At The Good Cooking Store we love to cook! Not only that—we love to teach, inspire each other to cook, and trade cooking tips and know-how.
In our second-floor kitchen and cooking school, we offer cooking classes. Our cooking classes are either partial hands-on or completely hands-on. Many of our classes are taught by home cooks for home cooks.
Invite your friends or family to join you. Come for fun and food, for information and inspiration!
Attend a cooking class and receive a 10% discount on all non-sale merchandise on the day of the class.
Tea and Scones Class
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Saturday, May 25th from 1:00 to 2:30 pm
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Tuesday, June 11th from 1:00 to 2:30 pm
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Join Valerie Baer, a home cook with years of baking experience, for an afternoon of scones and tea. In this class you will see Val demonstrate how to make Double Chocolate Scones, Strawberry Scones, Cream Scones, Lemon Curd, and a simplified Clotted Cream. You will get to sample these recipes and you will also enjoy some information on various kinds of tea and get to sample teas from our tea bar.
Cooking Up Jams and Muffins
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Tuesday, May 28th from 10:30 to 11:45 am
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6
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Tuesday, May 28th from 2:00 to 3:15 pm
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8
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Saturday, June 22nd from 10:30 to 11:45 am
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14
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Saturday, June 22nd from 2:00 to 3:15 pm
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17
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Join Valerie Baer, a home cook with many years of jam-making experience. In this demonstration class, she will share tips and show how to make and preserve two styles of delicious strawberry jams, as well as show how to stir up a batch of tender whole-grain muffins. You\'ll then get to enjoy the tasty jam on the muffins with your choice of freshly brewed coffee or tea.
Whoopie Pie Wonders
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Saturday, June 1st from 2:00 to 3:15 pm
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Whoopie pies are a Lancaster County treat. Join us for a hands-on class making whoopie pies. Learn how to make traditional and unusual whoopies. We’ll finish by eating what we’ve made!
Date Night Chefs Table
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Tuesday, June 4th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm
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4
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Bring a friend or a date for a fun night out with tasty food and cooking tips. Join Chef Jeff Stermer for this demonstration class where you will learn to make and then eat the following menu: Caesar Salad, composed of crisp romaine, tossed with homemade lemon, garlic croutons and a classic Caesar salad dressing; Carbonade of Pork Tenderloin with Mushrooms; Sautéed Green Beans with fresh herbs and garlic; and Chocolate Crunch Soufflé. Come for a fun evening of great food and helpful cooking tips! ($49.99 is the cost per person.)
Traditional Amish Meal
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Friday, June 14th from 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm
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Join Marian, our Store’s Assistant Manager, and Katie, our Assistant Manager at The Good Scoop, as they introduce a traditional meal and the history behind it from Katie’s Amish family’s farm. In this partial hands-on class we will make and then eat: Church Peanut Butter Marshmallow Spread, Roasht (a traditional main dish of chicken and stuffing), Mashed Potatoes, and Shoofly Pie. Come hungry and ready to enjoy some Lancaster County favorites.
Mother/Daughter Lunch - Cooking with Fresh Herbs
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Thursday, June 20th from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
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Only 1
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Mothers and daughters, join store co-owner and New York Times’ best-selling cookbook author Phyllis Pellman Good as we enjoy a mother/daughter lunch of recipes using fresh herbs. In this partial hands-on class, we will make and then eat: Layered Cheese Torte with Pesto, Herbed Halibut, Herbed Sliced Baked Potatoes, and Lemon Granita. Come to learn tips for cooking with herbs and to enjoy a meal with your mother or daughter (or a substitute!).
Class Terms: Payment in full is required to reserve your seat in a Good Cooking Store cooking class. Class payments are non-refundable, are not transferable to another class, and no credit will be issued. You may send a substitute to the class if you are unable to attend. The Good Cooking Store reserves the right to cancel classes 72 hours prior to class time if minimum numbers of participants are not met or if other circumstances arise requiring cancellation. If The Good Cooking Store chooses to cancel, your class payment will be refunded in full.
The first floor of The Good Cooking Store, where you will find our gadgets and wares, is handicap-accessible. Our Cooking School is on the second floor and requires using steps to reach it.
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