will cover cooking safety (including safe cutting techniques), healthy cooking hygiene, and how to cook various simple foods. This course is adapted to be accessible for people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. The classes will break each cooking task down into manageable steps. Cooking topics may include: no bake cookies, pasta, nachos, coffee/tea, and seasonal treats using a toaster food safety including how to decipher expiration dates, how to know when food is cooked, how to identify mold, how to properly clean the kitchen, how to avoid burning yourself on the stove and pans following steps of a recipe team work in a shared kitchen space memory techniques to remember to turn the stove and oven off. This course will run for 10 weeks and the lessons will build on each other with the chance for lots of repetition. While students will snack during each class, there will not be full meals provided during every class; students are recommended to plan accordingly.Aids are welcome to join a student. A needs assessment covering food sensitivities/allergies, past cooking experiences and more will be part of the registration process.This class is intended for young adults ages 14 and older. June 1st will be a makeup day in case of instructor illness or weather cancellations.
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Eritrean/Ethiopian Injera
COOKING & BAKING
Injera is a unique and well-known staple food in Ethiopian & Eritrean cuisine. This spongy sourdough flatbread is a mixture of Teff (nutrient-dense and gluten-free), barley, corn, and self-rising flours. During class Alganesh will demonstrate the steps of the dough making process, including how to mix flours properly, and students will be able to carefully observe the batter as it readies to be baked. Everyone will then take a turn cooking injera before sitting down together to enjoy a dinner prepared by Alganesh. One meat and two vegetarian dishes will be served. This class is a combination of demonstration and participation as Alganesh condenses the extended bread making process into a 1-night class. After Alganesh demonstrates the dough preparation process, a small group of 3-4 students will work together at each cooking station to cook their Injera. "I loved this class! Alganesh is a wonderful, joyful teacher who makes the class so enjoyable and everything tastes so delicious. I have taken all of her classes and will take them again." "I loved this class, learned a lot, and would definitely take other classes from her. Wonderful evening of learning and sharing of a different culture. Memorable!" "This was our second class at Access, and second with Alganesh. I can't recommend enough. Alganesh is very warm and welcoming. She has put a lot of thought and consideration into her classes. We had a fun time learning about Eritrean and Ethiopian culture, and learning how to make Injera, the foundation of their cuisine. The best part, of course, was getting to eat our delicious food at the end! Thank you for a wonderful evening!"
Winter/Spring 2026
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Eritrean/Ethiopian Cuisine - Focus on Meat and Vegetables
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Join Alganesh for another night of Eritrean cooking as she introduces a combo of new meat and vegetable dishes served at special occasions. Learn how this cultural event is celebrated, and be ready to enjoy a delicious meal with the class at the end. Menu: Curried Chicken, Spiced lentils and mildly seasoned spinach. This is a participatory cooking class. A small group of 3-4 students will work together at each cooking station to complete the recipes on the night's menu. "Alganesh led us in preparing delicious food and a wonderful experience learning about Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. Well timed for cooking and enjoying within the class time frame and cognizant of folks attending after work. Highly recommend!" - M. A. "I loved this class! Alganesh is a wonderful, joyful teacher who makes the class so enjoyable and everything tastes so delicious. I have taken all of her classes and will take them again." "It was a wonderful class. She was very enthusiastic, the recipe was easy to follow, and the product was delicious! I would love to take more of her classes." Michelle A.
Winter/Spring 2026
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Eritrean/Ethiopian Cuisine - Vegetarian Specialties
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Learn simple techniques to prepare ethnic food that is rich in flavor. Eritrean/Ethiopian cooking relies on a diverse range of herbs & roots to develop characteristics quintessential to the cuisine. Everyone will participate making a variety of vegetarian dishes including: Spiced mushroom - organic mushroom cooked with berbere spice, onion, garlic, ginger and tomato Curried lentils - split red lentils cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, tomato and curry powder. (Alganesh's signature dish) Greens - spinach cooked with red onion, ginger, garlic, fresh tomato, jalapeno and rosemary. Experience the culture and enjoy a delicious meal that will nourish your soul! This is a participatory cooking class. A small group of 3-4 students will work together at each cooking station to complete the recipes on the night's menu. "Alganesh offers a variety of fare in her Ethiopian/Eritrean cooking class: instruction, encouragement, cultural knowledge and enthusiasm! I left the class full of delicious food AND enthusiasm and capacity to create this satiating cuisine at home!"~ Emmy
Winter/Spring 2026