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Kids Culinary Institute: Everyday Favorites

Learn cooking and baking skills as we prepare a different meal each day. Learn how to make breakfast sandwiches, cinnamon rolls, quesadillas, baked macaroni and cheese, desserts and yummy snacks. Kids Culinary Institute apron and recipe booklet included in class fee.

Mon-Fri, Jul 7 - Jul 11

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

6th - 8th

Chef's Academy

Get ready for a week of cooking, eating and learning! These camps will take you through the basic step-by-step process of making unique and delicious recipes. Four Days in France This will be a fun week as we explore some classical French recipes. Cinnamon Palmiers anyone? Recipes may include: Blueberry Clafoutis, Quiche Lorraine, Ratatouille Flatbread, French Crepes A Proper English Tea Start practicing your accent and get your pinkies out! Recipes may include: Cucumber Sandwiches and Tea Tasting, BLT stuffed cherry tomatoes, World’s Best Scones, Victoria Sponge Cake If You Love Chocolate All things chocolate during this week. Take home your own homemade chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Truly for chocolate lovers. Recipes may include: Homemade Chocolate Cake, No Bake Chocolate Wafer Cake, Chocolate Chip Muffins, Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies Working with Dough Italian Style Let’s start with some Homemade Pasta and see what happens. Recipes may include: Italian Cookies, Homemade Red Pasta Dough, Two Ingredient Dough Pizza Pinwheels, Top Your Own Pizza Four Days - Five Cookies Potato Chip Cookies, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are just two of the yummy recipes from this week. Recipes may include: Potato Chip Cookies, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Easy Lemon Cookies, Uncle Frank’s Italian “S” Cookies Hand Pies Grab and go, pies on the move! Recipes may include: Empanadas, Apple Hand Pies, Mini Calzone, Loaded Potato Mini Hand Pies Food Network Week Enjoy four different friendly competitions. Bring your creativity and your taste buds. Foods on a Stick Who doesn’t love eating this way? How about S’mores on a Stick for starters? Recipes may include: Pizza on a Stick, Caramel Apple Skewers, Grilled Cheese Sandwich on a Stick, Rice Krispie Treats on a stick Four Asian Favorites Sounds delicious right? You will be stuffed after this week. Recipes may include: California rolls, Philippine Butter Cookies, Asian Lettuce Wraps, Asian Cabbage Salad A Pie a Day Each day bring home your own pie to share. Do you love French Silk Pie? This is the week for you. Recipes may include: Key Lime Pie, Best Cherry Pie, Fresh Tomato Pie, Southern Sweet Potato Pie Taco Truck Week Tacobout lots of tacos and more! Recipes may include: Elote Pizza, Breakfast Taco, Tres Leches, Pico de Gallo and Easy Corn Salsa Dinner x Four Enjoy bold flavors, classic recipes, and fresh ingredients as you learn to cook and bake these delicious pizzas. Recipes may include: Chicken Enchiladas, Baked Ziti, Thai Spicy Basil Chicken Fried Rice, Lo Main Noodles Recipes may be subject to change.

Mon-Thu, Jul 7 - Jul 10

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Mon-Thu, Jul 7 - Jul 10

12:30 - 2:30 PM

Mon-Thu, Jul 14 - Jul 17

We All Scream for Ice Cream

Beat the summer heat with a cool treat! Create two homemade, healthy "nice" cream flavors (dairy-free ice cream). These simple, minimal-ingredient recipes will put the ice cream truck to shame! All supplies are included. On the Menu: Strawberry Banana Nice Cream Cones Cookies and Cream Nice Cream

Wed, Jul 16

Kids in the Kitchen

Explore exciting new recipes and hone your culinary skills! Each day, we'll create different dishes inspired by that day's theme. All supplies are included. Day 1: Breakfast - French Toast Sticks, Cinnamon Roll Muffins Day 2: Lunch - Chicken Ranch Tacos Homemade, Corn Tortilla Chips with Salsa Day 3: Snacks - S’Mores Energy Balls, Pizza Popcorn Day 4: Desserts - Caramel Apple Pie Bombs, Strawberry Banana Nice Cream

Mon-Thu, Jul 21 - Jul 24

Sweet Treats Baking

How sweet! Enjoy a week of learning, baking, and tasting! Each day, we'll create several delicious recipes inspired by that day's theme. All supplies are included. Day 1: Crumbly Cookies: Oatmeal Cream Pies, Peanut Butter Monster Cookies Day 2: Creative Cupcakes: Chocolate Ice Cream Cone, Cupcakes Snow Cone Cupcakes Day 3: Delicious Donuts: Paleo Chocolate Mini Donuts, Apple Cinnamon Donut Holes Day 4: Decadent Desserts: Blondie Brownies, Pear Crisp in a Jar

Mon-Thu, Jul 28 - Jul 31

Classic Ballpark Soft Pretzels

Golden, soft, fluffy, salty and irresistibly delicious, these giant homemade soft pretzels are sure to please! Perfect texture, flavor and easy to make! Served with a cheese dipping sauce on the side. All supplies are included. (Gluten-free class)

Wed, Aug 6

On a Stick: State Fair Foods

Did you know the Minnesota State Fair features over 60 different foods on a stick? These two unique recipes are sure to be blue ribbon winners in your own kitchen! All supplies are included. On the Menu: Fudge Toffee Delight Brownie Pops Loaded Tater Tot Kabobs

Wed, Aug 13