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A wide array of offerings promises something tantalizing for every palate. Sample a class or try the whole series!      Pots, Pans, and Paring Knives Tell a Friend!          Carpenters can't build houses using rakes and leaf blowers, and cooks can't cook efficiently without the right "tools". During the two class sessions, students will learn how to select, use, and take care of knives, pots and pans. Then,students will prepare several dishes highlighting what they have learned. A $25.00 materials fee covering both sessions will be collected at the fist class. Week one: knives and cutting techniques Week two: Pots, pans, searing and sauteing.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       502000  9/13 & 9/20  Thursday  6:00pm-9:00pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Couzens  53.00  -  53.00  CANCELLED      top     Bayou Basics Tell a Friend!          The cuisine of Georgia, South Carolina, and New Orleans is dependent on a melting pot of heritage and native ingredients. Spend an evening learning about low country cooking. We will be preparing a traditional low country shrimp boil (Frogmore Stew) and one other seasonal Cajun or Creole dish. This is a hands-on class, so bring your chef's knife and an appetite. A $20.00 materials fee will be collected at the class.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       501500  10/4  Thursday  6:00pm-9:00pm  Chara H.S. Room 22  Couzens  31.00  -  31.00  CANCELLED      top     Pouch Cooking Unwrapped Tell a Friend!          Love to cook, love to eat, and hate to clean pots and pans? Pouch cooking using parchment and foil is for you. Learn how to cook fabulously flavorful food without a lot of fat or mess. We will be preparing a shrimp and salmon main dish, vegetable, and dessert. This is a hands-on lass, so bring your chef's knife and an appetite. A $20.00 materials fee will be collected at the class. ,/u>      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       501600  11/1  Thursday  6:00pm-9:00pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Couzens  31.00  -  31.00  Add to Cart      top     Elegant and Easy Tell a Friend!          Italians have a magical flair for transforming a short, seemingly unispired list of ingredients into bewitching dishes. The French make freshness, imagination, and simplicity hallmarks of their cuisine. During this two session class, students will create uncomplicated dishes designed to look like they took hours to prepare. A $30.00 materials fee covering both sessions will be collected at the first class. Week one: simple, elegant French cooking Week two: quick, straightforward Italian.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       502100  11/8 & 11/15  Thursday  6:00pm-9:00pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Couzens  53.00  -  53.00  FULL - Please Call!      top     Let Them Eat Cheese Tell a Friend!          Spend an evening devoted to cheese. Learn how to taste and appreciate a variety of cheeses and how to host a cheese tasting party. Discover which wines and foods pair with which cheeses (sorry, no wine tasting). End the evening by preparing a dish featuring one of the highlighted cheeses. This is a hands-on class, so bring your chef's knife and an appetite. A $20.00 materials fee will be collected at the class.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       501700  12/6  Thursday  6:00pm-9:00pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Couzens  31.00  -  31.00  Add to Cart     Mondavi Arts Concert Series Placer School for Adults, in partnership with Latitude's Restaurant, is offering two exceptional evenings of cuisine and culture. After dinner you will be escorted by chauffered van to the concert hall to enjoy an outstanding cultural event performed by world-renowened artists. Your registration includes dinner, trasportation to Davis, parking, and the performance. The evening begins for each event at 5:00pm with a no-host social, followed by dinner at 5:30pm. When you register, you will be asked to select your meal preference. * Sorry, no refunds for these performances.      Hills of Home (Doc Watson) Tell a Friend!          Groundbreaking North Carolina guitarist, banjo player, and singer Doc Watson--a six-time Grammy winner and member of the Bluegrass Hall of Honor--is the most important traditional American musician of the past 50 years and among the handful of artists in any style who can honestly be called a "living legend". Hills of Home is an exciting musical evening of folk tunes and mountain wisdom from Watson and storyteller and musician David Hold. Legacy, the CD which covers much of the same ground, won a Grammy in 2002 for the Best Traditional Folk Recording. Entree choices (select one per registration) Braised pork or trout with cornbread & coleslaw (vegetarian entree also available)      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       308300  10/6  Saturday  5:00pm  Latitude's Restaurant 130 Maple Street, Auburn  Staff  105.00  -  105.00  FULL - Please Call!      top     Tango Buenos Aires Tell a Friend!          