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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Host a themed shower that your guests will never forget. Learn how to create a make-ahead menu and discover tips for customized decorations and gifts that will make the event meaningful for your guest of honor. You will make: Freshly ground ham salad on baby croissants Curried chicken salad on puff pastry Tuna salad de Puerto Vallarta on tea breads with chives, ice cold vichyssoise soup Raspberry, goat cheese, pecan salad with grapefruit...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Versatile lemons work in everything from drinks to main courses to breakfast muffins. Discover a multitude of easy recipes that feature lemons as a primary flavor in this cooking class. You will learn: how to make limoncello, a golden aperitif from Italy’s Amalfi Coast that you can serve to guests or give as a gift simple syrups you can use in chilled cocktails or frosty lemonade on a hot summer day a quick Sicilian lemon and pistachio...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Whether it is an intimate date for two or a big group of friends catching up and laughing for hours, a delicious outdoor dinner makes terrific memories. Learn how to prepare the ultimate special occasion summer meal — cold, silky avocado soup served in the shell with an egg, caviar, and chive brunoise fisherman salad with watercress, lobster, scallops, and shrimp Chilean sea bass atop carrot and pea mousse champagne-poached pears...
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Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets to efficient cooking and meal prep in this hands-on course at Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn how to utilize basic pantry ingredients to create delicious recipes like pasta puttanesca, Greek tomato soup, and carrot-cranberry bread. Perfect for breakfast or a quick snack, these dishes will elevate your culinary skills and save you time in the kitchen.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn how to create an upscale lunchbox with delicious recipes like New Orleans-style muffuletta sandwiches and "play with your food" Cobb salad. Elevate your midday meal with this hands-on cooking course.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the art of preparing fancy appetizers that will impress your guests at this hands-on cooking class in Chicago. Discover the secrets behind a mid-century-inspired rumaki and indulgent figs and nectarines with goat cheese and prosciutto. Elevate your party game and become a master in the kitchen.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
At Hands-on Cooking: April Showers class at Chicago Botanic Garden, you'll learn how to create delicious dishes like a leek and smoked salmon tart, frisée, and watercress salad with edible flowers, and a Sicilian pistachio and chocolate ricotta cake. Don't miss out on this chance to elevate your cooking skills and make your celebration truly memorable.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Unleash your culinary creativity with our hands-on artisan sausage making class. Discover the art of crafting fresh, homemade sausages tailored to your preferences, from protein selection to spice levels. Join us to master the techniques behind breakfast patties, meatballs, and savory links, elevating your cooking repertoire to new heights.
The Newberry @ 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL
Drawing on oral histories, personal reflections, and the Newberry’s Chicago collection, class participants will have a chance to co-author Chicago’s past, present, and future. Every Chicago street corner has a story—many stories—where past, present, and future identities intersect. From Little Village to Little Vietnam, Chicago has stories waiting to be told, and every citizen is a co-author of our city’s shared narratives. Drawing on...
The Morton Arboretum @ 4100 Illinois Rte 53, Lisle, IL
Learn to prepare three deliciously easy side dishes representing the flavors of summer in this hands-on class! This is the best part of summer in Illinois, when produce is plentiful in the farmers markets and backyard gardens are bursting at the seams. It’s the perfect time to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables for their peak flavor and stellar nutritional punch. In this session, learn to use farm-fresh greens and hand-picked fruit in a variety...
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
In this demonstration cooking class, you will see how easy it is to make fresh egg pasta, suitable for turning into linguine, fettuccine, or lasagna sheets—from scratch. Then, you will learn how to prepare a variety of seasonal sauces to serve with your fresh pasta, including basil pesto and a quick, fresh tomato sauce.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
In this demonstration cooking class, you will learn how to make a classic egg-based Italian pasta dough suitable for forming into sheets for lasagna, for filled pasta, or for cutting into fettuccine. You will discover techniques for making several beautiful variations of the dough, including spinach pasta and a laminated pasta dough with fresh herbs and edible flowers.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Nourishing your body midday is crucial so that you can be productive throughout the afternoon. This hands-on cooking class features easy, make-ahead lunches that will keep you satisfied all week long: Greek bean salad, hearty minestrone soup, and quinoa with roasted vegetables.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Power bowls, or nourish bowls, are all-in-one recipes that work for any meal of the day. Endlessly customizable, these delicious and healthy bowls feature combinations of grains, legumes, vegetables, and dressing. You will learn to create all of these, including a tasty dessert bowl with fruit.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Preparing a homemade picnic with the whole family makes eating outside even more special. Learn how to put together a packable and seasonal meal that children and adults can make together. Featured recipes include: bacon wrapped dates, the best sandwich EVER, and carrot cake cupcakes.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Summer is the perfect time of year for picnics, potlucks, and backyard barbecues. Whether you’re 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 you how to make summer sides that will be the star of the party, including brand-new recipes like orzo with basil and pine nuts, tangy cabbage slaw, and no-mayo potato salad....
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Few experiences capture magic and romance like autumn in Paris—colorful foliage, crisp breezes, and of course, flavorful seasonal meals. In this demonstration class, instructor and Francophile Emily Paster will transport you to the City of Light with a seasonal, French-inspired fall menu, with all new recipes including: Tomates farcies (stuffed tomatoes) Veal marengo French apple cake
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
The Middle East is famous for its mezze, shared small plates that can start a meal or serve as the meal itself. In this cooking class, you will learn to make classic vegetarian mezze including an authentic tabbouleh, spicy pumpkin chershi dip, and muhammara—a red pepper and walnut spread.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Join us at the Chicago Botanic Garden as we show you how to take the stress out of holiday entertaining with our Demo Cooking class. Learn to make elegant hors-d’oeuvres that can be prepared in advance, including French gougères, salmon gravlax, and butternut squash soup shooters. Impress your guests with these make-ahead appetizers!
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