Class Schedule

Customized Cooking Classes

Customize a cooking class to meet your needs promoting healthier alternatives for everyday meals.  Yes, simply call/email Scarlett and she will design a cooking class for your audience -- family, friends, church groups, work associates, sport groups, children.  For over ten years Scarlett has been teaching action-packed, fun-filled, informative classes promoting the use of whole grains and beans in a nowaday way.  She promises three things:

1. it is simple,
2. a savings,
3. and a healthier way to eat.

Life Without Gluten - Gluten Free Class

Cherie is back by popular demand.  She returns with her magical approach to gluten-free eating. 

Cherie Oxender has been living a pain-free, ache-free, and bloat-free, happy life for three years now since she changed her diet.  Cherie’s mother suffered from fibromyalgia and health issues associated with gluten.  As a preventative, Cherie took measures to avoid the symptoms her mother was experiencing.  The result was amazing.  Cherie realized there are many fabulous options for a gluten-free diet.  Benefit from Cherie’s extensive research and experiments that have proven to be very tasty!

Cherie will address the issues and concerns of gluten as well as teach you ways to live in a world that seems to incorporate gluten in just about everything.  Come, learn, and taste Grain-Free, Gluten-Free bread that is so versatile - it makes amazing French toast, grilled cheese sandwiches and even dessert.  She will show you how easy it is and all that you can make with it.  We will also be delighted with her Chocolate Avocado Mousse - don't turn your nose up until you try it.  It is wonderful.  We will other samples to taste as well.  Cherie has been busy creating new surprises. This recipes are worth coming to class alone!

It might seem strange for The Grain Market to have a class addressing gluten-free cooking – remember; I am the one that actually adds gluten to my bread.  I have come to better understand the issues associated with gluten.  For this reason, we are going to continue to focus on the needs of our gluten-free friends.  We will even have a fabulous line of gluten-free products as well as a cookbook from two amazing women that have dedicated their lives to helping others that suffer from gluten issues.

Expect to be informed, taste wonderful samples, and even leave with tested recipes you will enjoy.  PLUS - receive a $10 in-store credit the night of class for Grain Market merchandise!

Drying Magic - Learn the Art of Dehydrating

Come and learn the simplicity of preserving food by drying – one of the oldest methods of food preservation.  Consider drying some of your bounty instead of canning or freezing it all.  It is simple and requires very little space to store.  We will learn how to make different types of fruit leathers and banana chips without sugar or preservatives for pennies on the dollar! We will even learn how to make your own jerky.  We will also make crackers, zucchini chips for dipping, and kale chips that will save you from eating a bag of potato chips!  Make your own dried veggie flakes for a quick veggie soup, your own veggie dip or enhance any dish with fabulous veggies from your garden!  Drying food is unbelievably economical and nutritious – a tough combination to pass up!

PLUS…Sprouting – Did you know that by simply sprouting grains and beans, you are unlocking amazing nutrients?  Did you know you can use sprouts for more than salads.  Come and discover the amazing world of sprout, the health benefits and what to do with them besides sprinkling them on a salad. 

Scarlett has taught hundreds of people how to create healthier alternatives for everyday meals.  She promises three things – it is simple, a cost savings, and a healthier way to eat.  Expect to taste wonderful samples and leave with recipes and a treat!  You will also receive a $10 in-store credit the day of class for fabulous Grain Market merchandise. 

Bread Making with an Artisan Twist

Do you feel the need to knead?  If so, join us for Scarlett’s bread making class using whole grains.  Come learn the art and magic of making bread through various methods.  Discover how easy it is.  We will grind our grains in class and make a 100% whole wheat bread that everyone will love.  Also, we will make fabulous herbed cheese bread and a multi-grain that will amaze you.  You will leave class with both loaves of bread ready to bake at home.  It is simple, a cost savings, and a healthier way to eat.  Enjoy smelling and sampling wonderful cinnamon rolls when you arrive and even homemade pizza as well as recipes to take home!  Bring your apron to wear.  You will also receive a $10 in-store credit the day of class for fabulous Grain Market merchandise. 

Healthy Snacks & Quick Meals with Grains and Beans

Keep meals simple, healthy, and quick.  Say “NO” to hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup and “YES” to getting back to basics by incorporating nutritious grains, beans, and Xagave (a complete sugar replacement) into your foods.  Foods that even your kids will like!

With health issues on the rise due to poor eating, perhaps it is time to find healthier alternatives for everyday meals.  Learn why it is important and how easy it is to cook with grains, beans, and Xagave.  We start class with Travis making his Grain-to-Griddle pancakes.  Yes, he will convert amazing whole grain into a creamy batter in minutes which soon yields fabulous pancakes.  Watch and learn how to cook with pressure cookers saving you time and money.  Pressure cookers are The Grain Market's take on "fast food."  Scarlett has taught hundreds of people how to use these amazing grains and beans in her action-packed, 90-minute, fun-filled class.  She promises three things – it is simple, a cost savings, and a healthier way to eat.  Expect to sample great foods and even take home recipes that are tried-and-true.  This class is a must.  Come hungry!  You will also receive a $10 in-store credit the day of class for fabulous Grain Market merchandise. 

