Foods and Nutrition / Culinary Arts department of San Diego Continuing Education offers many cooking and nutrition classes. These classes are suitable for students seeking a career in food preparation or for students seeking to enhance their lives through tasty food and good nutrition.
Learn bakeshop skills, baking and pastry making. Explore the basic culinary skills in the baking industry from baking theory and techniques to hands-on production techniques used in working kitchens and bakeries. Students will prepare a variety of baked shop products. Basic plating techniques will be highlighted.
| Class (crn) | Instructor | Start Date - End Date | Days | Start Time | End Time | Location Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Bakeshop Skills (2529B) | VENTURA, A | 1/27/2010 - 6/9/2010 | MTWTh | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Educational Cultural Complex 129A |
| Professional Bakeshop Skills (2528K) | CESENA, G | 1/27/2010 - 6/9/2010 | TTh W | 1:30 PM 2:00 PM | 5:30 PM 6:00 PM | Educational Cultural Complex 129A |
| Professional Bakeshop Skills (2808B) | POLCZYNSKI, S | 1/28/2010 - 6/3/2010 | Th | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | West City Campus 123 |
| Professional Bakeshop Skills (2527C) | VENTURA-CESENA, M | 2/1/2010 - 6/8/2010 | M TTh | 8:00 AM 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM 11:30 AM | Educational Cultural Complex 129A |
Learn tips and techniques for successful bread making. Nutritional aspects of a variety freshly baked homemade breads.
| Class (crn) | Instructor | Start Date - End Date | Days | Start Time | End Time | Location Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breadmaking - Make A New Bread Each Week (1200A) | KEITH, E | 1/29/2010 - 5/28/2010 | F | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Home Economics Center CLSRM |
Explore catering as a career. Plan menu and adapt recipes. Learn quantity food preparation, serving techniques, business practices and operations.
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Learn to eat for optimum fitness. Information for ALL ages groups on choosing nutrient-dense foods for maximum energy and health. Learn about diet/exercise/disease interaction to enhance your active, healthy lifestyle. Menu planning/preparation ideas include light and lean breakfasts, lunches and dinners as well as special dietary meal planning.
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Learn to prepare a variety of ethnic and regional foods. Compare ingredients, food preparation techniques and traditions of differing cultures. The course includes recipe adaptation to achieve maximum nutrition.
| Class (crn) | Instructor | Start Date - End Date | Days | Start Time | End Time | Location Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic/Regional Foods (1105E) | JONES, J | 1/29/2010 - 6/4/2010 | F | 9:30 AM | 2:30 PM | West City Campus 123 |
Learn new ideas for exciting, economical and nutritious meals. Enhance eating patterns with nutritious meals and menu planning principles.
| Class (crn) | Instructor | Start Date - End Date | Days | Start Time | End Time | Location Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menu Planning (1257J) | POLCZYNSKI, S | 1/27/2010 - 6/9/2010 | W | 8:30 AM | 1:30 PM | Educational Cultural Complex 129A |
| Menu Planning (2070D) | POLCZYNSKI, S | 1/29/2010 - 6/4/2010 | F | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Educational Cultural Complex 129A |
| Menu Planning - Introduction to Knife Skills (2433C) | AGUIRRE, Z | 1/30/2010 - 1/30/2010 | Sa | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | West City Campus 123 |
| Menu Planning - Low Fat - Big Flavor (2759J) | AGUIRRE, Z | 2/20/2010 - 2/20/2010 | Sa | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | West City Campus 123 |
| Menu Planning - Vegetarian Cooking (2758C) | AGUIRRE, Z | 2/6/2010 - 2/6/2010 | Sa | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | West City Campus 123 |
This course provides an introduction to nutrition, including the current Food Guide Pyramid, cholesterol, fats, sugar, sodium, vitamins and minerals. Emphasis will be placed on practical application of food selection and recipe modification to maximize the nutritional value of foods.
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Learn to make cooking fast and easy using time-saving menu planning and food preparation techniques. This course includes how to select nutritious foods using the current food pyramid, safety and sanitation techniques and the selection of use f various time-saving equipment, appliances and tools.
| Class (crn) | Instructor | Start Date - End Date | Days | Start Time | End Time | Location Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time-Saving Cooking (1132K) | GROSS, E | 1/28/2010 - 6/3/2010 | Th | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Home Economics Center CLSRM |
| Time-Saving Cooking (2421F) | GROSS, E | 1/28/2010 - 6/3/2010 | Th | 5:00 PM | 9:00 PM | West City Campus 123 |
| Time-Saving Cooking (1085G) | EWING, J | 2/2/2010 - 6/8/2010 | T | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | St Dunstans Episcopal Church KITCH |
| Time-Saving Cooking - Great Cooking Ideas for Busy People (1350F) | EWING, J | 1/28/2010 - 6/3/2010 | Th | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Scripps Ranch Library COMUN |