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Get excited about dinner with these seven ingredient (or less) dishes that you can have on the table in 30 minutes. In this hands-on culinary class, discover simple ways to incorporate more vegetables in your meals, while taking the challenge out of weeknight meal planning. Learn time-saving tips and prep methods. Take the series of two classes, at a discounted rate, or sign up for either of the single session topics. Week 1 is Soups & Starters, week 2 is Main Meals.

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August 3-10, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend

Get excited about dinner with these seven ingredient (or less) main dishes that you can have on the table in 30 minutes. In this hands-on culinary class, discover simple ways to incorporate more vegetables into your meals, while taking the challenge out of weeknight meal planning. Learn timesaving tips and prep methods. Nutritious, delicious, and quick are what will be happening in your kitchen with Indian Butter Chicken, Tomatillo Turkey Chili, and Gazpacho Cod in Parchment.

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Saturday, August 10, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend

Get excited about dinner with these seven ingredient (or less) dishes that you can have on the table in 30 minutes. In this hands-on culinary class, discover simple ways to incorporate more vegetables into your meals, while taking the challenge out of weeknight meal planning. Learn timesaving tips and prep methods. Nutritious, delicious, and quick are what will be happening in your kitchen with Butternut Squash Soup, Roasted Pear & Celery Salad, and Roasted Broccoli Salad.

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Saturday, August 3, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend

Welcome to the COCC Community Education Dinner Series. Watch Chef Candy Argondizza in a demonstration on making fresh agnolotti, a folded pasta from the Piedmont region of Italy, in our state-of-the-art demonstration classroom at Cascade Culinary Institute.

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Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 5:00pm-8:00pm PDT | Bend

Explore the special vibrancy and nutrition that culinary herbs add to our foods with Integrative Nutritionist Dianne Porter. Learn to appreciate the aroma and flavor of culinary herbs as we explore their historical uses and their science-based medicinal applications. Class includes hands-on cooking with fresh herbs and delicious recipes. On the menu: chicken sage and garlic sausage patties, rosemary farinata, and za'atar roasted cauliflower.

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Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend
Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend

Join professional whiskey distiller Rick Molitor at New Basin Distilling Company in Madras, Oregon to learn about the making of whiskey. This class will explore different types of grain, the milling, mashing, fermenting, distilling, and aging of whiskey. This is a hands-on class where participants will be helping with each step of the process and learn how to legally distill whiskey. Class includes lunch and the tasting of various types of whiskey. Participants will also leave with a whiskey tasting glass, distilling and tasting guidebook, 1-liter oak barrel, and 2 - 750ml of unaged whiskey to age and enjoy at home. Participants must be 21 years of age or older and show ID.

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Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 1:00pm-6:00pm PDT | Madras

Sauce always makes it better and compliments any protein it's paired with! Sauce Charcuterie, a white wine and mustard sauce, derived from the French classic, demi-glace. Served with pork tenderloin and creamy mashed potatoes, you have a quick and elegant meal any day of the week. Please bring a sharp knife, apron, and containers for leftovers. Students can register for any of the stand-alone classes, or the full series at a discounted price.

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Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 10:00am-1:00pm PDT | Bend

Sauce always makes it better and compliments any protein it's paired with! Sauce Tomate will be transformed into a country-style pork ragu. Handcrafted orecchiette, a semolina pasta shape named for "little ears," meld together to make a delicious Italian staple any day of the week. Please bring a sharp knife, apron, and containers for leftovers. Students can register for any of the stand-alone classes, or the full series at a discounted price.

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Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 10:00am-1:00pm PDT | Bend

Sauce always makes it better and compliments any protein it's paired with! Make an American classic, chicken pot pie, using Sauce Veloute, one of the five Mother Sauces of French cuisine. Master this sauce, and any time of the year can be chicken pot pie season. Please bring a sharp knife, apron, and containers for leftovers. Students can register for any of the stand-alone classes, or the full series at a discounted price.

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Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 10:00am-1:00pm PDT | Bend

Enjoy camaraderie, cooking, and culinary adventure in this private hands-on cooking class. We'll work in teams to create a Mediterranean Sampler and share appetizers, an entrée, and dessert with regional wine pairings. On the menu: Hummus and veggies; Prosciutto-wrapped dates; Cod in saffron broth with chorizo and potatoes; Lemon-anise biscotti; Regional wines. All recipes will be prepared gluten and dairy-free as well as low-glycemic. Please contact the instructor with any additional food sensitivities. Please note: The kitchen is not gluten or peanut-free.

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Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend

Bring a world of flavors to your dinner table with these gluten-free and dairy-free classic sauces that draw from various ethnic traditions. Gain mastery of the following sauces: Mexican Mole Sauce, Thai Coconut Curry, Mediterranean Caper Sauce, and Spanish Romesco Sauce. These sauces are bursting with flavor while accommodating common dietary restrictions.

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Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend
Sunday, June 9, 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00pm PDT | Bend

This class is becoming an annual summer tradition here at COCC! Join Chef Candy in making homemade pizza, in our outdoor pizza oven, along with an assortment of toppings. Bring an apron and containers for your leftovers.

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Sunday, June 2, 2024 | 10:00am-1:00pm PDT | Bend