Daily Archives: October 19, 2016

Tuesday, November 1, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Milk Street Vegetables

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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Cooking School is part classroom, part playground and all kitchen. Join them for classes that will transform your home cooking. The school offers:

– Hands-on learning with expert teachers and peers
– Transformative flavor combinations, techniques and ingredient combinations
– Practical, relevant skills
– Encouragement to take risks and make mistakes (It’s the only way we learn!)

Vegetables are not “side dishes” anymore. Travel the world to discover big flavors from vegetables including hot oil-flashed chard with ginger, scallions and chili; Thai-style coleslaw with mint and cilantro; French grated carrot salad and charred Brussels sprouts.

This is a three-hour hands-on cooking class led by Milk Street Cooking School educators on Tuesday, November 1 from 6 – 9. Please note: some of the recipes in the class use fish sauce or anchovies. If you are a vegetarian, please let them know. $100 fee. To register online, and for more information on transportation, parking, and what to wear, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milk-street-vegetables-tickets-27125622467?aff=erelpanelorg

All classes take place in their downtown Boston kitchen at 177 Milk Street. Except for occasional child-parent workshops and classes for teens, the classes are for students 18 and older.

Wednesday, November 9, 6:00 pm – Birding in the Land of Midnight Sun

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Iceland abounds in natural splendor: waterfalls and glaciers, panoramic views and otherworldly landscapes. It is a land of Northern Lights and midnight sun. And it is the realm of one of the world’s most charming and iconic birds: the Atlantic Puffin. But Iceland is home too much more. During the summer months, Iceland’s round the-clock sunlight draws in a panoply of birds: razorbills and guillemots, phalaropes and godwits, plovers and terns, all accompany the puffins in nesting frenzy. Come along with wildlife photographer and Mass Audubon instructor Shawn Carey on Wednesday, November 9 as he shares images and stories from his journey across Iceland, from the island of Flatey, to the bird cliffs of Latabarg, to the Reykjavik peninsula.  We’ll visit fjords, mountains, grasslands, and lava fields. And we’ll come face-to-face with Atlantic Puffins. So join The Athol Bird & Nature Club as we explore the wildlife and wonder of Iceland and discover why it’s a place no birder should miss. As usual, we will hold our annual dinner meeting at 6 p.m. in Liberty Hall at the Athol Town Hall (584 Main St.), with the program at 7 p.m.

Reservations are required for the dinner and must be received by Tuesday, November 3. To reserve, call Cindy Hartwell at 978-544-5783, or email cindyhartwell56@gmail.com.
She will call or email you back with a confirmation of your reservation. No reservations are necessary for the program. The event will also feature our always popular
tin can auctions; participants are encouraged to bring an item to donate.  Image from www.birdingtrail.is.