South Portland$Southern Maine Community College present a Fall Healthy Cooking Series with Lisa Silverman, macrobiotic cooking guru and founder of the Five Seasons Whole Foods Cooking School in Portland. Classes include Introduction to Macrobiotics on October 27; Japanese Cooking on November 3; Healthy Quick Meals on November 10; and Natural Cooking for the Holidays on November 17. Each 21/2-hour class is held in the Culinary Arts Building and costs $45. Visit www.smccme.edu for details or call (207) 741-5758.

Introduction to Macrobiotics
Discover how to cook for health and vitality. Learn how to cook whole grains, sea vegetables and soups as well how to stay healthy with the changing seasons.

Date: October 27, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:30PM
Location: Culinary Arts Building, South Portland
Tuition: $45

Japanese Cooking
Learn how to make miso soup, seaweed salad, tofu gyoza and brown rice nori rolls with natural ingredients.

Date: November 3, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:30PM
Location: Culinary Arts Building, South Portland
Tuition: $45

Healthy Quick Meals
Want to eat healthy in a hurry? Learn how to prepare delicious meals in under 30 minutes without dairy, meat or refined sugars. Menu includes: Jessica's "hamburger helper" # fish wraps with Asian slaw, and tofu mango salad.

Date: November 10, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:30PM
Location: Culinary Arts Building, South Portland
Tuition: $45

Natural Cooking for the Holidays
Explore healthy alternatives to traditional holiday dishes. Menu includes cranberry glazed tempeh, whole grain stuffed delicatta squash, and vegan pumpkin tarts.

Date: November 17, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:30PM
Location: Culinary Arts Building, South Portland
Tuition: $45

About the Instructor
Lisa Silverman graduated from SMC's Dietary Technology program in 1987. She has a BA/BS degree in Holistic Nutrition from Lesley College. In addition, she studied Macrobiotic cooking at the Kushi Institute in Becket, MA and at the International Macrobiotic Institute in Kiental, Switzerland. Lisa's recipes can be found in the Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics by Jessica Porter, Becoming Whole by Meg Wolff, and in the new book, The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone coming out this fall.