To be a great cook, you must first learn the basics! Join our culinary instructor for hands-on cooking classes on the skills every cook needs in their repertoire. For ages 19 and over (unless indicated otherwise)
Korean Cooking
Explore Korean flavors and traditional dishes in class. Learn the tips to making great kimchi.
- Instructor: Kimsimone Manning
- Date: Thu., March 31
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-24, $49
Pasta Party
Join Chef Tracy for her most popular class. Prepare a variety of pasta shapes from scratch along with fillings and sauces.
- Instructor: Tracy Stout
- Date: Fri., April 1
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-25, $49
Pantry Staples
Learn to cook with what you have on hand. Delicious meals can be made without shopping at specialty markets for exotic ingredients.
- Instructor: Bradley Teel
- Date: Thu., April 7
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-18, $49
Fermentation
Owner of Natural Artistry, Chef Jim has perfected the art of fermenting and using natural ingredients to produce flavorful foods that promote good gut bacteria to flourish. Learn how he does it.
- Instructor: James Boosinger
- Date: Thu., April 14
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-28, $49
Grilling 101
Chef Lakesha has been instrumental in aiding our LLCC culinary students in the process of learning to grill. Join her for an evening of fabulous grilled foods.
- Instructor: Lakesha Jackson
- Date: Fri., May 6
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-30, $49
Cooking on a Budget
As food costs rise, it can be a challenge to prepare affordable meals. Learn how to stretch your food dollar further with tips and recipes to make meals that taste like you spared no expense.
- Instructor: LLCC Staff
- Date: Thu., Sept. 15
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-47, $49
Fall Harvest
Celebrate the big bounty from the autumn harvest and create a variety of hearty and fresh dishes from all the classic fall flavors.
- Instructor: LLCC Staff
- Date: Thu., Sept. 22
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-50, $49
Barbeque
Get your classic BBQ on in this class with ribs, chicken, coleslaw, cornbread and several BBQ sauce styles. Prepare and enjoy this BBQ lunch feast.
- Instructor: Dustin Coons
- Date: Sat., Sept. 24
- Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-51, $49
On a Sheet Pan
Make meals full of flavor and variety, yet light on the cleanup. When you prepare meals on a single sheet pan, the flavor spreads to all ingredients and the cleanup is a snap.
- Instructor: Kim Carter
- Date: Thu., Sept. 29
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-52, $49
Pizza at Home
Skip the delivery and make pizza from scratch at home. Learn what ingredients make the perfect dough and how to select and combine toppings for traditional and not so traditional-styled pizza.
- Instructor: Ty Bergman
- Date: Thu., Oct. 20
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-57, $49
Korean Cooking
Explore the perfect combination of Korean flavors infused with southern soul food. Kimchi braised green, Korean fried chicken and even Korean flavored shrimp and grits.
- Instructor: Kimsimone Manning
- Date: Thu., Oct. 27
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-60, $49
Freezer Meals
Spend the morning in the kitchen prepping all the components of a meal and packaging portions in containers to freeze. When you’re looking for an easy weeknight meal and trying to avoid processed foods, you can just reach for a freezer meal. Participants will work in groups to prepare, package and take home freezer meals.
- Instructor: Kim Carter
- Date: Sat., Oct. 29
- Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-62, $49
Holiday Recipes
Join us in the kitchen to prepare a holiday feast. Learn the secrets to dishes so full of flavor your family won’t stop talking about them.
- Instructor: Kim Carter
- Date: Fri., Nov. 11
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-70, $49
Japanese
Japan has many fun and delicious foods aside from the now popular sushi and ramen. Join Chef Joshua in cooking some of the fun and exciting comfort foods of Japan from okonomiyaki, Japanese curry, udon soups, tonkatsu and others.
- Instructor: Joshua Dineen
- Date: Thu., Nov. 17
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-72, $49
Flavors of India
Spices can be fun and exciting! Explore the many flavors of India with Chef Joshua. We will be making homemade naan bread and dosa, then preparing several popular Indian dishes like butter chicken, tandoori chicken, biryani and korma. Then we'll enjoy a fun dessert of gulab jamun with masala chai.
- Instructor: Joshua Dineen
- Date: Thu., Dec. 1
- Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Location: Workforce Careers Center, Room 1107
- Course Codes and Fees: CEW 500-79, $49