Steamy and seductive, Tango has captivated dance enthusiasts around the word with its mesmerizing rhythms, and movements. Tracing the tango's evolution from the brothel to the cabaret to the ballroom, Tango Buenos Aires' performances are widely applauded for their sensuality and artistry. Entree choices (select one per registration) Grilled beef with chimichuri on Camarao (Brazilian seafood stir fry in coconut milk) (vegetarian entree also available)      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       309200  11/7  Wednesday  5:00pm  Latitude's Restaurant 130 Maple Street, Auburn  Staff  105.00  -  105.00  Please Call!     Weimar Institute Culinary Series Placer School for Adults, in partnership with Weimar Institute's New Start Lifestyle Program is delighted to highlight the expertise of instructors Sally Christensen, Rhonda Smith, and Rich Smith in the following sampler of health-promoting courses. Classes meet at the Newstart Lodge cooking classroom, 20601 W. Paoli Lane, Weimar.      A Holiday Celebration for Vegetarians Tell a Friend!          Thanksgiving is the ultimate vegetarian holiday. After all, it started as a celebration of the autumn harvest bounty. Cooking instructor Sally Christensen will show you how to crete an all plant-based meal or give you some new ideas for the vegetarians around your table. Learn how to prepare a dinner that is festive, colorful, scrumptious, and heart-healthy.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       508000  11/1  Thursday  6:30pm - 8:00pm  Weimar Institute 20601 W. Paoli Lane, Weimar Newstart Lodge  Staff  34.00  -  34.00  Add to Cart      top     Simple, Natural Remedies for Common Ailments Tell a Friend!          Learn how to be more confident and self-sufficient when treating common ailments such as colds, flu, headaches, and bug bites. Rhonda Smith, RN and Rich Smith, LMT, demonstrate selected hydrotherapy treatments and other natural remedies, such as charcoal, that effectively stimulate your immune system for healing and relieve uncomfortable symptoms without harmful side effects.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       508100  10/4 & 10/11  Thursday  6:30pm-8:30pm  Weimar Institute 20601 W. Paoli Lane, Weimar Newstart Lodge  Staff  74.00  -  74.00  CANCELLED          Latitudes Restaurant Tell a Friend!          Step into Pat and Pete Enoch's kitchen for a unique chef's view. The class will collectively prepare (and enjoy) a globally-influenced meal that will inspire you to try new techniques and ingredients in your own kitchen. Classes are held on Tuesday nights at Latitiudes Restraunt, 130 Maple Street, Auburn from 6:00pm-8:30pm.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       506000  9/18  Tuesday Chef Pete - Food from Spain  6:00pm-8:30pm  Latitudes 130 Maple Street, Auburn  Staff  44.00  -  44.00  Please Call!    506001  10/23  Tuesday Chef Alice - Beginning Tofu cooking class  6:00pm-8:30pm  Latitudes 130 Maple Street, Auburn  Staff  44.00  -  44.00  Add to Cart      top     An Afternoon to Remember Tea Parlor Tell a Friend!          Experience the fascination and excitement of the world of tea. Amy Lawrence, certified tea consultant, presents two unique tea-tasting classes. The October 4th, "Host a Holiday Party", will focus on Fall and Winter teas, a sampling of treats, and creative ideas to make your own holiday tea party an "Afternoon to Remember"! The October 17th class will focus on making three delicious soups. Included will be a sampling of each of the soups along with a slice of Black Forest Ham quiche. Class limited to 15 participants. Class meets at An Afternoon to Remember Tea Parlor. 452 Main Street, Newcastle.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       506600  10/4  Thursday Host a Holiday Party  3:00pm-5:00pm  An Afternoon to Remember Tea Parlor 452 Main Street, Newcastle  Lawrence  36.00  -  36.00  Add to Cart    506601  10/17  Wednesday Homemade Soups  3:00pm-5:00pm  An Afternoon to Remember Tea Parlor 452 Main Street, Newcastle  Lawrence  36.00  -  36.00  Add to Cart      top     Appetizer Class Tell a Friend!          Learn the secrets of creating fun, fast and easy appetizers for all to enjoy. Hot, cold, and make ahead appetizers will be featured, along with samples to eat and recipes to take home. A $7.50 materials fee will be collected at the class.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       501800  9/27  Thursday  6:30pm-9:00pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Bianchi  27.00  -  27.00  Add to Cart      top     Secrets of a Good Crust Tell a Friend!          Learn simple secrets for making perfect crusts. Traditional pie crusts, sweet and savory types will be covered. There will be samples to enjoy. A $3.50 materials fee will be collected at the class.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       501900  11/5  Monday  6:30pm-9:00pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Bianchi  27.00  -  27.00  Add to Cart      top     Citrus Court Cooking - It's a Wrap! Tell a Friend!          