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Cooking Around the World
Cooking & Other Life Skills
Go on a tasty tour around the globe as you develop your culinary competence and expand your palate. We’ll learn a little about different cultures and prepare Mexican tacos, Chinese sesame chicken, pasta bolognese from Italy, Greek gyros, and jollof rice from Nigeria/Ghana. Travel the world without leaving the kitchen!
SummerFun! 2024
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Egg-cellent Chefs
Cooking & Other Life Skills
We’ll make traditional breakfast meals that incorporate a lot of different ways to use eggs, such as omelets, scrambled eggs, eggs in a basket, breakfast burritos, french toast, and more. This class will give you the cooking skills and nutrition information to start your day off right.
SummerFun! 2024
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Arlington Bake Shoppe
Cooking & Other Life Skills
If you can bake it we will make it! Learn how to bake or improve your skills as you measure, mix, bake, and taste wonderful treats from start to finish. Recipes we may try include one pan cake, banana bread, chocolate chip cookies, and more.
SummerFun! 2024
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If I Had a Million Dollars…
Cooking & Other Life Skills
Journey into the world of money. Set goals, make choices, stick to a budget, reflect on risks and rewards, save for emergencies, and sometimes make bold moves to stay solvent. By playing financial games, you’ll learn how cash flow and investing work in the real world. We’ll talk about brokerage accounts, credit cards, and compound interest then play stock market games to practice making smart decisions.
SummerFun! 2024
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Mother’s Helper Club
Cooking & Other Life Skills
Train to be a mother’s helper as you get to know all about babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. We will learn games to play with kids of different ages, easy snack prep, basic first-aid, diaper changing, and bottle making. We will wrap up the week by making business cards and our own mother’s helper kits so you’ll be ready for your first job helping your neighbor, parents, or relatives with their little kids.
SummerFun! 2024
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Vegetarian Cookin’ in the USA
Cooking & Other Life Skills
Explore the rich tapestry of American cuisine on this journey to different regions with diverse flavors. We will cook regional dishes such as black bean and cheese quesadillas, corn chowder, deep dish pizza, and blueberry ice cream. Get ready to whip up delicious recipes and stir in a dash of creativity as we cook, learn, and craft our way across the nation.
SummerFun! 2024
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Books & Cooks
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Mix up cookies, cakes, muffins, and more in this sweet class inspired by stories. We’ll start each day with a story that introduces our recipe of the day. Then we’ll go over the recipe together, talk about the ingredients, and practice measuring and following directions as we work to bake our tasty treat.
SummerFun! 2024
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The Science of Baking
Cooking & Other Life Skills
Learn the basics of baking and the science behind making some of your favorite tasty treats. Baking combines the reactions of chemistry, the processes of biology, and the laws of physics. We’ll explore topics such as how yeast works, how to preserve food by canning, and making ingredient substitutions. Learn what gluten is and experiment with modifying a recipe to get different results. Some recipes we make will include mini pies, bread, jam, soft pretzels, and cupcakes.
SummerFun! 2024
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La Cucina Italiana
Cooking & Other Life Skills
Chop, grate, measure, mix, knead, stretch, and roll as you learn to make a variety of authentic Italian dishes such as sauce, homemade pasta, pizza, meatballs, lasagna, and bruschetta. Develop essential food preparation skills including equipment use, safety, hygiene, measuring ingredients, and exploring flavor combinations.
SummerFun! 2024