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Discover the secrets of French cuisine, perfect your knife skills, and master the art of making homemade pasta in Cooking Techniques classes in Chicago.

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Demo Cooking: Greens & Grains

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Greens and grains are anything but basic. These simple staples can be dressed up to make excellent meals on their own or can act as flavorful side dishes. Learn how to use fresh herbs to punch up the texture and flavor of a dish.  You will learn: The basics of homemade salad dressing Fundamental knife skills Sauté techniques to use in preparing: Autumn root vegetable salad Farro with orange and pomegranate Black beans with swiss...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Demonstration Cooking: Salmon Bowls

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn the secrets to creating a quick, easy, and delicious fish dinner with leftover potential in this cooking class at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Enhance your knife skills, prepare rice, steam salmon, and craft a homemade sesame-tamari dressing. Don't miss out on this fabulous opportunity to elevate your culinary repertoire.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Hands-on Cooking Make-Ahead Thanksgiving

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Simplify your Thanksgiving dinner with our hands-on cooking class at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn how to prepare all your favorite side dishes, desserts, and even a fall cocktail in advance. Join us and discover the joy of stress-free holiday cooking.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Demo Cooking: Salads in a Jar

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn the art of creating delicious and convenient salads in a jar with the Demo Cooking course at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Discover knife skills, dressing basics, and different techniques for preparing chicken. Featured recipes include quinoa tabbouleh, Greek salad, and lemon-oregano-thyme chicken.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Hands-on Cooking: Spring Herbs

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Discover the vibrant world of spring herbs with our practical cooking class. Immerse yourself in the delicate flavors of the season as you create a delectable meal featuring green goddess dressing, savory hand pies, and marinated feta. Plus, take home your container garden filled with fresh and tasty herbs.

(122) Advanced 18 and older
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$109
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Quick-Fix Chicken: Healthy Chicken Made Easy

Nourished @ 111 S Vine St, Chicago, IL

Move beyond the basics of baking a boring chicken breast and discover how easy it is to prepare chicken with amazing flavor any night of the week! ​This class will focus on fun ways that you can easily transform chicken into delicious and nutritious dishes using pantry staples in your home! Plus, you’ll learn why organic and pastured chicken is far superior to your health compared to commercial, factory-farmed products. Don’t wait—go from...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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The Clean Eating Kitchen: Gluten Free

Nourished @ 111 S Vine St, Chicago, IL

Food matters—it’s either the safest, most powerful form of medicine, or your slowest form of poison. Thus, the importance of stocking a healthy pantry, fridge and freezer. Join us for this two-hour demo class to learn how to easily transform seasonal farm-fresh produce, wild-caught or pastured proteins, hearty beans and grains, and crunchy nuts and seeds into delicious meals. By learning simple cooking technique, eating REAL food, and limiting...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Healthy Weeknight Cooking: Fish in a Flash

Nourished @ 111 S Vine St, Chicago, IL

Cooking fish doesn’t have to be left to the professionals—by learning very basic cooking techniques, you can prepare simple, quick and healthy meals from the sea that your family will be hooked on! ​This class is not about learning to properly de-bone and fillet a whole fish. It’s about teaching you how to purchase high-quality, wild-caught cuts of fish, and how to prepare it fast, fresh and simply any day of the week. Plus,...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Dr. Mom: A Healing Dose of At-Home Care

Nourished @ 111 S Vine St, Chicago, IL

Unlock the healing powers of natural remedies and learn how to care for your loved ones at home with the Dr. Mom workshop. Discover the secrets to fighting common ailments and harness the medicinal benefits of everyday kitchen items. Take charge of your family's well-being with this indispensable at-home care toolkit.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Tasting History - Edgewater

Peterson Garden Project

The Broadway Armory and the famous Edgewater Beach Hotel were both built in 1916. The Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago’s north side was a bustling and glamorous place back then—where Chicago’s elite lived, the working class cooked, and immigrant farmers to the west grew fresh produce. Join us for an evening of culinary history as we travel back in time and learn what it was like to be a home cook in 1916 Chicago. What could you buy, what...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Hands-on Cooking: Food Preservation

