Tag Archive for: Lilly Burdsall

Chef Secrets: Good Gadgets: Kitchen Powerhouse Tools
Kitchen Class for Ages 16+
Friday, February 20th, 2026 | 5:30-7:30pm

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Do you have unused kitchen tools & appliances sitting around collecting dust? Let’s explore some incredibly useful and versatile kitchen tools while preparing delectable Creamy Cauliflower Soup, Asparagus-Carrot Salad, and Spicy Latin Meatballs. Maybe you only use your peeler for peeling; maybe you’re unsure if an investment in an appliance makes sense for you. Chef Lilly will teach you about some useful kitchen tools that truly maximize your time and food dollars using a variety of tools such as immersion blenders, food processors, mini choppers, and everyday items used to their maximum potential. Class is for ages 16+. Students work in pairs – sign up with a friend!  Please register by February 17th.

Menu:

  • Creamy Cauliflower Soup
  • Asparagus-Carrot Salad with Vinaigrette
  • Spicy Latin Meatballs with White Bean Puree and Chimichurri

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Meal Prep and Meal Extension

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to intermediate cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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What’s For Dinner? Mystery Dinner and Cooking Techniques
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 | 5:30-7:30pm

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Become creative in your kitchen and combine what you have on hand with basic pantry items to avoid food waste and extend your grocery dollars. Do you have scraps or small amounts of things that go bad in your fridge because you don’t know what to do with them? Partial bags of grains or other pantry items just sitting around? If we don’t use the food we buy, we are literally throwing our money away. When you register for this class, Chef Lilly will send you a survey asking for the items you never seem to use up and she will design the class around your responses. Learn lots of cheffy tips to extend your food budget, waste less, and have fun creating meals. This class will focus on technique rather than recipes. Likely dishes will include saute/pilaf, creative tacos/quesadillas, and how to utilize vegetables and meat cuts completely. Pantry surveys will be sent early March. Class is for students ages 16+, and students will work in pairs. Please register by March 8th at noon.

Menu:

  • Dependent upon student responses

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Pantry Basics
  • Thinking Creatively About Food
  • Combining Grains, Veggies, Legumes
  • Anything can be a taco!

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • Recipes and instructions, and lots of tips!

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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Knife Skills, Tropical Edition: We Don’t Need Those Stinkin’ Gadgets!
Kitchen Class for Ages 16+
Thursday, January 29th, 2026 | 5:30-7:30pm

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Longing for the tropics? Hone your knife skills while preparing a quick, warming dinner of seared chicken cutlet with guacamole, black bean and charred corn pilaf, and tropical fruit salsa. Single-purpose tools clog up our kitchens and get crammed in the back of drawers. Tackle common cutting tasks with confidence using just chef and paring knives. You will incorporate ingredients across different components to create a cohesive meal, and learn how to turn your leftovers into something quite different for lunch the next day, all while discussing un-used and unneeded gadgets. Class is for students 16+, students work in pairs. Please register by January 25th at noon.

Menu:

  • Seared Chicken Cutlet
  • Black-Bean and Corn Pilaf
  • Pineapple-Mango Salsa

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Meal Prep and Meal Extension

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to intermediate cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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Polish and Hungarian Pastries
Baking Class for Ages 16+
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 | 5:30-8:00pm

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Just like Babunia used to make! Chef Lilly grew up in northeast Ohio, and has brought her warm memories of delicious eastern European desserts to this class. Make a traditional yeast dough Kolache, and while the dough is rising, prepare Hokifli (walnut crescents), and a quick version of Kakos Csiga (chocolate rolls). “Smacznego!” Class is for ages 16+, students work in pairs but take home their own baked goods. Please register by February 18th.

Menu:

  • Kolache (sweet filled pastries)
  • Hokifli (walnut crescent cookies)
  • Kakos Csiga (chocolate rolls)

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Baking Skills
  • Polish and Hungarian Classics

What you’ll take home:

  • Eat what you’d like and take home the leftovers
  • Recipes and instructions

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to intermediate cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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Pork Loin Prep and Quick Dinners
Cooking Class for Ages 16+
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 | 5:30-7:30pm

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Save $$ by cutting your own pork and utilizing trimmings. Learn to cut a pork loin into chops and cutlets, then make no-shake baked pork chops and pork piccata with egg noodles. Learn how to save your trimmings, and over time have enough for tasty carnitas or BBQ. You will learn ideas for quick healthy sides from scratch and using common convenience products “as-is,” or how to add a little flair with minimum time & money. Eat what Chef Lilly demos for dinner, then go home with pork prepped for 2+ meals. Class is for students ages 16+. Students work in pairs. Please register by January 10th at noon.

Menu:

  • Pork (or anything) Picatta with Noodles and Shaved Kale Salad
  • Better Baked Breading for Meats
  • Best-Ever Carrots

What you’ll take home:

  • Pork prepped for two or more meals, plus a starter pack for utilizing trimmings instead of throwing away.
  • Recipes and instructions

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety and Sanitation
  • Knife Skills, Meat Butchery
  • Blending Scratch and Convenience Cooking
  • Sauces, etc.

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 16+
  • Great for beginner to intermediate cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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Meal Planning Recipe “Potluck”
Kitchen Class for Ages 18+
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 | 6:00-8:00pm

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Do you dread coming up with varied meal ideas for your family? Constantly coming up with dinner plans on the fly? Let’s put our “village” to work! This workshop will be a friendly get-together where we share our ideas with one another. Chef Lilly will serve up snacks and guide the group through flexible long and short-term meal planning strategies. Go home with at least one month of meals planned, a kaboodle of recipes, and make some new friends. Each participant should plan on sending in 6 or more easy weeknight recipes or weekend “warriors” such as roasts, stews, etc. in advance of the workshop. Please register by February 1st. We will send an email requesting your recipes to share mid January.

Menu:

  • Snacks and Drinks provided

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Menu Planning
  • Budgeting
  • Batch Cooking
  • Proper Storage

What you’ll take home:

  • A whole bunch of recipes and a plan for how to use them!

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 18+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks
  • Sign up with friends!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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Holiday Hors D’oeuvres & Festive Cocktails
Cooking Class for Ages 21+
Thursday, December 11 | 6:00-8:30pm

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Festive Bites: Holiday Hors D’oeuvres & Festive Cocktails

Impress your guests this holiday season with make ahead hors d’oeuvres designed to keep you out of the kitchen during your get-together. You’ll prepare a delicious selection of appetizers with sophisticated flavors and beautiful presentations that are guaranteed to leave a lasting impression. To elevate the experience, each hors d’oeuvre will be paired with a thoughtfully crafted cocktail! These custom pairings are designed to complement the flavors of your dishes and inspire your holiday entertaining.  This class is for cooks ages 21+.

Menu:

  • New Potatoes Stuffed with Feta, Green Olives, and Pine Nuts / Ouzo Lemonade
  • Cucumber Cups with Smoked Salmon / French 75
  • Chinese Chicken Salad in Wonton Cups / Mai Tai

Skills You’ll Learn:

  • Kitchen Safety
  • Knife Skills
  • Hors d’Oeuvres Basics
  • Food Garnishing/Appearance

More about this class:

  • Class is for ages 21+
  • Great for beginner to advanced cooks
  • Students work in pairs, sign up with a friend!

**If you have any food allergies, food intolerances, or aversions, please contact the Baker Hunt Administration office before signing up for any cooking or baking classes.**

** Please stay home if you are feeling sick.

Instructor: Lilly Burdsall 

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