Wednesday, November 19th 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Frozen Assets: Easy, Budget, Homemade Meals for Your Freezer at Whole Foods, Bowery
With a chill in the air, a slump in the economy and the holidays fast approaching, there’s no better time to perfect the art of fixing and freezing a healthy, hearty casserole. Emily Farris, author of Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven and founder of New York’s first “Annual Casserole Party” demonstrates how to make a few of her favorite oven meals and shares tips for properly freezing and re-heating each one. Participants will take home one dish to freeze and enjoy with family friends at home.
On the menu: Sweet Potato Not Pie, Spinach Artichoke Dip, Chicken, Cheddar and Sun-Dried Tomato Casserole, Kugel With Sweet Peas and Onions $55 (They’re offering a twofer for people who come straight from my blog).
Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:30PM
Casserole and Beer Tasting! FREE at The Brooklyn Kitchen
Emily Farris, Greenpoint resident and author of Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for your Oven, will demonstrate and sample out two of her delicious casseroles straight from the book. And to complement, Spuytin Duyvil Grocery in the Bedford MiniMall will sample out some crazy pumpkin beerthat you are going to have to get for Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 22nd, from 2-5pm
Thankful Giving Crafternoon and Casserole Extravaganza with Maura Madden, author of “Crafternoon” at WORD
Crafters are encouraged to knit or crochet hats and scarves to be donated to those in need. We’ll have lots of yarn and knitting needles on hand, but feel free to BYOYarn and Needles to work with. And if you’d like to get a jump on your project this week, well, heck, go right ahead. We’ll be happy to take finished products.We will be donating these winter accessories to the Greenpoint Reformed Church. The church runs a food pantry, so please bring along a can or two of something tasty to pass along.
I’ll make some casseroles and you should bring one to share, too.
Tags: crafternoon, emily farris, events in brooklyn, food events in brooklyn, free food events, greenpoint, greenpoint reform church, maura madden, the brooklyn kitchen, whole foods, word