It's a wrap! Shopping at the Foothill Farmer's Market, seasonal fruits and vegetables will be purchased to prepare wraps! Egg rolls, lumpia, pot stickers and wontons. Snow's Citrus Court syrups, sauces and marinades will be used to prepare the wraps that can be used for hors d' oeuvres, main course and dessert preparations. This is primarily a demonstration class, but there will be a hands-on opportunity to make lumpia. A $12.00 materials fee will be collected at the class.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       503500  10/3  Wednesday  6:30pm-8:30pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Snow  23.00  -  23.00  CANCELLED      top     Citrus Court Cooking - Mandarin Oranges in Prize Winning Recipes Tell a Friend!          Winning recipes from the Mountain Mandarin Festival Cookbook ; broccoli salad, shrimp and pasta and Mandarin orange dessert crepes. Recipes use fresh local citrus and Snow's Citrus Court syrups and sauces. This is a demonstration class with ample sampling! Drawing for two cookbooks: Citrus Court Cooking and Mountain Mandarin Festival Cookbook. A $12.00 materials fee will be collected at the class.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       503600  11/7  Wednesday  6:30pm-8:30pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Snow  23.00  -  23.00  Add to Cart      top     Le Bilig Restaurant Fall Menu Tell a Friend!          Let French Chef Marc Deconinck inspire you with his flair and enthusiasm for fine cuisine, simply prepared. Using the freshest of ingredients, Marc demonstrates the classic techniques essential to a truly oustanding French meal, from appetizers to entrees and desserts. All classes are held Tuesday nights at Le Bilig Restaurant, 11750 Atwood Road, Auburn Classic French Dinners Served from 6:00pm to 8:00pm 9/18 Seared Ahi Tuna with tomato and citrus confit and scallops in cream sauce 10/9 Seafood Croquettas and salmon in parchment with roasted root vegetables 10/16 Sauteed forest mushrooms and toast with braised short ribs in Belgian Ale 11/6 Assorted mini croissant appetizers and roasted game hens with Tomich Farms pomegranates and demi glace 11/13 Pumpkin fennel and ginger soup and braised veal shanks 12/4 Country style pate and stuffed pork tenderloin      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       506300  9/18  Tuesday  6:00pm-8:00pm    Staff  69.00  -  69.00  CANCELLED    507600  10/9  Tuesday  6:00pm-8:00pm    Staff  69.00  -  69.00  Add to Cart    506800  10/16  Tuesday  6:00pm-8:00pm    Staff  69.00  -  69.00  Add to Cart    506100  11/6  Tuesday  6:00pm-8:00pm    Staff  69.00  -  69.00  Add to Cart    506700  11/13  Tuesday  6:00pm-8:00pm    Staff  69.00  -  69.00  Add to Cart    505900  12/4  Tuesday  6:00pm-8:00pm    Staff  69.00  -  69.00  Add to Cart      top     Sutter's Fort and Indian Museum Tour Tell a Friend!          Step back in time on this tour to the California Indian Museum and Sutter's Fort. Climb aboard the Adult School bus for an enjoyable day in Sacramento! Learn of the proud heritage of the Califonia Indian culture, then walk next door to Sutter's Fort, one of the earliest European settlements in the Sacramento Valley. Next, ride through historic neighborhoods to Old Sacramento for a self-guided tour and lunch on your own before returning to Auburn.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       08CA00  9/21  Friday  8:30am-3:30pm  Tech/Adult Center 13055 Bill Francis Dr., Auburn  Biggs  45.00  -  45.00  CANCELLED      top     Sutter Creek Excursion Tell a Friend!          Come with us on the Adult School bus to discover Sutter Creek, the Jewel of the Gold Country. Enjoy Fall in the foothills during the two hour ride to this historic gold rush town. Upon arrival, you will explore Sutter Creek's Bed and Breakfast, sip tea at Tea Eras Tea Room, and take a walking tour of historic Sutter Creek. There will be time for shopping and lunch on your own.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       08CB00  10/11  Thursday  8:00am-4:00pm  Tech/Adult Center 13055 Bill Francis Dr., Auburn  Biggs  45.00  -  45.00  Add to Cart      top     Historic Buildings of Auburn Tell a Friend!          Imagining what Auburn was like a century ago becomes easy as you ride along the tree-lined streets that once were home to pioneer families and enterprising businessmen. From the comfort of the adult school bus, your driver will point out many of the historic buildings and homes of Auburn. Learn of the many architectural styles found in our fair city and a bit of history of the people who built these homes and businesses. If you are new to Auburn, this an excellent way to explore this wonderful town.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       08CC00  11/3  Saturday  9:00am-11:00am  Placer Adult School 390 Finley Street, Auburn  Biggs  23.00  -  23.00  Add to Cart      top     Basic Candy Making Tell a Friend!          Learn the secrets of making your very own candies. Molding chocolates, suckers, dipping, peanut butter cups, turtles, cream centers, clusters, bars and more. A $7.50 materials fee will be collected at the class. Students will be given recipes and samples to enjoy.      Section Dates Days Times Location Instructor Fee  Aux  Total       501100  10/1  Monday  6:30pm-8:30pm  Chana H.S. Room 22  Bianchi  23.00  -  23.00  Add to Cart
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