Stir up some fun in the kitchen with the HRCA's cooking classes.  Learn how to make exciting and tasty dishes while enjoying quality time with friends or family. Don't forget to bring an appetite! 

The Recreation Center at Southridge boasts a beautiful teaching kitchen, and the HRCA is making delicious use of it by offering a variety of cooking classes for children and adults.

Benefits of Cooking with HRCA!
Cooking is fun and important life-skill that can help a child learn:
• Reading comprehension and vocabulary
• Math:addition,fractions,spatial geometry and 
   sequencing
• Science: chemistry, physics, and cause and effect
• Teamwork: working together and creating confidence
• Patience and time management
• Nutrition

Youth Cooking Classes

Food made Fun– A parent and tot class (ages 2-5)
Each week we will create fun snacks using kid-friendly ingredients based on the theme of the month.
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Holiday Helpings (ages 6-9)
Get ready to party! This class will celebrate by making a creative, fun and easy meal all about the holiday of the month.
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Italian for Kids (ages 5-17)
Become an Italian chef by working with dough to make fresh pasta, roll gnocchi, and even make a pizza. You will feel like you’re cooking in Italy as you become more familiar with international cuisines.
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Taste of America (ages 5-17)
Get to know our wonderful country through a culinary tour. We will visit a different region each week and learn how menus change depending on where you live.
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Spring has Sprung (ages 5-17)
Celebrate the new season with ingredients that are fresh, fun, and fantastic. The days are warming up and so is the kitchen! Learn to prepare in-season ingredients highlighting the bounty of the season by using a different ingredient each week.
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Spring Break Chef Camps (ages 4-13)
Wizards & Whisking Camp (ages 4-7)
Become a wizard chef this spring break and whip up some magic in the kitchen. Make Harry Potters favorite dishes and even create original concoctions that will surely be a hit with your friends. Our talented chef will emphasize safety, nutrition, teamwork, and following directions sequentially.
Stir Crazy Kidz Camp (ages 8-13)
Stir up some fun this spring break with a camp that will get your chefs taste buds drooling. Kids will learn to create fun, spring themed snacks, lunches and desserts that they will enjoy making and eating. Our talented chef will emphasize safety, nutrition, teamwork, and following directions sequentially. The kids will have so much fun; they won’t even know they are learning.
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NEW! Friends & Family Class

Let’s Celebrate! (ages 10-Adult)
The best celebrations are experienced with friends and family. Spend time with the ones you love while making fun and delicious dishes that will be a hit at any party. These classes will focus on creative themed party dishes, so come ready to party hearty!
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Adult Cooking

Cut It Up
If you’re like most and feel a bit awkward with a knife, this is the perfect opportunity to learn how to chop, dice & mince with speed and ease. You will handle a knife like an experienced chef by the end of this class.
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Kitchen Basics
Learn basic cooking techniques that will bring confidence, knowledge and fun into cooking. We will explore roasting, baking, pan-searing, sautéing, pan sauces, and much more. These classes will help anyone become more familiar with cooking terms and methods.
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One Night In…
Take a culinary tour of different cuisines. Each class will focus on a cities dish that makes it famous. Delve deep into authentic tastes and aromas with each city you visit.
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Winter Warm-Up
Brrr! It’s cold outside, Get warmed up in the kitchen by creating your new favorite belly warming dishes. Learn techniques such as braising, roasting, baking, and much more.
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New Year, New You!
Learn new, healthy, and easy recipes that will jumpstart your metabolism and help you feel and look great inside and out. Each class will focus on fresh herbs and ingredients to enhance the flavor in dishes you will create.
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For more information about Cooking classes call Veronica Williamson at 303-471-8853 or email at veronica.williamson@hrcaonline.org.