Make rice pudding at vegetarian class
Learn "Ayurveda Vegetarian Cooking" at 7 p.m. Saturday at Ala Moana Beach Park’s McCoy Pavilion.
Speaker S.K. Kamlesh will also prepare some dishes, including a soup served in the palace of the Dalai Lama and a famous rice pudding believed to have nurtured the Buddha before he reached enlightenment.
The event is free. Call 944-8344.
Ono dishes abound using Asian veggies
Expand your healthful recipe repertoire using Asian vegetables at "Bok Choy and Beyond!" at Castle Medical Center’s Wellness Cuisine class Nov. 30.
Chef Paul Onishi will present simple ways to incorporate hun choy, won bok, wing beans and mizuna into an everyday eating plan.
Cost is $15, $20 per couple and $10 seniors and students.
Payment and reservations are required two days in advance. Call 263-5400 or visit castlemed.org.
Local sites replicated at gingerbread event
Hawaii Community College-West Hawaii culinary students are making gingerbread centerpieces that resemble some local landmarks.
The holiday centerpieces will be auctioned at "Christmas at the Fairmont — Dining with the Chefs" event on Dec. 3.
The 23rd annual gala at the Fairmont Orchid finances local culinary scholarships and kitchen equipment for the future West Hawaii community college campus at Palamanui. About 20 resorts and restaurants on Hawaii island participate annually.
Tickets are $75. Call 329-2522.
Author to share tips with food writers
Calling all foodies, bloggers, writers and cookbook authors. Dianne Jacob, author of "Will Write for Food," will share her expertise at a workshop Dec. 10 at Queen Emma Gardens Condo Tea Room.
Jacobs will discuss techniques to create a notable blog and present exercises to boost writing and restaurant review skills. She will also offer an insider’s perspective on cookbook publishing.
The class runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the condo, 1511 Nuuanu Ave. Fee is $75. Visit www.foodwritingworkshop. eventbee.com.
Vegan goes gourmet at fusion workshop
Vegan and raw food chef Mark Reinfeld, founder of the Blossoming Lotus Restaurant, is presenting vegan fusion workshops in December and January.
To reserve a spot for either, call 822-0820 or email info@veganfusion.com.
A two-day class on making a holiday feast features such dishes as asparagus hollandaise, chocolate fondue and raw pecan pie. It runs Dec. 17 and 18 on Maui at the Hale Ho‘omana Spa and Retreat Center in Makawao. Cost is $300, $270 kamaaina.
Reinfeld will present a 10-day class that encompasses numerous types of foods, including soups, salads and dressings, grains and beans, and vegan desserts. The workshop will run in Honolulu from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 and Feb. 6 to 10 at a Hawaii Kai home. Cost is $1,500.
Market shoppers can aid families in need
Shoppers can help struggling families get access to fresh, nutritious produce by donating their change at Whole Foods Market Kahala to provide funding for Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) payment options at local farmers markets.
Whole Foods has partnered with Green Wheel Food Hub to connect Oahu farmers with people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food stamps.
Funds raised through the Recycle Your Change program will be used to create a checkout station at the Hawaii Farm Bureau’s Honolulu farmers market for food-stamp shoppers.
Visit www.greenwheelfoodhub.org.