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Get an early start on your holiday menu planning. In this hands-on class, local food blogger and cookbook author Emily Paster will teach you how to make ahead and preserve a zesty orange-ginger cranberry sauce that is perfect for your holiday feast or edible gifting using local, seasonal, Wisconsin cranberries. The class will also cover the how-tos of water-bath canning, a safe and easy method of home food preservation, including safety and...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Hands-on Cooking: Preserving the Harvest

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn to eat more seasonally and locally throughout the year by canning, fermenting, dehydrating, and freezing.  You will practice step-by-step methods for water-bath canning and fermentation. Safety concerns and equipment needs will be discussed.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$68.75
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Demo Cooking: Easy Thanksgiving Sides

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

The way to keep your cool when hosting Thanksgiving is to rely on make-ahead side dishes. In this demonstration cooking class, you will discover how to simplify your holiday with inventive Thanksgiving side dishes that you can make in advance. Recipes include a kale and butternut squash galette (which can double as a main course for vegetarian guests), balsamic-glazed pearl onions, and a shredded brussels sprouts salad with pecans.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Cooking The Books Series- Michael Ruhlman's

Peterson Garden Project

Join us for the first in a series of cooking classes based on cookbooks!   Led by cookbook aficionados Ava Monique George Stewart, Maribeth Heeran and Jennifer Berman, we’ll be exploring a different cookbook each month, starting with Michael Ruhlman’s newest volume—How to Roast. The class will feature:  A hands-on class preparing a meal of several of the instructors’ favorite dishes from the book. Tips and suggestions for...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Let's Get Saucy

Peterson Garden Project

Sauces can often distinguish your dish. Not only do they add moisture, but they can add tons of flavor and visual appeal. In this hands-on class, we’ll go beyond the classic “mother sauces” and explore how to get saucy in our home kitchens. We’ll even walk away with a sauce or two to take home.

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Bring The Flavor: Intro to Flavor Combinations

Peterson Garden Project

Have you exhausted your ideas for flavor combinations, or do you simply want to play with some new ones? In this class learn how to combine flavor-boosting ingredients to instantly transform your dishes. We’ll work with some classic flavor combos and some you may have never thought to put together. We’ll end the class enjoying a sit-down meal at the community table to savor the new flavors we’ve created!

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Cooking The Books Series- Thomas McNaughton’s

Peterson Garden Project

Join us for the next class in a series of cooking classes based on cookbooks! Led by cookbook aficionados Ava Monique George Stewart, Maribeth Heeran and Jennifer Berman, we’ll be exploring a different cookbook each month. Next up: Chef Thomas McNaughton's Flour + Water: Pasta The class will feature:  A hands-on class preparing a meal of several of the instructors’ favorite dishes from the book. Tips and suggestions for creative...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Cooking The Books Series- Fuchsia Dunlop’s

Peterson Garden Project

Join us for the next class in a series of cooking classes based on cookbooks! Led by cookbook aficionados Ava Monique George Stewart, Maribeth Heeran and Jennifer Berman, we’ll be exploring a different cookbook each month. Next up: a wonderful primer on Chinese cooking from Fuchsia Dunlop- “Every Grain Of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking” The class will feature: A hands-on class preparing a meal of several of the instructors’ favorite...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Brunch For Beginners

Peterson Garden Project

Love eating brunch but intimidated by the thought of cooking it for your friends and family? Come to this hands-on class and learn how to duplicate some of your favorite brunch dishes at home. We’ll cover the basics of cooking eggs and teach you to make the perfect egg frittata, breakfast tostadas and even brunch cocktails. We’ll all sit down together to enjoy a delicious brunch and leave with confidence to create brunch at home with ease.

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Knife Skills & Utensil Essentials

Peterson Garden Project

What better way to kick off a great weekend than by sharpening your knife skills in the kitchen? In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to use your knives and other time-saving kitchen utensils with ease and confidence. We know that chopping can get exhausting and work up an appetite, so we’ll finish at the farm table to enjoy a lovely meal made with all our practice cuts. Join us in an evening of confidence-building in the kitchen! This class...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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