Amazing Grains

In this 90-minute "Amazing Grains" class you will learn about the magic of grains, why they are important, and how to use them in your everyday cooking? Yes, wheat is used for more than just bread. Have you ever thought about making wheat meat?  What about sprouting wheat?   Scarlett has taught hundreds of people how to use these amazing, life-sustaining grains in her action-packed, fun-filled classes. We will start class with Travis at the griddle making his "grain-to-griddle" pancakes.  He converts wonderful wheat into a creamy pancake batter in minutes.  He will top with with real butter and maple flavored Xagave.  Learn how to incorporate quinoa, spelt, and flax seeds in your everyday dishes.  Scarlett promises three things -- it is simple, a cost savings, and a healthier way to eat. Invite a friend to join you.  You will gain a greater appreciation of the importance of grains and marvel at the simplicity; receive recipes and even $10 in-class rebate for fabulous Grain Market merchandise. 

Magical Beans

Have you heard that beans are magical? They truly are! Beans are inexpensive and loaded with health benefits providing protein, no fat, no cholesterol, and fiber. Did you know beans can be quick and easy to prepare? In this 90-minute class, you will learn how to make a three-minute bean soup that is a healthy substitute for sodium-packed canned soups at a fraction of the cost. Did you ever think to put pinto beans in fudge, brownies, a pie, or cake? Tasting is believing and no one will ever know. Scarlett is skilled in teaching you how to incorporate healthy foods in your everyday cooking promoting cost savings and healthy alternatives in her action-packed, fun-filled classes. Expect to sample great foods like black bean hummus with lime chips (Scarlett's favorite) as well as making other favorites. Invite a friend and enjoy. You will gain a greater appreciation for the magic and health benefits of beans and why they offer so much power!  PLUS, you will also receive a $10 in-store credit for fabulous Grain Market merchandise. 

Drying Delights - Learn the Art of Dyhydrating

Come and learn the simplicity of preserving food by drying – one of the oldest methods of food preservation.  Consider drying some of your bounty instead of canning or freezing it all.  It is simple and requires very little space to store.  We will learn how to make different types of fruit leathers and banana chips without sugar or preservatives for pennies on the dollar! We will even learn how to make your own jerky.  We will also make crackers, zucchini chips for dipping, and kale chips that will save you from eating a bag of potato chips!  Make your own dried veggie flakes for a quick veggie soup, your own veggie dip or enhance any dish with fabulous veggies from your garden!  Drying food is unbelievably economical and nutritious – a tough combination to pass up!

PLUS…Sprouting – Did you know that by simply sprouting grains and beans, you are unlocking amazing nutrients?  Did you know you can use sprouts for more than salads.  Come and discover the amazing world of sprout, the health benefits and what to do with them besides sprinkling them on a salad. 

Scarlett has taught hundreds of people how to create healthier alternatives for everyday meals.  She promises three things – it is simple, a cost savings, and a healthier way to eat.  Expect to taste wonderful samples and leave with recipes and a treat!  You will also receive a $10 in-store credit the day of class for fabulous Grain Market merchandise. 

Cooking Under Pressure - Meals in Minutes!

The new fast-food diet!  “Yes” pressure cookers are back and “No” they are not scary.  Not only is pressure cooking fast, it is a “green way” to cook by conserving energy.  Say goodbye to the all-day long slow cooking methods.  Cook foods in minutes, not hours.  Learn how to make fast meals that are nutritious and economical.  You will be amazed.  We will demonstrate with an electric pressure cooker as well as the stove-top units. We will make a amazing BBQ shredded chicken in 7 minutes, fresh vegetable soup in 6 minutes, cook beans in 18 minutes for a fabulous salad, and even top things off with cheesecake in 24 minutes with blueberry jam that only takes 4 minutes!  Come hungry and expect to be amazed by the magic of “cooking under pressure.”   You will also receive a $10 in-store credit the day of class for fabulous Grain Market merchandise. 

Cupcakes & Muffins - Healthy "Grab and Go" Goodies

Who said cupcakes aren't healthy? 

I love cupcakes - they are back and it is no wonder...they are wonderful, not too big, easy, and just plain tasty.  I consider them a "grab-and-go food" which we are all about at The Grain Market.  We live in a very fast-paced, over stimulated world and to meet the needs of people on the go, we have created this new class on cupcakes. Don't be surprised if I throw some pinto beans or black beans in the cupcakes. 

Expect to taste fabulous food and leave with tried-and-true recipes to recreate these delights at home!