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A Little Help in the Kitchen

The Central Market Cooking School offers some great keep-your-resolutions resources this January for anyone who wants to learn more about cooking healthy at home. Food as Fuel for Fitness & Health ($45), taught by Robert Jenkins and Christine Tusa, addresses new approaches to breakfast, lunch, and dinner specifically designed to help you rethink food as fuel for bodily energy and tailor your menu to support fitness. Eating Light for the New Year ($50), taught by chef Myrna Sloan, teaches yearlong strategies for guilt-free, flavorful cooking, and in Lou’s Healthy Winter Meals ($60), Austin chef Lou Lambert shares some of his famous recipes for healthy, flavorful cuisine. Better Choices for a Healthy Difference ($45), taught by Houston TV chef Molly Fowler, teaches how to make satisfying, delicious meals with less fat by substituting healthier ingredients. Also offered is the ongoing, perpetually selling-out Sushi 101 class taught by chef Timothy Thomas ($70). See www.centralmarket.com/cooking-school.aspx or call 206-1014 for more information.

This article appears in January 9 • 2009.

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Kate Thornberry worked in renowned Austin restaurants for 30 years while pursuing a reasonably successful career in music. She began contributing to the Chronicle in 1988 and became a regular contributor to the food section in 2006.