Programs & Events at The Sundial
Programs & Events at The Sundial
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BAKING FOR |
TEA TASTINGS |
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GARDENING |
A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE |
"Baking for the Holidays"
Date and time to be announced later.
Prepare traditional treats
for holiday gifts or for holiday entertaining.
Learn to make an assortment of treats for holiday gifts for for
entertaining at home. Tom Goddard, our pastry chef, will guide you in this
step-by-step baking session here in the Sundial's kitchen in Higganum. Included
this year will be French spice bread (Pain d'épice), flourless mini chocolate
cakes, & lemon tarts. (Recipes subject to change) Recipes and tastings included.
For more information or to register,
call the Middletown Adult Education office at 860-343-3864
or visit their webwite: www.maect.org
A Taste of CHOCOLATE!
Special Holiday Program
(date to be announced)Saturday,
November (t b a)
1:30 pm at the Sundial's kitchen, Higganum, Connecticut.
Our chef appeared recently on WTNH-TV (Channel 8) "Your Weekend" You may view the segment by clicking here: http://www.WTNH.com/Global/story.asp?s=1657946
Photo above (left) shows an elegant serving of chocolate
rum truffles - similar to those to be demonstrated for the above program. The photo of our pastry chef, taken by Irena Pastorello, appeared in The Middletown (CT) Press.
Discover or re-discover the world of CHOCOLATE! Create rich, dark chocolate truffles, exotic chocolate tartlets, and other chocolate treats for the holidays. Recipes and tips included in this step-by step demonstration, plus you get to sample everything created in the program! Cost of the program is $38 and includes a $5.00 coupon which can be used after the program that day to purchase chocolate items in the shop, such as Belgian dark, semi-sweet chocolate, chocolat au lait (milk chocolate), and chocolat blanc (white chocolate), Dutch dark cocoa powder, etc. Program lasts about 2 hours. You may make reservations online (see shopping cart below), or call the Sundial at 860- 345-4290.
(Recipes subject to change or be adjusted slightly.) Reservations & prepayment required. In the event of storm, the program will be held the following day, (Sunday at 1:30 pm) or adjusted to another day if more convenient for the majority of the class.
Note: we do not give refunds or send out confirmations. Please mark your calendar. Thank you.
Chocolate Program CP111211
$38.00
Herb Garden DesignThis Program at the Sundial not scheduled unless by demand.
However, Ms Tischler-Goddard is available as a guest lecturer for your group or organization.
If interested, please call her at 860-345-4290
For other programs and lectures click here
Prepare for the gardening season under the guidance of professional garden designer Ragna Tischler-Goddard of the Sundial Gardens in Higganum, Connecticut. This delightful and informative program will focus on all the important aspects of planting a low-maintenance garden, with culinary, medicinal and decorative herbs.Ms Tischler-Goddard's gardens at the Sundial have received much publicity over the years, including the "National Geographic Guide to America's Public Gardens," "The Garden Lover's Guide to the Northeast" (Princeton Architectual Press), WNH-TV / Channel 8, CNN-TV, and on the Home and Garden channel (HGTV), "Great American Gardens."
For more information call The Sundial at 860-345-4290).
Speculatius Demonstation
(German Christmas Pressed Cookies)(This program was held several years ago, and was one of our most successful
events to date. We are keeping this info
here for your information and enjoyment.
If we get enough response, we may
reschedule it.)Come and discover the delightful experience of this step-by step demonstration. Our pastry chef will show you all the procedures necessary for the baking of these traditional spiced German Christmas cookies using a number of antique cookie molds. The dough can also be used for just about any kind of cookie mold. In Germany, Holland, and Belgium, especially, these cookies are made at least a month before Christmas in order for the full spice flavor to develop. Many pastry shops in Europe tie them with bright red ribbons and hang them in their shop windows -- some of the cookies measure 2 to 3 feet in length! For your own personal use, smaller cookies can be hung from the Christmas tree or used as holiday gifts. We have collected a number of antique speculatius molds over the years and will be using these in the demonstration. By the way, the German word "speculatius" is derived from the Latin meaning "mirror" or in this case, "mirror image," since the pressed cookie when unmolded creates a mirror image of the shape.
The program lasts about an hour, and participants will get to sample the results.
