Cooking with Eric & Evan (Youth program)
Please join us for some fun-filled cooking classes at the Prospect Community Center.
If you sign up for all 4 classes a discount will be applied at checkout.
Parents can participate.
Saturday 10/03/26 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Class 1 - Calzones with Marinara Sauce / Decorated Rice Krispie Treats
1. Instructor demonstrates making pizza dough using stand mixer, enough
dough will be made for entire class
2. Instructor demonstrates and prepares marinara sauce with volunteer
students participating
3. Instructor demonstrates and prepares calzone filling with volunteer
students participating
4. Instructor demonstrates rolling and filling calzones, students prepare their
own calzones and instructor organizes baking
5. Instructor demonstrates preparing rice krispie treats
6. Students decorate rice krispie treats with emphasis on fall theme
7. Class to enjoy prepared food and participate in kitchen cleanup
Saturday 10/10/26 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Class 2 - All Things Pate A Choux (Churros, Cream Puffs and Eclairs)
1. Instructor demonstrates making pastry cream with volunteer students participating (to be utilized for eclair filling)
2. Instructor demonstrates making vanilla whipped cream with volunteer students participating (to be utilized for cream puffs)
3. Instructor demonstrates cooking pate a choux paste with volunteer students participating (to be utilized for churros)
4. Instructor demonstrates piping and frying the churros, students will roll cooked churros in cinnamon sugar and taste
5. Instructor demonstrates cooking pate a choux paste with volunteer students participating (to be utilized for cream puffs and eclairs)
6. Instructor demonstrates piping cream puffs and eclairs with volunteer students participating
7. Instructor demonstrates double boiler method for melting chocolate (to be used for drizzling eclairs)
8. Instructor demonstrates slicing strawberries (to be used to garnish cream puffs)
9. Students will fill cream puffs, eclairs and drizzle with melted chocolate / garnish with sliced strawberries
10. Class to enjoy prepared food and participate in kitchen cleanup
Saturday 10/17/26 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Class 3 - Fun With Chocolate & Candy
1. Instructor demonstrates making chocolate mousse with volunteer
students participating (to be utilized for chocolate shell filling)
2. Instructor demonstrates the tempering chocolate process
3. Instructor demonstrates creating chocolate shells utilizing balloons and
each student will make
4. Instructor demonstrates piping mousse into the balloon shells then each
student will fill their shell
5. Instructor demonstrates dipping snacks in chocolate then students
participate and decorate
6. Students make fruity pebble bark / haystacks
7. Instructor demonstrates and prepares strawberry coulis for plating
8. Class to enjoy prepared food and participate in kitchen cleanup
Class 4-Ready Set QUICK Breads
Saturday 11/07/26 1:00pm - 2:30pm
1. Instructor demonstrates accurately utilizing measuring cups and spoons
2. Instructor demonstrates measuring ingredients for blueberry muffin recipe with volunteer students participating
3. Instructor demonstrates the muffin mixing method for the blueberry muffin recipe with volunteer students participating - muffins to be baked
4. Instructor demonstrates measuring ingredients for banana pancakes recipe with volunteer students participating
5. Instructor demonstrates the proper mixing method for the chocolate chip banana pancakes recipe with volunteer students participating
6. Instructor prepares chocolate chip banana pancakes for class with volunteer students participating
7. Instructor prepares simple lemon glaze for the blueberry muffin recipe with volunteer students participating
8. Class to enjoy prepared food and participate in kitchen cleanup
Adult Cooking
A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America Eric has worked in many areas of the hospitality industry including hotels, catering, private schools, and culinary education. He is a ServSafe certified Food Protection Manager and a certified Foodservice Management Professional through the National Restaurant Association.