Hopkins Community Education

Kolaches are one of Czechoslovakia’s national pastries. Immigrants brought their passion and recipes for kolaches to the Midwest as early as the 1860’s. Kolaches are a marvelous egg-rich, slightly sweet yeast dough. Traditionally filled with fruit mixtures such as apricot, cottage cheese, poppy seed or prune; they can be shaped into small rounds, square “tied packages”, or filled turnovers. We will make variations in class and taste samples. Plan to take home an assortment to share with family, friends or to freeze. You will also leave with many recipes, tips and techniques to master these Old World delicacies. Better than the bakery! This class has a supply fee to be paid to the instructor at the start of class. Please bring exact change!

Cook to impress… or simplify your workday dinners by bringing to your home kitchen the 2-step pan-searing techniques that your favorite restaurants use to cook your favorite meat, poultry, or fish entrées “just right”. Bring an apron as we prepare and sample: Salmon with Roasted Fennel Steak with Rosemary and Mushrooms Chicken Breast with Prosciutto and Sage Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranate $15 Supply fee per student to be paid to the instructor at start of class. Please bring exact change.

Participate in this great class - then make delicious sushi for yourself, family and friends. Learn where to shop, brands to select, preparation of the ingredients, assembly of the rolls and presentation. You will create both the traditional rolled sushi (maki-zushi) and the American California sushi. Start with the easy to make seasoned sushi rice, then select and roll wonderful ingredients such as chicken, shrimp, smoked salmon, crab, mushrooms, eggs, carrots, avocado, spinach, ginger and more! No raw fish! This class has a supply fee to be paid to the instructor at the start of class. Please bring exact change!