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Topics > Food and Spirits
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Cake Decorating - Non-Credit Certificate Of Completion
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$249.00 (1 section available)
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Delight your family and friends with delicious, edible works of art or start a career as a professional cake decorator with a certificate of attendance in cake decorating from Community College of Allegheny County. This program provides participants with practical, hands-on training in cake decorating. Starting with the basics, students will learn the basics of frosting and smoothing a cake, adding borders, and making basic flowers. As students progress, they will work with butter cream and royal icings as well as fondant making more complicated edible cake decorations and character cakes. The final project will be a tiered wedding cake . Students must purchase all tools and supplies for these courses. A required tool and supply list will be provided at the first class session.
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Cake Decorating Continued
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$109.00 (1 section available)
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Expand your cake decorating skills. Learn more advanced decorating techniques. Basic cake decorating skills required. Supplies are additional call for supply list 412-788-7507.
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Cake Decorating--Basics
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$109.00 (2 sections available)
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Learn everything from the basics of frosting and smoothing a cake to creating borders, figure piping, fondant, beautiful flowers and more. Gain the skills and self confidence needed to make special occasions even more memorable. Please call 412.788.7507 for a list fo supplies.
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Cookbook Club Gathering
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$39.00 (2 sections available)
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Calling all food lovers and culinary enthusiasts! Join us for our Cookbook Club Gathering, where we explore delicious recipes, share cooking tips and indulge in mouth-watering dishes. This event is a perfect opportunity to connect with fellow foodies, discover new cookbooks and expand your culinary repertoire. Each month, we select a different cookbook to feature. Participants are encouraged to prepare a dish from the book and bring it to the meeting to share. Enjoy a potluck-style feast as we discuss the recipes, cooking techniques and our favorite dishes from the cookbook. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a kitchen novice, you'll find inspiration and camaraderie at our gatherings. Instructor will choose the first cookbook selection and email to students. Please call 412-788-7507 if you do not receive the cookbook selection.
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Decorating Cookies
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$69.00 (1 section available)
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Calling all cookie enthusiasts! Have fun and unleash your creativity in our beginner cookie decorating class. No experience needed! In this class, you'll learn the basics of transforming delicious cookies into mini masterpieces. Pre-made cookies will be provided and we'll learn how to mix icing, piping techniques, adding fun decorations and more! You'll leave with a sweet box of your own decorated cookies, perfect for gifting or enjoying yourself!
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Friday Evening Supper Club
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$59.00 (1 section available)
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Enjoy a casual, comfortable outing, meet new, quality friends of all ages and enjoy food at some of Pittsburgh’s
most popular restaurants. The staff will select the restaurant to visit the first night, but the following visits will be determined by popular vote from our group. Students pay for their own meals. This class meets every other week.
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Great Wines for Under $15
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$49.00 (1 section available)
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There are always good buys in liquor stores and wine shops. The challenge is in knowing how to select them. Learn which wines, even from the most famous areas, can be values in their categories and "best buys." Students will taste fantastic reds and whites-domestic and imported-from several regions, proving that wine need not always be expensive to be delicious. Materials are included in the cost of the course. Students must be at least 21 years old to attend.
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Intro to Fermentation: Kraut & Pickles
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$49.00 (1 section available)
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Autumn is the perfect time of year to master your sauerkraut and fermented vegetables. Join this hands-on workshop to make sauerkraut and learn how to preserve any vegetable through fermentation. Trevor Ring, owner of Community Cultures, will guide you through making safe and flavorful products and inspire your culinary adventures.
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Kombucha & Wild Soda
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$49.00 (1 section available)
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Learn everything you need to know to confidently make flavorful and bubbly kombucha and wild soda. Participants will be guided by Trevor Ring, owner of Community Cultures, and walk away with a kombucha mother and a jar of soda to ferment at home.
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Leisurely Stroll Brunch
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$65.00 (1 section available)
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Let’s stroll along some of the Pittsburgh neighborhoods and have brunch together. We will take our time walking through the various neighborhoods and enjoy a great brunch. This class meets every other week.
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Luscious, Low-Fat, Lightning-Quick Meals
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$149.00 (4 sections available)
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Have you ever wished you had a personal chef preparing luscious, low-fat meals for you? This course is the next best thing! You'll learn how to reduce fat in recipes without sacrificing flavor or texture. Explore how to use flavor profiling to expand your culinary horizons. Learn how to prepare casseroles, crock-pot dishes, vegan dishes, oven-fried foods, meat-based meals, and many other entrees that are both nutritious and delicious!
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Making Miso: Exploring Umami Through Fermentation
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$49.00 (1 section available)
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Join this class to learn all about miso, a fermented bean paste found in Japanese cuisine. Participants will learn about the importance of this fermented product, how to make it, and walk away with a jar to ferment and age at home. This class is geared towards people with fermentation experience, curious chefs, and adventurous home cooks.
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Pierogies Workshop
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$69.00 (2 sections available)
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Learn how to make the favorite kinds of pierogies. Students will be given recipes, instruction in rolling dough, pinching, cooking and finally tasting. Bring a rolling pin and an apron.
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Pizza Workshop
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$79.00 (2 sections available)
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Homemade pizza provides unlimited opportunities for creative and memorable one-dish meals. In this 3-hour workshop you will learn to prepare topped, filled, and stuffed variations ranging from the classic Neapolitan to trendy pizza rustica. You will learn all about basic pizza dough and how to shape and toss it; various sauces and toppings; and how to cook and serve your pizza creations! Cost includes all materials.
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Walking Breakfast Tours
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$65.00 (1 section available)
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There are many interesting and fun neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area. In this course students will explore one of four neighborhoods each week. We will have breakfast at one of the local restaurants. After breakfast we will walk through the neighborhood and visit the local landmarks, stores and learn facts and folklore about each area. Instructor will contact students regarding first class location. This class meets every other week.
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Walking Lunch Tours
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$65.00 (1 section available)
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There are many interesting and fun neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area. In this course students will explore one of four neighborhoods each week. We will have lunch at one of the local restaurants. After lunch we will walk through the neighborhood and visit the local landmarks, stores and learn facts and folklore about each area. This class meets every other week.
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Wine Appreciation
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$49.00 (1 section available)
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This course will show you how to read and understand wine labels, give advice on which wine to serve with foods, wine storage, opening and serving and more. You must be at least 21 years old to attend. Cost includes wine tasting samples.
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Wines of America
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$49.00 (1 section available)
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A look at the renaissance of the America wine industry after Probibition and the personalities whose passion and dedication have made America wines the equal of those from anywhere in the world. From the finest gold medal winners to the exciting regional wines from states usually associated more with lumber and tobacco than grapes, this course will get the juices flowing and instill pride and appreciation for our own domestic wines.
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