Villa Park Recreation Center Wednesday Winter Session 2025, K-5th

Join our 'COOL'inary Cooking Club for the 2024-25 School Year! 

After School Enrichment Cooking Classes with Sticky Fingers Cooking®

It's THYME to TURNIP the BEET on what kids EAT! Our interactive classes make cooking fun and deliciously educational. Kids will enjoy tasty, healthy recipes while learning S.T.E.A.M., culture, language, geography and more! Led by experienced Chef Instructors, we ensure all allergies are accommodated, and recipes are always nut-free. Explore our weekly recipes and join us to WHIP up some culinary fun all year. Perfect for children of all ages!

• ALL ALLERGIES ARE ACCOMMODATED and our recipes are always NUT FREE
• Cook up some fun with us all school year- you'll never repeat a recipe. We have ALL NEW recipes planned throughout the school year! Please note that recipes are subject to change – based on our creative whim! 

Below is a TASTE of what we'll be cooking UP!

• Brazilian "Bolo de Cenoura" Mini Carrot Cakes + Oh, So Sweet Chocolate Cream Glaze
• Very Veggie Mexican "Quesabirria" Tacos + Slightly Spiced "Roja" Red Dipping Sauce
• Petite "Pastitsio" Greek Lasagna Bites + Creamy Dreamy Bechamel Sauce
• Fabulous Filipino "Lumpia" Egg Roll Bundles
• Appealing Apple Grain Cookie Bars
• Very Vanilla Beanie Birthday Cake Blondies
• Asian Firecracker Cauliflower Bites
• Mystical Miso Caramel Pumpkin Bread Pudding Nibbles
• Southern Belle Cherry "Yum-Yum" No-Bake Dessert
• Vibrant English Spring Pea Soup + Buttery Yorkshire Puddin
• Savory Salvadoran Bean & Cheese Stuffed "Pupusas" Griddle Brea
• Lickety-Split One-Bowl Chocolate Cake + Coco-À-La-Mode Drizzle
• Very Venezuelan Crispy "Cachapas" Savory Stuffed Pancakes
• Classic Cuban "Picadillo" Briny-Sweet Stewed Rice Bowls
• Fancy French Carrot Tart with Ricotta & Feta
• Savory Sweet BBQ Pulled Hearts of Palm Sandwiches + Backyard Barbecue Sauce

• 02/05/2025: Southern Belle Cherry "Yum-Yum" No-Bake Dessert + Creamy Frozen Cherry Slush
• 02/12/2025: Vibrant English Spring Pea Soup + Buttery Yorkshire Puddings + London Fog Kid-Friendly Tea
• 02/19/2025: Savory Salvadoran Bean & Cheese "Pupusas" Griddle Bread + Creamy Corn-Cocoa "Champurrado"
• 02/26/2025: Phenomenal Philly Cheesy Tofu "Steak" Sammies + Sparkling Grape Spritz
• 03/05/2025: Lickety-Split One-Bowl Chocolate Zucchini Cake + Coco-à-la-Mode Drizzle
• 03/12/2025: Mini Sticky Sweet-Sour Apple Cupcakes + Honeyed Apple Cider Vinegar Sodas
• 03/19/2025: Very Venezuelan Crispy "Cachapas" Savory Stuffed Pancakes + Venezuelan Fruit Punch