Butter Beans Classes, New York

Cooking in a Winter Wonderland: Cozy Comfort Foods On the Menu:  Mini Chicken Pot Pies with Winter Root Vegetables Winter Squash Mac ‘n Cheese, Winter Pomegranate Kale Salad Spanish Hot Chocolate with Churros It’s a fact: cooking in your pajamas makes the food taste better. (Trust us, our team has done much research in the field.) This...

The world of food offers the opportunity to share an experience that is universal around the world, uniting and connecting communities, while also appreciating the rainbow of cultures and languages within our unique New York City community.  In this class, children will come together to celebrate the creation of their own special Butter Beans...

A Tuscan Winter Night: Classic Regional Flavors of Italy On the Menu:  Pasta Faglioli with Greenhouse Basil and Pancetta Rosemary White Bean Crostini Sauteed Greens with Toasted Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti with Vin Santo Pasta, chocolate, wine–what else do you need to survive the winter? The Italians know...

Having enough food to eat is a holiday “gift” we all too often take for granted, even though many people do not have enough to eat during this time of year.  (Did you know that around one third of food is wasted in the United States? That means that out of three apples picked from a tree, one might end up in the garbage–uneaten!) We can...

New Yorkers celebrate the holidays in many different ways, but the flavors and colors we enjoy during the winter growing season can bring us together as one.  In this class, students will bake “gingerbread faces,” enjoying the timeless tastes and smells of warming spices like ginger and clove. They’ll learn to compose a colorful winter...

Celebrating the Harvest: A Thanksgiving Feast with Turkey Demo On the Menu:  Southern Sausage Cornbread Stuffing Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Kabocha Squash Herb Turkey Made Simple (demo) Dessert Cranberry Curd with No-Bake Crust* So you’re on the hook for the big dinner this year. Maybe it’s your first time battling with the...

While we love good ol’ canned cranberries and boxed stuffing, we think that even a kid can create Thanksgiving-worthy dishes from scratch–with a little help from our Butter Beans chefs!  In this holiday class, children will have the chance to contribute something truly meaningful to the family meal: they’ll create a cranberry chutney with...

Brunch for Dinner: Southern Comfort Style  On the Menu:  Eggs Benedict with Pickled Green Tomato Purple Cornmeal Johnny Cakes with Fruit Coulis Cheddar Biscuits with Apple Butter When we think comfort food, two thoughts come to mind: “Breakfast for dinner” and “Southern soul food.” Now, we’ve combined these ideas into one...

The Ninja Turtles may get all of their energy from pizza, and Spiderman may power up with Aunt May’s cherry pie, but the rest of us have to rely on super fruits and veggies to fuel our adventures!  In this class, we’ll learn about how plants use their own superpowers in real life–the power to turn the sun’s energy into food. We’ll determine...

How do Italian cooks take a handful of humble ingredients and elevate them, so that the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts?  In this class, children will learn how to make this traditional soup the “slow food” way, treating each vegetable with care and layering flavors carefully to bring out the best in each ingredient. In the...

Middle Eastern Mezze: Experience the Magic of Arabic Cuisine On the Menu:  Jeweled Pomegranate Rice Pilaf Sweet Potato Hummus Kofta Kebab with Seasonal Market Veggies Honey Pistachio Baklava The sweet and savory flavor combinations of Middle Eastern cuisine produce fail-proof recipes for fresh and elegant meals with a minimum of ingredients–no...

What’s a Halloween cooking class without fun food-themed games and silly snacks? Students will learn how to create funny “trick” treats to impress their friends.  They’ll use fresh fruits to make a dish that looks suspiciously like mud, and create their own “food monsters” using seasonal veggies. To get warmed up for all that trick-or-treating...

The best food doesn’t just taste good–it smells good. Aromatics (“aroma” means “smell”) are a chef’s best friend when it comes to adding nose-tickling flavors–and extra nutrition–to food.  From root-based aromatics (like onions and carrots) to healthy herbs and spices (like thyme and cumin), we’ll cover a wide range of splendiferous...

French Bistro On the Menu:  Salade Lyonnaise French Onion Green Beans Steak au Poivre Pumpkin Spice Soufflé Channel your inner Julia Child with this chic and sophisticated journey through the capitals of French flavor, from the seasonal and fresh Salad Lyonnaise to Parisian bistro staples like steak au poivre. Our professional chefs will...

You can’t dial for this pizza, but you can deliver it yourself using sustainable ingredients!  In this class, our kid chefs will learn how to transform late-summer seasonal ingredients like zucchini, tomato, basil and oregano into a tasty “pizza boat,” topped with cheese (c’mon, we couldn’t leave that out!).  Along the way, they’ll...