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FOODIEspace: Thanksgiving Cuisine
2019-11-13 17:00:00 2019-11-13 18:00:00 America/New_York FOODIEspace: Thanksgiving Cuisine Learn how to make Thanksgiving dishes with Alexandra Fochi. Chef Alex will demo a Gluten-free “Corn Bread” Stuffing that is Paleo friendly. There will be a tasting of additional dishes. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Wednesday, November 13
5:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2019-11-13 17:00:00 2019-11-13 18:00:00 America/New_York FOODIEspace: Thanksgiving Cuisine Learn how to make Thanksgiving dishes with Alexandra Fochi. Chef Alex will demo a Gluten-free “Corn Bread” Stuffing that is Paleo friendly. There will be a tasting of additional dishes. Tower Road Branch - Meeting Room

Tower Road Branch

Meeting Room

Learn how to make Thanksgiving dishes with Alexandra Fochi. Chef Alex will demo a Gluten-free “Corn Bread” Stuffing that is Paleo friendly. There will be a tasting of additional dishes.

Chef Alex is very passionate about food and teaching. Born in Brazil and living in the U.S for 23 years, she has both a degree and career in Electrical Engineering and a second degree and career in the Culinary Arts. She is constantly improving her education and she recently moved to Florida with her husband. Chef Alex loves to travel and has been blessed to learn about local cuisine in many places. She has worked as a line cook, executive chef, catering chef, and taught cooking at several schools around the country, including the Le Cordon Bleu in Las Vegas, where she taught Nutrition among other disciplines.

Demo and Tasting Menu:

  • Gluten-free “Corn Bread” Stuffing (Paleo friendly) - Demo 
  • Not-Your-Ordinary Sweet Potato Casserole - Tasting
  • Blueberry-Vanilla Cranberry Sauce - Tasting 
  • Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies ( Paleo friendly) - Demo
  • Variation: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies (not Paleo) - Tasting

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19 and up) |

EVENT TYPE: | Cooking & Gardening |

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Tower Road Branch
Phone: 352-333-2840
Branch manager
Carolyn Wallace
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The Tower Road Branch Library provides access to resources and services in Southwest Gainesville and surrounding areas.

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AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Tue, Feb 10, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Story Time With The Gators
Tue, Feb 10, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Bring your child to enjoy one-on-one reading time with members of the University of Florida sports teams. Meet some of the Gators from... more
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Baby Time
Tue, Feb 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Lorcana League
Tue, Feb 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Black History Month: LegoSpace - Black History Month Heroes
Wed, Feb 11, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Citizenship Class
Wed, Feb 11, 5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Free class to prepare you to take the U.S. citizenship examination.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Thu, Feb 12, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Story Time
Thu, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.
Read with a Dog
Thu, Feb 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Join us in the children’s area every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month for our Read with a Dog program.
Teen Gaming
Thu, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Challenge your friends and test your skills! Enjoy friendly competition and exciting adventures playing video games.
Stitch & Dish
Thu, Feb 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Meet and chat while you work on your latest fiber arts project!
Conversation Club - Adult English Language Learners
Mon, Feb 16, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
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Make connections and increase your English fluency at Conversation Club.
Citizenship Class
Mon, Feb 16, 4:45pm - 5:45pm
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Free class to prepare you to take the U.S. citizenship examination.
Music and Movement - Come sing and dance with your little ones!
Tue, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Please join us for Music and Movement where you can jam out and dance to some fun songs with your little ones!
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Tue, Feb 17, 10:30am - 2:30pm
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AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Story Time at the Zoo
Wed, Feb 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Join us at Santa Fe College Zoo on the third Wednesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. for stories about all kinds of animals and other friendly creatures.
Citizenship Class
Wed, Feb 18, 5:45pm - 6:45pm
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Free class to prepare you to take the U.S. citizenship examination.
Story Time
Thu, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Space
Read, laugh, and sing with us at the Tower Road Branch.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Thu, Feb 19, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Stitch & Dish
Thu, Feb 19, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room
Meet and chat while you work on your latest fiber arts project.
Bilingual Story Time - with the Latina Women's League
Sat, Feb 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Come join the Latina Women's League for bilingual story time.
Black History Month: Health Activism in 1900-40s Kansas City - with Dr. Alyssa Cole
Sat, Feb 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Join us for a captivating presentation from Dr. Alyssa Cole on the history of Black women's health activism in Kansas City followed by a... more
Join us for a captivating presentation from Dr. Alyssa Cole on the history of Black women's health activism in Kansas City followed by a Q&A session!
Conversation Club - Adult English Language Learners
Mon, Feb 23, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
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Make connections and increase your English fluency at Conversation Club.
Citizenship Class
Mon, Feb 23, 3:45pm - 5:45pm
Meeting Room
Free class to prepare you to take the U.S. citizenship examination.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Assistance
Tue, Feb 24, 10:30am - 2:30pm
Meeting Room
AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide free income tax preparation.
Story Time With The Gators
Tue, Feb 24, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Space
Bring your child to enjoy one-on-one reading time with members of the University of Florida sports teams. Meet some of the Gators from... more
Bring your child to enjoy one-on-one reading time with members of the University of Florida sports teams. Meet some of the Gators from across sports disciplines to read and do a craft together.
Baby Time
Tue, Feb 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children's Space
Come sing and learn with your littlest littles.
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