Unleash Your Inner Chef

This winter, the Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Department is offering cooking classes for both children and adults.

Young Chefs is for boys and girls in grades K – 4. This is a unique culinary experience that offers cooking classes to children in a safe environment that will encourage discovery and creativity. Each visit will be a new experience with fresh monthly themes and exciting new programs. Students sharpen their skills by employing the mantra, "Mise en Place" which, in the cooking world, translates into "everything in its place." Young chefs will learn basics in kitchen safety, proper food handling, food preparation, cooking and baking techniques, presentation, and so much more! At the end of each workshop the young chef will leave with a packet of info on how to recreate what was made in class and try at home. 

The classes meet from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the HK High School in room B-112. The fee is $30 per class (non-residents add $10). Classes include:

March 7 (new date) - Get ready for St. Patrick’s Day. This month we will be making pots of gold! We will be making, decorating and putting together shamrock sugar cookie flower pots. Please note this class will be on Tuesday.
April 4 - Spring is here! This month we will be making edible bookworms and snake bites! We will be using rice crispy treats to put together our bookworms. Our snakes will be made out of crescent rolls and lots of good treats inside. 
May 2 - Celebrate Cinco De Mayo. This month we will be making homemade tortillas and salsa that we will use to make homemade quesadillas! 
June 6 - Let’s gear up for summer. This month we will be making some treats that will give us great energy for all our outdoor activities. We will be making smoothies, blueberry muffins and summer trail mix.

Adult Chefs…..looking to unleash your inner chef? Roll up your sleeves and join Joanna Siciliano for some hands-on cooking and/or baking. At the end of each workshop, you will leave with a packet of info on how to recreate what was made in class and tasty treats for your family to try. 

Classes meet on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the HK HS B-112 and are $30 each. 

Workshops include:   
March 29 (new date!)- Healthy Dinners! Do you feel you make the same dinners every week? Come learn about and prepare some new healthy meals for you and your families.
April 12 - Great Energy Snacks! Do you feel that your kids need a great pick me up snack after school that they will love and is also healthy? Learn all about great after school snacks for your kids. Learn how to make some delicious energy snacks that your kids will want to eat.  

Please call the HK Recreation Dept. at 860-345-8334 for more information.