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Gnocchi or Italian dumplings, the much loved pasta hearty enough for a main meal or as a primo course, are created with ease in this class! Prepare the most well known potato based gnocchi, make Giuseppe Verde’s favorite, ricotta and spinach, and finally create Adele's favorite, the parmesan cheese gnocchi made with semolina flour. Add some Del’ Amore Sauce, some salad, and mange! Fun for the whole family and friends as everyone can lend a hand in making this handmade treat. This class will meet inside CVU.

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 class will meet inside CVU.

Come learn the art of baking and decorating the perfect cupcake! Sally, our resident cake decorating instructor, will walk you through baking and decorating cupcakes in a 1-night class. You'll start by baking vanilla cupcakes and making delicious icing, and then you'll decorate your treats to bring home and share with friends and family (or eat them all yourself- we won't tell!). Each student will bring home a half dozen decorated cupcakes. Students aged 13 and over welcome; younger students should be accompanied by an adult. This class will meet inside CVU.

Soufflé is a delicious treat rarely seen in kitchens these days, relegated to the dessert menus of fancy french restaurants. Few if anybody still makes them in their home kitchen. They are considered a dish best avoided, seen as too finicky, too time consuming, and too hard to make. A dish lost to time, still suffering from the stigma of bygone years. Yet these difficult delectables still have the sophistication to impress, and with the right knowledge and equipment, soufflés become quick and easy to make. Come and learn the art and science behind how to turn simple eggs into an elegant dinner. You'll learn about stabilizing egg foam, the soufflé base, and you'll practice making both sweet and savory soufflés, before getting to try the finished product. Use the skills you learn to impress family and friends next time you host dinner.

Join Krista to learn to make a gingerbread house from scratch. You'll go from dough to fully decorated and assembled over the course of two evenings. Krista has been teaching the ins and outs of gingerbread house making for many years and she's so excited to offer her first class with Access and share all of her best tricks from making the dough to decorating to assembling (yes, she actually recommends decorating the house before assembling! Be sure to ask her about the year she made 250 houses in a season!). On the first night you will roll, cut and bake the dough, and then press in any preferred designs and/or patterns. You'll learn how to mix the dough, and then you'll scour Krista's library of resources (think photos and articles on gingerbread houses) to make a plan for the second night of decorating. Participants will decide on their preferred decorations and signup to bring ingredients to the next class (yes, mostly candy, and your stash of leftover Halloween candy is a great place to start). Night two is all about the decorating. And then you'll assemble the house to bring home and show off to friends and family! This class is limited to 8 spots to enable a personalized experience; each spot can consist of up to two people working together to make a house. You'll leave with a complete gingerbread house, as well as recipes and all the best tips for making your own gingerbread house at home in the future. Bring two cookie sheets on the first night. You will use these for baking and then bringing your gingerbread pieces home in between classes. For students aged 16 and older. Younger students are welcome to join with an adult to decorate a house together. This class will take place inside CVU.

Tourtière, a French Canadian meat pie dish originating from Quebec, is a meal that will keep you and your family and friends warm on a cold winter evening. Generally served around Christmas time, this meat pie is made with a various meats, vegetables, and spices. The filing is unique, but the crust is the "piece de resistance" with Adele’s tried and true "Hot Crust" method that yields a flaky pie crust that is delicious and simple to make. This is a perfect dish to make ahead and freeze for additional chilly nights. Adele will demonstrate her secret methods with the class, and then each student will get to sample the results before making their own small pie to take home and freeze or bake at your leisure! This class will meet inside CVU.

Injera is unique staple food to Ethiopia & Eritrea best known for spongy sourdough flatbread. It's a mixture of Teff (nutrient-dense & gluten-free), barley, corn & self-rising flour. Learn to mix the dough in class and carefully observe batter as it readies to be baked. Everyone will take a turn making injera and then take home a dinner prepared by Alganesh to enjoy. One meat and two vegetarian dishes will be served. This class will take place inside CVU.

Join Sally and learn the art of baking and decorating delicious cookies in this 1-night class. You'll start by mixing and baking "slice and bake" sugar cookies, making delicious icing, and then decorating your treats to bring home and share with friends and family. Each student will bring home a selection of decorated cookies. Students aged 13 and over welcome; younger students should be accompanied by an adult. This class will meet inside CVU.

Grittibänz, are charming little bread-men that are a popular holiday treat in Switzerland. Roughly translated – “Gritti” refers to a figure with legs apart, and “bänz” is the short form for the name Benedikt. The bread is made from a lightly sweet yeast dough, similar to brioche or challah. They’re widely made in homes and bakeries across the German speaking part of the country and are a beloved tradition throughout the holiday season. This class is designed for a child and caregiver to attend together with the understanding that each pair will work together to make a batch of Grittibanz!

Prepare ahead and reduce your holiday stress level! Make 3 different Italian cookies: biscotti, amaretti, and Florentines. All are delicious, and Florentines are even gluten free! Complete the process for each recipe, and take home cookies to share with friends and family. Learn the when and how of preparing ahead, including the freezing of uncooked dough before completely cooking each delicious treat. Freshly baked cookies, ready in minutes, for the holiday season! This class will meet inside CVU.

Come make 3 classic old world favorites: Ravioli Dolci, a pastry filled with a mixture of nuts, chocolate and dried fruits then baked, so yummy! Pizzelli, a treat from the Abruzzo region of Italy, also known as the Italian waffle cookie. (Expert tip- these make wonderful ice cream sandwiches!) Sesame cookies, a cookie wholesome enough for breakfast, that can easily be made gluten free! Join Adele for a productive and delicious evening. This class will meet inside CVU.