What makes a great tomato sauce? Well it has to have the right balance of salt, sweet, and savory flavors. Next, add tomatoes, herbs, vegetables and perhaps the most important ingredient of all: time. Now you are on your way to mastering a great tomato sauce to be used on anything you want. This class will walk you through each and every step and offer options to customize your future sauces. We will prepare some spaghetti at the end of the class to have a meal and there will be plenty of sauce to bring home for leftovers.

Join Rose for dinner on Monday nights. These are hands-on cooking classes where you will share a meal from the menu items you prepared together. Bring to class: large soup bowls.

April 13  Menu:  Typical Vietnamese meal. Stewed Swordfish with tomato sauce, Vietnamese greens soup with chicken, steamed white rice.

Course Fee: $23 per class

Material Fee: $10 per class, paid to instructor at class

Learn to make delicious vegetarian Indian food in this class taught by Dee Patel of Namaste Indian Food. Dee has had a passion for cooking Indian food since she was a teenager living with her grandmother in India, and she loves to share both her own and her grandmother’s recipes. Her menu changes daily but several of her most popular dishes will be among those featured in this class, such as Paneer-Tikka Masala Curry, Palak-Paneer/Saag Paneer, Dal (Lentil Soup), Eggplant Curry, Cauliflower and Potato Curry, Naan, or her special Potato Salad. There may also be one of her many gluten-free and vegan recipes on the menu!

Have you ever wanted to make cheese? This course can show you how you can make fresh mozzarella cheese in less than 1 hour. Fee includes ingredients.

This is a fun interactive class using a combination of online learning and hands-on workshops. The online element will cover topics such as My Plate, Smart Snacking, and Keeping Your Food Safe. The in-class topics will include: an Introduction to the online process, Saving Money at the Store, and reducing fat, sugar, and salt while increasing daily physical activity. Designed for parents of young children, but all who wish to improve their diet and shopping experience are welcome. If you have a laptop or iPad you are welcome to bring it to the first night of class. There will also be a few iPads available as well. Limit 10 students.

Learn to make delicious vegetarian Indian food in this class taught by Dee Patel of Namaste Indian Food. Dee has had a passion for cooking Indian food since she was a teenager living with her grandmother in India, and she loves to share both her own and her grandmother’s recipes. Her menu changes daily but several of her most popular dishes will be among those featured in this class, such as Paneer-Tikka Masala Curry, Palak-Paneer/Saag Paneer, Dal (Lentil Soup), Eggplant Curry, Cauliflower and Potato Curry, Naan, or her special Potato Salad. There may also be one of her many gluten-free and vegan recipes on the menu!

The only thing better than pasta, is your own freshlyrolled and cut pasta. Join Chris for this hands-on class andlearn the secrets to making fresh pasta at home in just a fewminutes! Chris will show you how easy it is to use a handpowered pasta maker to create fettuccine and spaghetti.Then enjoy your pasta with some delicious, simple-to-makesauces. If you have a dusty one sitting at home, feel free tobring it to class!

The only thing better than pasta, is your own freshly rolled and cut pasta. Join Chris for this hands-on class and learn the secrets to making fresh pasta at home in just a few minutes! Chris will show you how easy it is to use a hand powered pasta maker to create fettuccine and spaghetti. Then enjoy your pasta with some delicious, simple-to-make sauces. If you have a dusty one sitting at home, feel free to bring it to class!

Chris Toy is a Stonewall Kitchen Cooking Instructor with a lifelong interest in cooking with an Asian-Downeast fusion flavor.