06/23/2026
Most of our classes have wrapped up for the school year! Check out some of our โBEST OFโ photos from 2025-2026! (part two!)
๐ฝ Recipe Review: Empowering Empanadas! ๐ฝ
This week, kids in Sticky Fingers Cooking classes nationwide whipped up an easy, nutritious recipe: Awesome Argentinian Corn Empanadas with Chimichurri Sauce! First, our kid chefs made the empanada dough. Kids measured out dry ingredients, tore parsley into little bits, and mixed it all together until well combined. Then kids cracked an egg, added softened butter, water, and apple cider vinegar or lime juice and stirred. Next, kids kneaded the dough, adding more flour if necessary. Then kids made dough balls, put them in an oiled bowl, drizzled with a little olive oil and covered them and let them rest (naptime). On to the corn filling! Our kid chefs tore more parsley and grated cheese, then measured out and mixed in remaining ingredients. Our kid chefs loved the next step - waking the dough up from its nap! Then kids rolled out the dough, cut out a round flat circle, placed some corn filling in the center, and folded one side over, forming a half-moon shape. Kids pinched the edges, sealing the filling inside the crust. With Chef Instructor help, kids pan fried the empanadas about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Then it was on to the Chimichurri Sauce! Kids added all ingredients into a food processor, blended everything together and drizzled the sauce on the Corn Empanadas! "Buen provecho" (Bwayn proh-VAY-choh) or "Enjoy your meal" in Spanish!
Lastly, kids washed it all down with the Melon Agua Fresca! Kids sliced and squeezed a lime, chopped and added cantaloupe (or other melon), sugar, and sparkling or still water to the blender. Kids blended it until smooth and then adjusted the flavors until just right! "Muy bien" or "Very good" in Spanish!
One recipe each week. Coast-to-coast smiles the whole school year! Thatโs the power of cooking with kids. ๐โจ
