Cooking

Learn from local chefs, cooks and bakers, and discover delicious, healthy food ideas for your busy lifestyle!

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Courses

Bake Sweets with Lil Sweetie

Spend the evening with your lil’ sweetie! Register for a night out preparing some delicious sweets and desserts to enjoy and bring home for later. Each registration is for (1) adult and (1) child. Adults, please register yourself for the class and you will be contacted later to provide your lil’ sweetie’s registration information. Recommended for kids 6-10 years old. All materials will be provided. Course includes $35 materials fee.

Course will be held in the Day Care Center, Room 135

Sarah Diamond, Instructor

Bake Sweets with Lil Sweetie
Schedule Section Seats Left Cost Register
Friday, 3/27
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm		 ZCOK-021 600 0 seats left $59Section Full

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Baking Snickerdoodle Cookies

Let's have some fun together while baking these sweet and delicious Snickerdoodle cookies with caramel drizzle on top! We will make the cookies from scratch as we learn about the ingredients needed and their purpose. Come ready to learn about the sweetness in cookie making! 

Students who need to withdraw must do so at least one week prior to the start of the class for a refund.

Course will be held in the Day Care Center, Room 135

Renel Turner, Instructor

Baking Snickerdoodle Cookies
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Thursday, 4/2
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm		 ZCOK-117 600 10 seats left $59

Beginner Cookie Decorating

If you’ve never worked with royal icing or have dabbled just a little, this class will help you get the ball rolling. We will work step by step on each cookie to learn the various decorating techniques used with royal icing, specifically piping/outlining, flooding, and wet-on-wet techniques. There are five cookie designs planned, and we will keep things rolling to get them all completed by the end of class. All supplies are provided. Once class registration has closed, students will be sent Cindy’s informational handout via email, with basics of baking cookies, tips and tricks of the trade, and a list of places online to check out for additional tutorials, instructional blogs, recipes, and vendors/suppliers for those who want to take it to the next level. Ages 10+. 

Students who have to withdraw must do so at least one week prior to the start of the course for a full refund. 

2/17 - Mardi Gras Theme

3/12 - Easter Theme

5/12 - Charcuterie Board Theme

Course will be held in Daycare Center, Room B06

Cindy Burek of Buttercup Cookie, Instructor  

Beginner Cookie Decorating
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Tuesday, 5/12
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm		 ZCOK-023 602 1 seats left $69

Beginner Cookie Decorating Plus

Have you taken our Beginner Cookie Decorating class one or more times, and want to learn more detailed cookie designs? Beginner Cookie Decorating Plus is the next-level course to bring those basic beginner cookies up a notch. Students, ages 10 and older, will work step by step on each cookie to learn the various decorating techniques used with royal icing. Cindy Burek of Buttercup Cookie will teach the same piping/outlining, flooding, and wet-on-wet techniques as in her beginner class, but she will introduce other techniques, tools and supplies to enhance your cookies even more. All supplies are provided. Once class registration has closed, students will be sent Cindy’s informational blog, loaded with instructions on the basics of baking cookies, tips and tricks of the trade, and links to places online to check out for additional tutorials. 

Students who must withdraw must do so at least one week prior to the start of the course for a full refund.

3/26 - Easter Theme

4/23 - Cherries and Baking Theme

Course on 3/26 will be held in Daycare Center, Room B06

Course on 4/23 will be held in Daycare Center, Room B05

Cindy Burek of Buttercup Cookie, Instructor

Beginner Cookie Decorating Plus
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Thursday, 3/26
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm		 ZCOK-113 600 0 seats left $79Section Full

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Thursday, 4/23
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm		 ZCOK-113 601 14 seats left $79

Spring Time Vegan Cooking

Shake off the winter blues with something fresh, light, and bursting with flavor! Let’s make mouthwatering jackfruit Sloppy Joes in smoky homemade BBQ sauce, perfectly paired with a crisp maple-ginger slaw and a broccoli slaw. Join us for two and a half hours of hands-on cooking in a lively social atmosphere and delight in the delicious outcomes! 

Students who need to withdraw must do so at least one week prior to the start of the class for a refund.

Course will be held in the Day Care Center, Room 135

Olivia Townsend, Instructor

Spring Time Vegan Cooking
Schedule Section Seats Left Cost Register
Monday, 4/27
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm		 ZCOK-098 600 6 seats left $69

World Tour in the Kitchen

Enjoy an evening spent making and sampling dishes from around the world! This class offers a hands-on food prep experience for adults of all ages. Please declare any food allergies or dietary restrictions when registering for the class. Course includes $30 materials fee.

Course will be held in the Day Care Center, Room 135

Sarah Diamond, Instructor

World Tour in the Kitchen
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Friday, 4/24
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm		 ZCOK-115 600 0 seats left $55Section Full

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