• HOT TICKET
Learn to cook Rwandan food
CHANCES ARE you have no idea what umutsima (cassava and corn), isombe (cassava, eggplant and spinach) and mizuzu (fried plantains) are, but you can learn Friday at a cooking demonstration of Rwandan food. The demonstration will be followed by a traditional Rwandan meal.
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Ave., Portland
HOW MUCH: $15
INFO/RESERVATIONS: 797-7026, Ext. 211
• CHEAP THRILL
Winter market is back this weekend
THE PORTLAND WINTER FARMERS MARKET kicks off this weekend with lots of food, live music and a kids’ table. Shop for greens, root vegetables, yogurt, cheese, kefir, salami, pork, tempeh, bread, chicken, lamb, rabbit, eggs, apples and — think spring! — flower bulbs.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free admission
INFO: www.portlandmainewintermarket.com
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