Food

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Many people mistakenly assume turkey burgers are lean. But depending on the variety of ground turkey used, you can end up with more than 15 grams of fat in a 4-ounce portion. You can buy ground turkey that is 99 percent lean, but you’ll end up with dry, flavorless burgers.

Community Cooking and Nutrition Classes - Summer classes include: today, Veggies, What Color is Best for You and Quick Chili; Aug. 4, The Fascination of Fruit, Fruit Salad; Aug. 11, Whole Grains vs. Refined Grains and Cabbage Rolls. All classes held from 6-8 p.m., One World Spokane, 1804 E. Sprague Ave. By donation. (509) 768-9479. Green Smoothies - For ages 10 and older. Learn how to make smoothies using fruits and vegetables. Pre-registration is required. Sponsored by Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. Today. 5:30-6:30 p.m., Fresh Abundance, 2510 N. Division St. $14. (509) 625-6200.

Tuesdays Cheney Farmers Market – 3-7 p.m., First Street and College Avenue, Cheney. (509) 235-7320

The summer sun has brought out a few more local farmers markets. At One World Café, 1804 E. Sprague Ave., PEACH Community Farm will be selling local, organic produce each Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. through the first week in October. Extra produce from the café’s garden also will be sold.

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Community Cooking and Nutrition Classes - Summer classes include: today, Lean Protein for Health and Easy Skillet Meal and Portion Control; July 7, Veggies, What Color is Best for You and Quick Chili. All classes held from 6-8 p.m., One World Spokane, 1804 E. Sprague Ave. By donation. (509) 768-9479. Homegrown Help Mobile Food Distribution - Hosted by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Second Harvest Inland Northwest. Pick up free food including fresh produce and breads. No special qualifications are needed to receive food. Please bring boxes to carry food. Today. 10 a.m.-noon, Cheney High School, 640 N. Sixth St., Cheney. (509) 844-3370.

This rainy, cool spring has provided ample time for perfecting those blue-ribbon recipes. Now get some props for incredibly flaky crusts, steady decorating techniques or even tasty gluten-free goodies.

The deadline for entries into this year’s Spokane Interstate Fair is Aug. 10. There are three nationally sponsored contests at this year’s fair that offer money beyond the usual ribbons and prizes, including competitions with Ghirardelli chocolate, Fleischmann’s yeast and Karo corn syrup.

Strawberry shortcake is usually the easy answer to dessert on the Fourth of July. The delicate fruit is ripening and its unadorned flavor is summer simplicity itself. So, when word came last week that local strawberries were hard hit by cold spring weather and late frosts, I started thinking about other summer desserts that are versatile and can feed a crowd.

If there is a more versatile, summertime wine than a chilled, dry rosé, I haven’t found it. These wines have become more and more popular in recent years, both as by-the-glass restaurant pours and no-fuss picnic wines suitable for any outdoors occasion.

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