We ♥ Local Food Recipe Contest
It’s that time of year again! Save the date for our annual We ♥ Local Food Recipe Contest. This year, we’ve chosen Sweet Potatoes as our featured ingredient and we can’t wait to see what you come up with! These root vegetables are the perfect staple for a Vermont winter. Roast them up as a side, stuff them with chili, or put your own spin on the classic sweet potato casserole. You can even sneak them into hummus or bake them in a pie. The possibilities are endless! Enter your recipe online January 28th-February 11th and be sure to sample and vote on the top 3 recipes in February (see dates below).
Pennywise Pantry Tour
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 – 10:00am to 11:00am
City Market, Downtown Store (map)
With this interactive and hands-on tour, participants will learn how to shop for affordable, fresh, long-lasting, and nutritious foods at City Market. We will begin by exploring the Produce and Bulk departments, learning a simple method for finding the best value on fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans by paying attention to the price per pound. Then we will enter the Grocery aisles and Perishables coolers and learn to become savvy label readers as we shop for nourishing, long-lasting foods that contain 5 ingredients or fewer. No matter what kind of diet you follow, these pennywise tools will help you stock your kitchen with a variety of healthy, local, and even organic foods and develop a better understanding of Co-op sales.
Free
Cooking Oils: How to Choose and
Use the Healthiest Oils
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 – 6:00pm to 7:30pm
City Market, Downtown Store (map)
This class will demystify the complicated world of cooking oils. When are you supposed to use walnut or avocado oil instead of olive oil or canola? What does cold-pressed mean? And what’s the deal with smoke point? We’ll go over the different nutritional profiles of cooking oils, how to select the healthiest oils and when to use them in the kitchen. Participants will also learn how easy it is to make your own infused oils by creating their own concoctions to take home! This class will be taught by Kerri-Ann Jennings, a registered dietitian who has taught nutrition and cooking classes for over 10 years.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Vermont Superfoods:
Local Food=Local Medicine
Thursday, February 7, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
South End Community Room (map)
Localvores seeking vibrant health and prevention of heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses can look no further than their own backyard or neighborhood farm! Join herbalist Katherine Elmer to hear about the power of familiar plants and fungi to restore and maintain wellness. Share your favorite uses and learn new ways to prepare them in your home or for your farm customers. Discuss how we all can support a healthy environment and food system through place-based natural medicine. Samples provided!
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Valentine’s Day Spa Yoga with Sangha Studio
Thursday, February 14, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Community Room, South End Store (map)
Join City Market & Sangha Studio for a slow flow-style yoga class & special treats this Valentine’s Day! Spa Yoga aims to align practitioners with the inner wisdom of deep relaxation by engaging all of the senses. Practitioners can expect flowing, grounded movement to lightly engage and warm up the muscles before transitioning into deeper stretches and longer holds. The physical practice takes time to open the body’s subtle energy and prepares students to experience new depths of awareness in a guided savasana meditation. Class will be followed by tasty treats from City Market! A lovely way to practice with a loved one or treat yourself this Valentine’s Day.
Note: Yoga mats will be provided.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
A Filipino Feast: Lumpia (Egg Rolls)
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Community Teaching Kitchen, South End Store (map)
Join us for a Filipino feast! In this class we will learn how to make Lumpia (also known as egg rolls). Lumpia is a traditional snack commonly found in the Philippines and Indonesia. These rolls can be made with a variety of fillings, but in this class we will make two different kinds of Lumpia: seasoned ground pork and a vegetable mix. This class will be taught by Maria Garrido. Maria was born and raised in Florida in a Chamorro and Filipino household. After living in Louisiana and San Francisco, she moved to Vermont in 2005 to attend the New England Culinary Institute (NECI) and was most recently at the Burlington School Food Project.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
The Art and Science of Kombucha
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
City Market, Downtown Store (map)
Start making kombucha at home! Kombucha is a fermentation of sweetened tea. In this class, we’ll learn how to make it and also discuss why fermented foods are so beneficial. Participants will take home a “scoby” (a starter culture) to get started. Note: this class will only go over the first or primary fermentation process. This class will be led by Suzanna Bliss, Licensed Acupuncturist, Nutritionist, Educator, and Director of Bliss Healing Acupuncture in Montpelier.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Winter Farmers’ Market:
We ♥ Local Sweet Potatoes
Recipe Contest Taste Test
Saturday, February 23, 2019 – 10:00am to 2:00pm
UVM Davis Center (map)
The Burlington Farmers’ Market goes indoors from November through April and features seasonal meats, produce, and handmade crafts from dozens of local producers. Once a month, stop by our activity table for fun, hands-on activities for all ages. In February, we will be sampling the top 3 recipes from our We ♥ Local Food Recipe Contest and asking participants to vote for their favorite!
Free
Wintervale: Chili Cook Off & Winter Sports
Sunday, February 24, 2019 – 11:00am to 3:00pm
Intervale Center (map)
Head on down to the Intervale Center for good food, hot drinks, outdoor recreation and winter fun. They will have free ski and snowshoe rentals for the whole family, kids’ activities and games, delicious food and drink for purchase, a chili cook-off and a bonfire to stay warm!
Free
Introduction to Amaro with Stonecutter Spirits
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Highball Social (map)
Join Stonecutter Spirits and the team from Highball Social as we taste our way through an introductory Amaro sampling, highlighting some of the Amari currently featured at Highball Social! Amaro (Italian for “bitter”) is an Italian class of liqueurs typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. The Amaro category has also recently surged in popularity in the US, both as a neat sipping experience on its own as well as a dynamic ingredient in cocktails.
This class will cover a brief history of Amaro with a guided taste through an introductory flight of various Amari along with a food pairing component. The selected Amari will range from bitter to sweet in order to show participants the great range of flavor profiles offered by the Amaro category.
Then, afterwards, anyone who wants to continue the fun can order a full Amaro pour or their favorite cocktail at Highball Social!
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Sensory Evaluation 101
Thursday, February 28, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Community Room, South End Store (map)
Adele Berrier, a Sensory Evaluation Instructor at Sterling College will lead this workshop where we will explore the art and science of Sensory Evaluation. Adele will lead a guided tasting of food items like chocolate, bread, cheese and a variety of beverages. Participants will learn the vocabulary used to describe and communicate during a sensory evaluation using elementary tastes, flavors, aromas and textures. They will also learn the basics of pairing food items and beverages. This class will leave participants with a newly trained palate, and a deeper understanding of how to enjoy food.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
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