Photo above (left) were made from several antique speculatius molds. The photo above (right) shows two antique speculatius molds carved from heavy wooden panels
A TASTE OF THE HOLIDAYS. (date to be announced soon). Join us for a tasting of selected traditional holiday treats from Germany, France, Belgium as well as the US, Have a cup of hot mulled cider and enter to win a gift certificate. Free event. 0pen to the public.Christmas Shop at the Sundial. Besides many traditional holiday items, we will feature a number of gift selections— tea gift baskets/boxes, fine loose teas, teapots and tea accessories, books on tea and gardens, ornaments for decorating the tree or home, note cards, and specialty food items.
Christmas Shop Hours: open weekends in November through Thanksgiving Day. After Thanksgiving, open Friday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm through December 24th.
Closed from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1, 2012.
Tea Shop hours: Open weekends beginning Saturday, Jan. 7 - from 12 noon to 5 pm.
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If you have questions about any of our programs,
please send us an e-mail message. sundialgardens@comcast.net
To register for any of the above Programs, please note the following:
1. You may register online by going directly to the program you are interested in and clicking on the shopping cart.This is a secure site, and accepts MasterCard and Visa only. All credit card information and numbers are decoded automatically. 100% secure.2. If you prefer, you may register by telephone (860) 345-4290 or by e-mail: sundialgardens@comcast.net
3. We accept MasterCard and Visa.
4. No refunds for any of the Baking, Chocolate, or Garden program unless notification made at least 7 days prior to date of the event. NOTE: Sorry, but there are no refunds for any of the Tea Tasting Program registrations. Thank you."A Taste of Tea"
TEA PROGRAMS for 2012
Tea Talks with
Tea Tastings & Dessert
This year, for the eleventh year, we will be offering our popular Tea Tasting Programs devoted soley to fine tea. The program includes a talk about the many aspects of tea with a tasting of selected loose teas. At each event 3 different teas will be highlighted and featured (either a white tea, a green tea, an Oolong tea, a black tea or a scented tea). Each featured tea will be explained and brewed individually, with tiny cups passed around for tasting and experiencing. After the third tasting there will be a short break, followed by one of the featured teas and dessert created especially for the program by the Sundial's pastry chef.Registration Fee per person: $15.00 (non-refundable), payable in advance with credit card (MasterCard or Visa) at time of registration. (We can only accept checks if you call us and give us a credit card number as guarantee until check arrives.) THIS YEAR YOU MAY REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE, with our secure website. Reservations with prepayment ARE required, since space is limited. Note: these programs are NOT recommended for very small children.
In the event of major storms or other inclement weather, the program will be scheduled the next day (Sunday at 2 pm) if possible (or moved to another date). You will be notified by phone or e-mail.
For GROUP registrations, please call in advance. We can only accommodate groups of 14. Group Tea Tastings arranged on weekdays only , providing no other events are scheduled. But please call: 860-345-4290. Group rates for other days other than weekends subject to additional fee. Please inquire.
Note: ALL the Tea Tasting Programs begin at 2:00 pm. on the appointed Saturday.
Note: payments must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation. You may call us, if you wish, and give us your card number. Master Card or Visa.
(Our $20 minimum shipping order does NOT apply when registering for any Tea Program.)
Registrations non-refundable.For additional information, call us at 860-345-4290, or send an e-mail: sundialgardens@comcast.net
Tea Tasting Program, Saturday, March. 31, 2:00 pm
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Note: payment must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation.
Tea Tasting Program, Saturday, April. 28, 2:00 pm
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Note: payment must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation.
Tea Tasting Program, Saturday, May 19, 2:00 pm
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Note: payment must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation.
Tea Tasting Program, Saturday, June 16, 2:00 pm
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Note: payment must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation.
Tea Tasting Program, Saturday, July 21, 2:00 pm
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Note: payment must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation.
No Tea Tasting scheduled in August.
Tea Tasting Program, Saturday, September 29, 2:00 pm
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Note: payment must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation.
Tea Tasting Program, Saturday, October 20, 2:00 pm
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Note: payment must be made with credit card at time of registration in order to confirm your reservation.
(Note: Dates subject to change. Please check or call in advance)
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