Charcuterie
Come to Next Chapter Winery for a fun filled class. Learn the art of creating an individual charcuterie board for you to nibble on. You will learn the basic rules for putting together the next perfect board and be ready for entertaining your next gathering of friends or coworkers! Boards and food are all included in your fee for this class. Wine is available for purchase at the class.
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Next Chapter Winery June 17
Date Night with a Decadent Cake
The fresh light crumb of Russian cake paired with raspberry and white chocolate can only be described as mouth watering.. It is beautiful and full of flavor starting with the vanilla sponge cake, continuing with a mascarpone and raspberry compote and finishing with a thin layer of white chocolate buttercream. Oh, It’s glorious to experience the bliss of raspberries, chocolate and balanced sweetness this summer. Please bring a round plate to take your cake home on.
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Shakopee - June 25
Backpacker's Pantry
For those of us who like to hike, camp, canoe or spend time in the wilderness, eating well is essential for our stamina. But it is also important to carry as little weight and take as little space as possible! In this class, you will see meals the instructor has dehydrated and how to dehydrate your own meals to save you money and get better tasting healthier meals on the trail. Rehydrating is just as important too, so come learn some of the tricks to having tacos, stews, chicken and veggies in the back country.
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Prior Lake July 23
Kids Cooking Camp 101
Do you want to learn to cool beyond the boxed or frozen ready meals, hot dogs or pizza? Do you love cake and cookies? This in-depth camp will introduce and provide hands-on experience in the basic skills of food and kitchen tool safety, food handling, chopping, sauteing and creating healthy and easy meals for yourself and your families. Each morning, a topic will be introduced, skills will be practiced and a complete healthy meal made, which you will enjoy for lunch. This afternoon features all baked items and other homemade sweet creations we love.
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New Prague June 2-4
Prior Lake June 9-12 FULL
Jordan June 16-17
Shakopee June 23-26
Shakopee July 7-10
Prior Lake July 21-24 FULL
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Kids Cooking Camp 201
Have you taken one of my cooking camps (or cooking 101) in the past, found it easy, and really enjoyed it? Then you may be ready for the next level. In this camp, I will introduce tools and techniques such as mandolins, instant pots, canning, grilling and multi-step recipes. We will review kitchen safety and healthy eating. Possible food and techniques used or created include: marinating, brunch items, jelly or jam, lava cakes, cake pops, fried or grilled foods and creating a healthy balanced menu. Because we will be working together in groups with multiple hot items and recipes; safety, awareness and being able to work in the kitchen comfortably without direct help is an expectation for this class.
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Jordan July 14-15
Prior Lake July16-17
Shakopee July 29-30
Kitchen Herb Gardens
Take the mystery and fear out of growing and cooking with herbs—basil, dill, cilantro, lavender, rosemary, thyme, sage, tarragon, —to name a few. Taste and smell the flavors of these herbs, and discover the role these flavors have when added to everyday or special dishes and cuisines. In this make-and-take class, we will discuss herbs, what to do with them and plant a full pot for your patio or to set by your back door to use for cooking all summer long! Come with questions or ideas to share! Since we are working with soil, please dress appropriately or bring an apron and gloves.
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Prior Lake May 13 ​​
Kokedama Balls
Learn the meditative art of planting and caring for hanging moss covered plants. A tradition of Japan, this living art form is centuries old, and it's now making another pass in the gardening realm. During this class you will learn about the history of them, make one and learn to care for it.
Bring an ice cream bucket or similar to take your plant home in.
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Shakopee May 20th
Lasagna Gardens
Lasagna gardening, also known as sheet mulching, is a gardening method that involves building garden beds by layering organic materials. This technique is not for everyone, but it has quite a few benefits such as no digging. Join in on a conversation about how to build a lasagna garden as well as the pros and cons of it. A brief touching on the European hugelkultur beds will be included in this talk.
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Shakopee May 1
Pollinator Gardening for Kids
​Did you know that bees need baths and that the monarch butterfly is in trouble because of disappearing milkweed patches? Our pollinators, such as bees, butterflies and bats are suffering because of chemicals and the lack of native plants. We NEED the pollinators so that we can have all the fruit and veggies that we love to eat. This class will talk about why we need pollinators, how to make places in your yard to encourage them to live with you as as well as make a pollinator garden to take home.
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Shakopee May 12
Preserving your Harvest
With the growing season in full swing, it is time to learn the basics of home preservation. Homemade jams, spicy salsas, fresh beans, fermented cabbage can all be enjoyed during the cold winter months. Home canning of fresh food provides a number of benefits, including lower grocery bills, sustainable lifestyles, and better nutrition through control of the ingredients that go into your food. Once you know the basics, home canning and preservation is really quite easy. This class will introduce you to the tools/equipment, food safety, and produce/ingredient selection needed to successfully preserve produce this season and for many years to come. Adults or age 15+.
LSH April 28
Chaska April 29
Prior Lake June 10th
Shakopee Aug 21
Shrubs:
Drinking vinegars
Shrubs are a drink from colonial times that have become more popular with the numbers of vinegar based or fermented drinks on the market today. Shrubs are typically made with cider vinegar or red wine vinegar, a herb or fruit and sugar. The resulting mix is allowed to “mellow” for a week or more and then added to sparkling water, an alcoholic basic or drunk straight up. Some shrubs are created hot and others cold. Each has their distinctive flavoring and most people prefer one over the other. Come, taste and discover how to make a fruit based shrub and learn the principals of making your own shrubs for your own cocktails and mocktails this fall. Bring a quart sized canning/mason jar with a lid to class.
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TCU at Next Chapter Winery- May 27th
Succulents
For the people without a green thumb or those that love plants….Come for a make and take afternoon at the Shakopee brewery with succulent plants. Even if you kill plants, these ones are hardy and can take quite a bit of neglect. Learn how to care for them and then pick a variety to plant in a provided pot. Create your own unique gift for yourself or another. Perfect class to do with mom or a friend.
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​ LSH May 14
Took the Canning 101 class tonight. Heather did a great job of presenting and fielding questions. And I walked out with a jar of currant jelly our class canned and a sense of confidence that yes … yes, I can. - Elsie