by Laura Roach

Kathy Gallant, owner and chef of Blue Moon Market has declared her newest "by the light of the moon" cooking series to be all about the art of preparing soups. Every Tuesday night in the month of March, eager amateur cooks looking to learn to make scrumptious soups can attend classes at Blue Moon Market. The four classes, each taught by Kathy, will be hands-on and participants will go home each evening with the soup they made to share with their families.

Each class will highlight a specific kind of soup made from Blue Moon original recipes. The first class introduced the basics of soup-making: knife handling, ingredient basics, herbs, stock science and how to make chicken and rice soup. In the second class, Kathy will be instructing students on making a delicious minestrone soup. The third class will highlight the art of chili, and the final class will be all about chowder. The classes are $40 each or $125 for the whole series. The ingredients will be provided by Blue Moon but participants must bring their own soup pot and preparation knife.