Farmington Continuing Education

Learn how to create your own charcuterie board with a hands-on lesson from Chell's Charcuterie. Michelle will bring all the necessary tools and ingredients for you to create a heart board (session A)or a spring board (session B). Cheeses, meats, fruits and all accompaniments will be available to you as youstyle your own beautiful charcuterie boards to take home. Course fee includes the cost of supplies. Session A: Heart Board Whether you’re planning an intimate gathering or a large event, charcuterie boards are sure to impress. Perfect as a gift, addition to your party, or for any reason you’d like! During this in-person event, you will get hands-on experience designing a charcuterie board with a variety of meats, cheeses and fruit's. Create a salami flower, kiwi star, provolone rose, and more! Michelle will guide you through the design process and provide simple tips and tricks to elevate your charcuterie life. Included: 10" Bamboo Disposable Board | 4 Cheeses | 2 Meats |Fresh Fruit | Dry Fruit | Fresh Herbs. All tools needed will be provided but sold separately. Cheese knife, ravioli cutter, and paring knife. Session B: Spring Board Shock your neighbors, friends, and family through the Spring holidays with this exciting Spring themed charcuterie board. With design and style instruction from Chell's Charcuterie, you will walk away with the knowledge to create your own Spring board, and a board of your own! Included: 10" Bamboo Disposable Board | 4 Cheeses | 2 Meats |Fresh Fruit | Dry Fruit | Fresh Herbs. All tools needed will be provided but sold separately. Cheese knife, ravioli cutter, and paring knife. No alcohol is permitted.

Making fresh, soft cheese at home is easy and fun! Learn the process and equipment needed to make mozzarella, lemon cheese, and coulommiers. Course fee includes the cost of supplies. This class will fulfill the prerequisite for Advanced Beginner's cheesemaking class.

Come learn how to create beautiful sugar cookies with Royal Icing. You will learn and practice how to outline and flood cookies with icing. You will also learn different techniques to enhance the cookies, such as wet on wet, transfers, and texture. You will leave each session with beautifully decorated cookies to share with friends and families. Several sessions to choose from. January 22 (Snow Fun) February 12 (Hearts Galore) March 12 (Lucky Clover) April 9 (Hopping Bunnies) May 14 (Spring Sunshine) All supplies are provided.

A Dong Supermarket is over 30,000 square feet of Chinatown in West Hartford, complete with hanging ducks, live fish, exotic produce and all the ingredients you need to cook Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese. Prudence Sloane will guide you through this most extraordinary supermarket and give you expert advice on how to cook and use many of the products offered. All secrets will be revealed. Afterwards we feast on Vietnamese specialties at Pho Boston next door. We will meet at Cha Papi, next to A Dong's Supermarket, between 9:30 am and 10 am.Cha Papi is an Asian coffee shop with wonderful rice donuts and amazing coffee (not included on tour). Bring a sweater - the supermarket can get cold. Food allergies and dietary restrictions (shrimp, pork, chicken, beef) must be noted upon registering. Tour includes lunch, tax and gratuities. ~ Cash bar/beverages ~