Women’s Week food classes

Baton Rouge’s annual Women’s Week continues this week through Saturday. Among its dozens of community seminars are classes on cooking techniques and new menu ideas. Thursday at 5 p.m., Whole Foods Market sponsors a Women’s Week “Crust-ation Creations” session on how to crust Louisiana seafood with ingredients that keep it out of the fryer. The supermarket follows this with Girls at the Grill Friday at 4 p.m., and Easy Cheese Appetizers Saturday at 4 p.m. The classes are free. Another class organized by Waist Away and The Dream Gourmet will be held Friday and Saturday at noon and teaches participants to stretch beyond fast food and plain salads in favor of make-ahead lunches like Greek chicken lettuce wraps with caramelized onions and mint salsa, and fresh pears with basil and cinnamon. Fee is $10 per participant. Women’s Week is an annual program of the Women’s Council of Greater Baton Rouge. For more information, visit wcgbr.com.