Anchorage Daily News

Cooking classes

Allen & Peterson offers Viking Cooking School classes weekly in Anchorage. Register at www.aphome.com or call 276-0111.

French dinner party: Make French onion soup, spinach souffle, beef wellington and white chocolate mousse with raspberry coulis. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday; $99.

Holiday appetizers: Make potato latkes with smoked salmon for Hanukkah, coconut shrimp with peanut sauce for Kwanzaa, mini Peking duck rolls with Asian plum sauce for Chinese New Year and chocolate almond meringue cookies. Noon- 3 p.m. Saturday; $99.

Cookie Swap: Bake classic cookies from around the world; French sablés korova, Scottish brown sugar pecan shortbread, Mexican wedding cakes, American chocolate peanut butter truffles and Austrian linzer sugar cookies. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday; $89.

Seafood appetizer

Glacier Brewhouse chef John Lee will demonstrate how to make seared scallops over polenta with champagne apple beurre blanc 10 a.m. Saturday at Spenard Builders Supply, 4412 Lois Drive. The Bon Appetit Cooking Series is free and open to the public. Enter to win a $25 gift certificate to Glacier Brewhouse.

Dinner made simple

The Alaska Dinner Factory, a "meal preparation kitchen," will plan, shop, chop and clean up. All you do is assemble, take home and eat or freeze the meals. The December menu includes Swedish meatballs, shrimp scampi, chicken cordon blue, lasagna, orange beef stir fry, beef bourguignon, chicken or beef wellington and chipotle maple pork tenderloin. Book a session online at www.alaskadinner factory.com or call 677-6633.

Submit items through e-mail to Joy Guest at jguest@adn.com.

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