Roseville Community Education Program

We'll create more than 20 appetizers that require less than 20 minutes from start to finish! You can serve these appetizers as a first course or a snack for family and friends. And learn tips for throwing an appetizer party! Our selections will include recipes for spreads, hearty appetizers, dips, dippers, nibbles, hot appetizers, and more. Enjoy your creations during the class, or take your samples home.

Take the mystery out of made-from-scratch yeast breads and leave with the knowledge and confidence to bake. We will use natural, healthy and fresh ingredients that will appeal to your family's tastes and needs, leaving highly processed preservatives behind. Learn to shape buns, loaves and beautiful crescent rolls that embrace healthy, tasty eating. This is both a hands on and demonstration class. A supply fee of $10 is payable to the instructor.

The 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study determined the leading cause of death and disability in the United States is our diet. Learn how a whole food plant based diet can prevent, reverse or treat the leading causes of death and extend life. You will sample two foods which support health and receive a free copy of Dick's Vegan (plant based) Cook Book with 30 recipes.

Learn to create the rolled Norwegian cookie, Krumkakes are made with cream, butter and cinnamon or sometimes flavored with vanilla.  Italian Pizzelles are a flat, anise-flavored cookie that may also be flavored with vanilla. Swedish Sandbakkelse are chewy and almond flavored and baked in tiny tins to resemble tarts.  Finally, we will master deep fried Rosettes - fragile, paper thin Scandinavian delicacies dusted with confectioners sugar.  You will receive great recipes along with many tips and techniques that will make your baking a success!  Bring containers so you can get your creations safely home.

Have you tried cooking with a dull knife? Dull knives are more dangerous than sharp knives because they require more pressure and are more likely to slip and cause injury. Sharp knives are more efficient, less tiring to use and make food prep more enjoyable. Join us and learn about knife selection, the principles of sharpening, sharpening tools and methods, and knife strokes for different foods. I will demonstrate how to sharpen and hone your knives and then you will sharpen your knives and try them out on the vegetables that you will bring along with your knives, and cutting boards. I suggest bringing a tomato, an onion, a bell pepper and some herbs if you like.

If you are Norwegian and missed recording Grandma's lefse recipe, tips, and techniques, this is the class for you! Even if you aren't Norwegian, you'll love this delicious treat! Learn how to make the dough and bake, store, and serve lefse - with a bonus bit of history and humor, too. We will make an authentic recipe with real potatoes and a modern version with instant potatoes. At the end of class, you can sample your fresh creations with traditional fillings. Bring a container so you can take home finished lefse and dough to bake and share.

Having a hard time getting back into the swing of the new school year and finding time to eat breakfast? Grab a tasty muffin filled with whole grains, berries and nuts to start your day. These delicious muffins are not packed with preservatives and sugar laden ingredients instead they are filled with whole grains and nutritionally packed natural ingredients. You will learn to bake great tasting quick muffins using ingredients that your family will love. Together, we'll bake banana pecan, blueberry honey, and chocolate chip bran muffins. Once baked you can freeze them for handy meals-on-the-go. An ingredient fee of $12 is payable to the instructor and bring a small container so you can bring some muffins home.

Taste the best truffles of all, and learn how to make them yourself! Nancy has taught hundreds of people to make these easy and delicious chocolate delicacies. Learn how to make 5 different truffle recipes in class for the perfect gift or party favor! Each student will take home 15-18 truffles. Supply fee of $12 will be payable to the instructor in class. Optional truffle/candy kits will be available for purchase for $18.