Cooking

Denver has a wealth of specialty markets for those who want to explore international cuisine. Learn with Monica Kadillak where to go, what to look for, and what to do with those strange new ingredients once you get them home. Recipes & samples included.

Making homemade bread--with yeast!--is relatively simple. Learn how easy and satisfying it is to make bread at home. We'll demonstrate several methods, both new and traditional. Recipes and samples included. Fear not--you CAN do this at home!

Decorate cookies to look like turkeys, just in time for Thanksgiving. Limited to 24 participants. Para el Día de Acción de Gracias, ponle decoraciones a estas galletas para que se parezcan a pavos. Se limita a 24 participantes.

Look, when you are on a road trip and you see a sign that says, “Two-headed squirrel, turn right at the next exit” – you turn right at the next exit! Join us for our first Kitchen Legends event highlighting the ultimate foodie legend, the Sasquatch of the culinary world – Turducken. For the uninitiated, turducken is a spectacular dish consisting of a de-boned chicken stuffed into a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed into a de-boned turkey. The word turducken is a portmanteau of turkey, duck, and chicken.

Is it a pumpkin or is it a quesadilla? Make quesadillas with pumpkin faces. Limited to 24 participants. ¿Es una calabaza o es una quesadilla? Haz quesadillas con cara de calabaza de Halloween.

Please note: Holiday Cookie Swap has been canceled.

Holidays are full of tradition, but why not add a new treat or two to your winter repertoire? Monica Kadillak will tempt you with recipes & samples!

Monica Kadillak presents new appetizer treats to add to your holiday parties. Recipes & samples included.

Looking for something besides green bean casserole to have with your holiday meal? Join Monica Kadillak for unique and tasty side dish recipes and samples.

Join Traci Carpenter, MNT Tamarac Whole Foods Market healthy eating specialist, to learn how to eat well during the holidays. Take home some creative ideas and a stomach full of samples! Please register: 720-865-0955 or fclmybranch@denverlibrary.org.