Learn to make Chinese Turnip Cake

Kennewick Community Education is offering a class on Chinese Turnip Cake.

Healthy and delicious, the cake is a Chinese dim sum dish made of shredded radish (typically Chinese radish or daikon) and plain rice flour.

This recipe is traditionally made during the Chinese New Year season and is one of the standard dishes in the dim sum cuisine of Hong Kong and overseas Chinatown restaurants.

The Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 31.

The class is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Kamiakin High School. Cost is $21.

Advance registration is required at communityed.ksd.org. For more information, call 222-5080.

Popcorn snacking

Whether you prefer to pop your corn on the stove, in the microwave or in an air popper, it's one of the first munchies that comes to mind on movie night.

Many like their popcorn dressed simply with salt and butter, but it's also delicious dusted with parmesan cheese, chili powder or any one of a variety of herbs and spices.

For ideas, go to The Popcorn Board's website, www.popcorn.org.

Wines, art

The annual Wenatchee Winter Wine Gala is Jan. 25 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum.

The evening includes access to the museum, wines from award-winning vintners and gourmet bites to savor. The gala will run from 6 to 9 p.m.

Tickets are $40 for museum members and $45 for nonmembers. Special group rates are available.

For details and ticket information, call 509-888-6240, email info@wvmcc.org or go to www.wvmcc.org.

The museum is at 127 S. Mission St., Wenatchee.

Brews and cheese

Yakima Valley Community College's Vineyard & Winery Technology program will hold a Beer & Cheese 101 class Friday on the Grandview Campus,114 Grandridge Ave.

The class is from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $25 per person.

Instructor Rachel Mercer will discuss some of the types of cheeses and how they are made. She also will talk about the difference between a lager, an IPA and a stout beer. Must be 21 or older to attend.

Register at the front counter of the Grandview campus, 500 W. Main St. For more information, call 509-882-7011.

Good read

The book: Summerland: Recipes for Celebrating with Southern Hospitality by Anne Stiles Quatrano. Cost: $40

Best for: The author has gathered 100 of her favorite recipes and entertaining ideas, along with stories about Summerland, the farm that's been in her family for five generations, into her first cookbook.

-- Loretto J. Hulse: 582-1513; lhulse@tricityherald.com. To receive a recipe via email each Tuesday, register at tricityherald.com and click on newsletters. If you already are registered, click on edit account and newsletters to select Recipe of the Week. This exclusive recipe does not appear in the newspaper.

This story was originally published January 22, 2014 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Learn to make Chinese Turnip Cake ."