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Monday September 8, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	East Made Easy: Java, Indonesia NEW! - East Made Easy: Java, Indonesia NEW! Asian cooking is so delicious but many people don't make it at home because they think its complicated and expensive.  Let Ina show you how to save money and impress your family and friends by preparing delicious Asian meals with ingredients from your local grocery store.In this class, you will learn to make specialty recipes from the spice island Java, Indonesia including Bala-Bala (vegetarian fritters), Sambal Kacang (peanut sauce), Sate Ayam & Sapi (chicken and beet satay), Mie Bihun (sauteed shrimp and vegetables with ice noodles), Cendol (grass jelly and jackfruit dessert drink in coconut water).NOTE:  This class is a high-demand class.  If spaces are full, remember to add yourself to the waitlist.  If there is enough interest, a second class will be opened up.About our Instructor:Rina Saptaria, also known as “Ina” to her friends and family, was born and raised in Indonesia, a beautiful country in Southeast Asia with towering mountains, vast lakes, and extensive river systems.  It was there that Ina first discovered her love of cooking and especially preparing the cuisine native to her country.  After moving to the U.S. and starting her family, Ina spent time honing her craft teaching at several community education programs in the area.  When her children began school, she created “Cooking Around the Globe”, an after-school program for the Andover Public Schools designed to teach children about and to prepare cuisine from other countries.  It is her passion to share recipes from the East and show the community that you can make these elaborate dishes simply with ingredients sourced from your own local grocery store.

Monday September 15, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Not Your Nonna's Focaccia NEW! - Not Your Nonna's Focaccia NEW! Explore making Focaccia with a twist!  Start with Nonna's classic, then dive into how to turn that beautiful bread into a Sicilian style pizza.  Move on to explore new flavor combinations like French Onion Focaccia and Cacio e Pepe Focaccia.  Learn a foolproof recipe for a gorgeous loaf full of bubbles and crispy edges that can be adapted to your flavor preference for endless combinations.NOTE:  This class is a high-demand class.  If spaces are full, remember to add yourself to the waitlist.  If there is enough interest, a second class will be opened up.Instructor:  Lisa ParcellaAbout Our Instructor:Lisa Parcella is a married mother of three from Westford.  An avid home cook, Lisa developed her love of cooking and baking from a very young age alongside her mother and grandmother and has completed coursework at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts.  Though her day job is far outside of the kitchen, she enjoys cooking and baking and entertaining with family and friends on nights and weekends.  A former adjunct faculty member at Middlesex Community College, Lisa's curriculum focus in her baking courses is aimed at making delicious and beautiful food that is easy to learn and repeat at home with great results.  Lisa loves inspiring other home cooks and bakers to be fearless in the kitchen and have a lot of fun learning new recipes and techniques.

Monday September 22, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	African Cuisine & The Art of Spice Blending NEW! - African Cuisine & The Art of Spice Blending: Nigeria NEW! Step into the vibrant world of African culinary traditions in these immersive and flavorful cooking classes.  African Cuisine & The Art of Spice Blending invites you on a cultural and sensory journey through the diverse flavors of the continent.  Together we'll explore the foundations of African cooking by crafting our own custom spice blends.  Each student will learn how to mix and balance spices used in traditional dishes from the countries of Nigeria, Congo, and Liberia.  Guided by rich hands-on instruction, you will prepare an authentic African dish using the very spice blend you create.  You will not only leave with a jar of your personally crafted spice mix, but also the knowledge and confidence to recreate the dishes, and its cultural essence, in your own kitchen. NOTE:  This class is a high-demand class.  If spaces are full, remember to add yourself to the waitlist.  If there is enough interest, a second class will be opened up.Instructor:  LaFortune DjabeaAbout Our Instructor:LaFortune Djabea is the CEO and Founder of Mola Foods, featuring spice blends, chili relishes, marinades, sauces, plantain chips and more inspired by cuisine from Cameroon, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, India, Morocco, Nigera, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam.  She is a certified plant-based chef passionate about dispelling the stigma around African food.  A sought after keynote speaker, LaFortune is the author of Forging My Own Path: Triumphs and Trials of Resilience, a story about her journey, shrouded in secrecy, across continents in search of a life beyond Cameroon./Keynote Speaker/Former Realtor