The Chicago Botanic Garden is a world-renowned living museum and conservation science center that offers multiple unique nature courses spread throughout 26 gardens and four natural areas on 385 acres.
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Assemble and decorate a gingerbread house in this cooking class. Learn how to make royal icing and use a pastry bag. As students decorate, a light dinner will be prepared featuring liptauer cheese spread with pumpernickel, beet, horseradish, and apple salad with poppy seed dressing, and mushroom stroganoff with cabbage and buttered noodles. Decorations will be provided; students are encouraged to bring additional candies to add to their 4- x 6- x...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Lentils are a convenient and nutritious source of plant-based protein eaten worldwide. In this cooking class, you will learn about the many varieties of lentils, including green, brown, red, and black, as well as how to incorporate them into your cooking. Menu: Two lentil-based recipes will be prepared: a French-inspired lentil salad and a Middle Eastern red lentil soup. Take home a bonus recipe for no-bake lentil...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Using proper seasoning adds personality to your dishes. In this cooking class you will: learn how to apply salt balance acidity add character with fresh herbs or warm spices You will prepare: lemon sage brined pork chops chicken artichoke kabobs chickpea arugula and pickled carrot salad Make and take home a bag of brine and a portion of Provençal herb rub.
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Salt is perhaps the most important ingredient in all of cooking. It amplifies flavors and alters textures. Home cooks are often confused about which kind of salt to use (table, kosher, or sea salt), when to use it, and how much to use. In this class, you will learn when and how to add salt when cooking, the differences between the many kinds of salt, the science behind how salt transforms foods, and how to brine meat
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Summer is the perfect time of year for picnics, potlucks, and backyard barbecues. Whether you are the host or bringing a dish to share, you need go-to summer side dishes that can feed a crowd and stand up to hot weather. In this demonstration cooking class, you will learn how to make summer sides that will be the star of the party, including green and yellow wax bean salad with tarragon vinaigrette, penne with lentils and feta, and Lebanese potato...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Do you feel like you are constantly on the go? It is crucial to nourish your body with something energizing and delicious. In this cooking class, you will learn how to prepare snacks for every type of snacker: healthy-ish chocolate chip cookies will satiate your sweet tooth without the crash and burn of a sugary treat, nourishing carrot soup for a warming reset, and nutrient-rich satisfying dips to pack along with vegetables fruits, or crackers. ...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets of French pastry with our hands-on baking course. Master the art of Pâte à choux and learn to make delicious éclairs, gougères, and churros in this immersive class. Take home a selection of treats to enjoy!
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Unleash your creativity in the kitchen with Hands-on Cooking: Creative Breads. Discover the art of bread making as you shape fragrant garlic knots, prepare crowd-pleasing pizza dough, and create unique floral scenes on focaccia bread. Join us for a hands-on baking class that will nourish your mind and tantalize your taste buds.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the art of making traditional Indian bread like aloo, gobi, paneer, palak, and lachha paratha in this hands-on cooking class. Discover the secrets of dough preparation and cooking techniques, and leave with your own dough to finish cooking at home.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the essential tools of the trade in the world of baking at the beautiful Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn how to use a variety of small appliances and tools while creating delectable treats like banana bread and lemon pound cake. Join us for a hands-on experience that will take your baking skills to the next level.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the art of creating a classic Italian seafood pasta dish in this hands-on course. Discover techniques for making fresh tagliatelle pasta and master a tomato, anisette, and saffron sauce to top it off. Indulge in the fruits of the sea with this delectable culinary experience.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn to make traditional Italian dishes with a twist in this interactive cooking class. Master the art of crafting arancini filled with flavorful gorgonzola cheese, pecans, and pancetta, and impress your guests with a beef carpaccio salad topped with a delectable Sicilian pistachio cream sauce.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
This cooking class features recipes and techniques from the dough chapter of Michael Ruhlman’s Twenty. Learn to mix, knead, roll, and cut yeast, pie, and cookie doughs for recipes such as Dutch-oven bread, cinnamon buns, mushroom gruyere quiche, and Scottish shortbread. Take home overnight cinnamon buns and pie dough. Lunch will be served during class.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Cut out sugar cookies are a fun, adaptable project any time of year—for special occasions like birthdays and holidays, or simply a treat with afternoon tea or coffee. In this hands-on baking class, you will learn how to: make dough roll, bake, decorate, and store cookies plus flat icing, flat icing with agar, and royal icing. Each student will have the opportunity to roll, cut, and bake cookies, as well as decorate cookies...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the art of creating delicious apple desserts in this hands-on culinary course. Join us as we show you how to make an apple strudel with a perfectly thin and delicate dough and homemade caramel apples that will have you craving more. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your baking skills with the versatile and delightful apple.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Simplify Thanksgiving meal preparation with desserts that can be made in advance. You will learn tips and tricks for making both the individual components as well as whole pies ahead of time without compromising taste or quality. Three different pies will be featured: dutch apple pie maple cream pie and dulce de leche pumpkin pie. You will take home three six-inch pies, one in each flavor prepared in class.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn to create spectacular celebration desserts in this immersive cooking class. Discover how to make mouthwatering chocolate cake, pumpkin ice cream pie, and banana foster bread pudding. Perfect for any occasion or simply to celebrate life!
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Indulge in the art of hand-rolled truffles, as you learn the secrets of chocolate tempering in this baking class. Discover the techniques to achieve a shiny, snappy coating on your homemade truffles, and infuse them with delectable flavors like Earl Grey tea, mocha, and cinnamon. Take home a beautiful box of your creations and impress your loved ones with your newfound baking skills.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn how to host the perfect Mother's Day brunch with classic make-ahead dishes like Decadent Glazed Cinnamon Rolls, Flaky Apple Turnovers, and Hash Brown-Crust Quiche. Join us for a hands-on baking class at the Chicago Botanic Garden and discover tips and tricks for working ahead in the kitchen.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn to create delicious seasonal desserts like flower-pressed butter cookies, carrot cake quick bread, and blueberry crumb bars at the Chicago Botanic Garden's baking class. Impress your friends with these simple but impressive treats that can be adapted to any fruit you have on hand. Take home a sampling of your baked creations and spring into the season with yummy goodies!
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