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The Sunny Side of Cooking

May 13, 2006
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Lone Tree Campus
Non-credit class

Learn how to:

Construct a variety of solar cooker designs
Build a fireless cooker out of materials you already have at home
Cook any food in solar and fireless cookers
Use a solar cooker to pasteurize water and can foods
Use a solar cooker at night to make ice!
Make a solar food dryer

$30 per person. To register or for more information call 928.526.7644.

Cooking in an Earthen Oven

May 20, 2006
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Southside Community Garden, intersection of S. San Francisco St. and Dupont Ave.
Non-credit class

Learn how to:

Fire a traditional beehive-shaped cob earth oven and use it to bake pizza, bread, grains, vegetables & other foods:
Determine which type of earth or masonry oven is best for you
Build a fire and heat up an earth oven to 600–700°F
Bake European artisan bread and wood-fired pizza
Bake and roast vegetables, beans, grains, meat, etc.
Incubate yogurt and dry fruits and vegetables
Fire up and cook on a wood-fired Aprovecho rocket stove

$30 per person
To register or for more information call 928.526.7644