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More to Love at Luci’s Healthy Marketplace

Posted on: January 17th, 2011 by Taryn Jeffries 1 Comment

Luci’s Healthy Marketplace is quickly becoming the go-to for healthy dining and shopping in the heart of Phoenix.  Now you can attend an array of informative and delicious cooking classes. Regardless of your skill level or particular food interest, you can find a class suited to your style.

The specialized classes for February are perfectly suited to bring in your sweetheart and cuddle up to the bar and learn how to romance each other with food!

February 6thHOW SWEET IT IS
This Valentine’s Day, and throughout the year, treat the ones you love to delicious, health-enhancing, gluten-free, dairy-free, mostly grain-free, low-sugar desserts made from healthy fats and oils, and low-impact sweeteners. Chef Rachel will also show you how to make easy substitutions in some of your favorite recipes! The class is very hands-on with wheat-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, naturally sweetened recipes.

Menu:

  • Flourless Chocolate Almond Butter Brownies
  • Coconut Custard Cake with Chocolate Chips
  • Chocolate Pudding Pie with Cashew “Cookie” Crust
  • Flourless Chocolate Cake with Frosting or Cherries
  • Mexican Chocolate Ice Dream (dairy-free ice cream alternative) with Fruit Sauce

February 13thDATE NIGHT
Steam, simmer and seduce your special someone with a romantic cooking class.   As the saying goes, the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. These days, we can all agree the same sentiment applies to the ladies as well. Chef Michael Tardibuono will heat up the kitchen teaching you how to make the perfect roasted pork loin, mouthwatering green bean almandine and a decadent flourless chocolate torte.  Bring a friend, a love or a crush… all are whole-heartedly invited!  It’s a hands-on cooking lesson, gourmet meal, and aphrodisiac–all-in-one!

Menu:

  • Roast Pork Loin
  • Green Bean Almandine
  • Flourless Chocolate Torte

Make sure you check out some (or all) of the upcoming classes:
Making Fresh Pasta–Rolling in the Dough on January 23rd
Cooking for Health and Weight-Loss on January 30th
Honey, I Glazed the Salmon on February 20th
Slimming Mexican Cuisine on February 27th

A full list of their cooking classes are on their website at lucishealthymarketplace.com.
All the Luci’s cooking classes are held Sunday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm in Luci’s Kitchen. The fee is $39.99 per class, and must be pre-paid in order to reserve a space. Space is limited!

Luci’s Healthy Marketplace is located in Central Phoenix and is a local, independent health food grocer and coffee bar.

Luci’s Healthy Marketplace | 1590 E. Bethany Home Road | Phoenix, AZ | 85014 | 602-773-1339

About the Author - Taryn Jeffries

Editor and Chief Eating Officer of PhoenixBites, 2017 Food Writer of the Year (Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame) Taryn grew up in a small town in Illinois with a doting Grandmother who taught her the way around a kitchen and that food is representative of love. Her current quest is to find the love in local dishes and the chefs behind them. In addition to running all things PhoenixBites, Taryn is also a freelance writer, sharing her insight on the best dishes and where to get them each and every month.

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