| How to Build the
Perfect Cheese Plate
Monday, December 3, 2018 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Community Teaching Kitchen, South End Store (map)
 Gearing up for your big holiday party? Join our very own Executive Chef, Michael Clauss and learn how to create the perfect cheese platter! Learn about what types of cheeses to choose, how to pick the perfect fruit or meat accompaniment, tips for serving and much more! At the end of class, participants will be able to enjoy the wonderful cheese platter we built throughout the class.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Winter Wellness and
Fire Cider Making Workshop
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Community Teaching Kitchen, South End Store (map)
Join community herbalist Katherine Elmer to explore key herbal strategies to prevent and relieve symptoms of common winter ailments. Participants will also learn how to make fire cider, a traditional herbal winter wellness formula, and take home their own jar of it!
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Winter Farmers’ Market:
Make Your Own Mulling Spices
Saturday, December 8, 2018 – 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 December, our activity will be DIY Mulling Spice mix!
Free
Pennywise Pantry
Monday, December 10, 2018 – 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
No Fuss Kitchen:
Gluten Free Holiday Treats
Sunday, December 16, 2018 – 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Community Teaching Kitchen, South End Store (map)
Settle in, cozy up, and join us for this hands-on class where we will explore the world of sweet and delicious gluten free baking, fit to celebrate the holidays of the season. Together we will explore gluten free treats, from variations of classic favorites like pies, to cookies, to naturally gluten-free alternative sweets. Our No-Fuss kitchen is all about having fun in the kitchen, stressing less, and making food that tastes great. The class will include a demonstration of two pie crust techniques, and then together, we will make two more recipes that you’ll be excited to share with friends and family. Along the way, you’ll learn easy-to-incorporate baking skills that you can use for celebratory and everyday recipes alike.
*Note: Our Community Teaching Kitchen is not a certified gluten-free facility.
$10 City Market Members, $25 Non-Members
Drop In: Healthy Holiday Snacks
Monday, December 17, 2018 – 10:00am to 12:00pm
Community Teaching Kitchen, South End Store (map)
Swing by our Community Room at our South End store for some healthy holiday snacks! Feel free to grab a snack to go, or stay for a demo. We will be making a number of yummy, healthy, delicious treats. We’ll also have coffee and music to enjoy. This activity is open to kids of all ages and is a drop-in event, so no need to sign up.
Free
The Art and Science of Kombucha
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 – 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
A Filipino Feast: Pancit Bihon,
Chicken Adobo, Putong Puti
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 – 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 three traditional Filipino dishes. The first, Filipino Adobo is the “national dish” and is meat or vegetables marinated and braised in soy sauce, vinegar and peppercorns. The second dish, Pancit Bihon is a Filipino adaptation of Cantonese Lo Mein, a stir fry of meat and vegetables tossed with rice noodles. Lastly, we will make Putong Puti, a rice flour muffin that is steamed instead of baked. 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
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