Cooking classes are in session

It’s time to take off the oven mitts and get serious about holiday cooking. And if your Thanksgiving meal didn’t quite pan out, here are lots of options this month for rescuing your

traditional Christmas dinner. But it means calling in the professionals.

The Kansas City Culinary Center offers a class on Holiday Cupcake “Ornaments” on Saturday, December 12, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Instructor Celia Shea teaches how to create homemade fondant and design a series of mini cupcakes that look like Christmas tree ornaments. The class costs $45.