Free Campsite Cooking Class: August 4
July 22, 2010 by Tania
Filed under Food, Freebies, Sport & Leisure
Love camping? There’s nothing sweeter than gathering around the ole camp fire for a hearty sing-song… unless you’re hungry ‘cos someone’s burned the beans and the burgers are charred on the outside, raw on the inside. Boy, do I know that feeling.
Help is at hand to kick your camping fare up a notch with a free campsite cooking class at Albuquerque REI on August 4, 2010. The two hour class promises tips on what to bring and how to get the best out of outdoor cooking.
- When: Wednesday August 4, 2010
- Time: 6 – 8 pm
- Where: REI Albuquerque, 1550 Mercantile Ave NE.
Although it’s free to learn how to whip up tasty meals in the great outdoors, spaces are limited to 25 people on the Camp Cooking Basics class so you need to make an online reservation in advance to book your place.
Then start singing.
–Tania
Lavender in the Village Festival 2010
June 23, 2010 by Tania
Filed under Events, Farmers' Markets, Kids
Live entertainment, cooking classes, lavender crafts and activities, wine tour and tastings, and plenty for the kids to do at this sweet summer festival on Saturday and Sunday June 26 and 27, 2010.
It’ll be a fragrant weekend at the 7th annual Lavender in the Village Festival in Los Ranchos, with family fun including:
- Lavender crafts and activities
- Cooking with lavender classes
- Live music including Kim & The Caballeros, Los Amigos, Muddy River String Band
- Kids’ activities including face painting and a petting zoo
- A Pet Parade on Sunday 27 at 10 am ($5 if you want to enter your pet)
- Wine tasting and tours of Casa Rondeña Winery
- Author events
- Eco-education workshops
- Family Fun Run/Walk on Saturday at 8 am (fee required to participate)
- And of course, lots of lavender goodies to buy!
There’s far too much going on to mention it all here, so check out the Lavender in the Village Festival schedule.
The admission fees are a sweet deal too – $3 for adults, $2 for kids, and admission is free for children under age 10. (Cash only for admission.)
Admission includes activities at all locations (except participation in the fun run and pet parade, and tickets for the Friday night Barn Dance and Dinner.) It’s always free of course to visit the Los Ranchos Growers’ Market.
- When: June 26 and 27, 2010
- Time: 8 am to 4 pm both days
- Where:
The Barn Pavilion & Village Green
Los Poblanos Inn and Lavender Fields
Casa Rondeña Winery
Growers’ Market at the Village Green and some 4th Street merchants - Price: $3 adults, $2 for kids, free for under 10s – cash only
The map of the festival locations in the Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque also shows where you can pick up the shuttle to take you between the events – in case all that soothing lavender makes you too relaxed to walk or drive!
–Tania
Free Chef Demonstration and Tasting
Chef Brian Shannon of Bishop's Lodge will demonstrate how to cook perfect risotto.
As if you needed another excuse to go up to Santa Fe for a day: free gourmet chef tasting.
Have you ever tried to make risotto? Especially at this altitude, where “the boiling point” falls well short of 212°F, and rice takes for-EV-er to cook?
Well, don’t give up. Instead, take a scenic drive up to Bishop’s Lodge, where Chef Brian Shannon offers a cooking demonstration and class every Saturday at 11:00am. This Saturday, July 4 (2009), Chef Shannon will be preparing a wild mushroom and leek risotto. He’ll discuss ingredients (arborio rice, anyone?), steps in preparation, and proper techniques. PLUS, you’ll get to try a sample of the finished producto. (Either that’s Italian for “product,” or else we just made it up.)
While the event is free, reservations are required by calling 505-983-6377. Ask for further instructions on where to meet up, since Bishop’s Lodge is a sprawling place.
Bishop’s Lodge is located in Santa Fe, fittingly enough, on Bishop’s Lodge Road.
–Elizabeth Hanes
