Sticky Fingers Cooking Austin

🌞🌟 Meet our ah-MAIZE-ing🌽 team of summer camp teachers! They are not just chefs; they are passionate mentors who make learning fun and adventurous. From sharing about EGG-citing ingredients to sparking COOL'inary curiosity, our team ensures that every day is filled with joy and discovery! We can’t wait for your kids to meet these wonderful individuals who will inspire and guide them throughout their summer journey. 🌈✨

Which instructor has your child met at camp this summer so far?

Most of our classes have wrapped up for the school year! Check out some of our “BEST OF” photos from 2025-2026! (part two!)

🌽 Recipe Review: Empowering Empanadas! 🌽

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! That’s the power of cooking with kids. 🌎✨

All summer we're highlighting our scrumptious summer camp recipes!

This week’s recipe uses what’s in season and delicious in June - raspberries! ☀️

From our Baking Boot Camp: Luscious Lemon Tart Cups + Softly Shaken Cream + Raspberry Drizzle + Lemon Raspberry Fizz 🍋

Ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the world of baking? In our Baking Boot Camp summer camps, young chefs will turn flour into fun and every treat is a recipe for confidence.

Fun Food Story
Tarts originated in France, and our lemon tart recipe would be called "tarte au citron" in France. Fruit curds, like the lemon curd in our tart, were first made in 19th-century England and were served with scones, breads, and as fillings for pastries and cakes, similar to jam. Lemon tarts became popular in France in the same century. Fruit tarts are one of the most popular desserts sold in French patisseries (stores that sell pastries), and they may be filled with lemon, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, apples, or sometimes multiple fruits! C'est magnifique!

At Baking Boot Camp, we’re helping kids discover their skills, stretch their creativity, and savor every single moment.

👉 Recipe here:
https://stickyfingerscooking.com/lesson_plans/luscious-lemon-tart-cups-softly-shaken-cream-raspberry-drizzle-lemon-raspberry-fizz

Chef Carrie is a big DILL! She's been a professional chef for over 30 years! Your children are going to learn so much for her at her camps. Meet her in West Lake with our Eanes ISD camps at Valley View Elementary and also at Camp Everything Austin in Austin!

All summer we're highlighting our delicious summer camp recipes! This week we are highlighting a perfect recipe for Pride Month! 🌈

This week from our Kids Cooking Showdown Camp: ☀️ Hawaiian Rainbow Watermelon Poke Bowls + Steamed Rice + Wondrous Watermelon Soda. 🍚

Fun Food Story:
Poke (poh-KAY) is a classic Hawaiian pupu, or snack, and is a centuries-old tradition possibly dating as far back as the arrival of the first Hawaiians in the island chain. Back then, poke was a simple snack for fishermen of scraps of raw reef fish seasoned with sea salt and limu (seaweed) and mixed with roasted and ground kukui nut (candlenut). Historians dispute whether or not the meal was called poke then or if the name only took hold when it became popular on the mainland in the 1970s. One thing is certain—poke, meaning "slice" or "cut into pieces," is a quintessentially Hawaiian dish. Bring Hawaiʻi's favorite snack and "aloha" to your family today!

Recipe Plan Here https://stickyfingerscooking.com/recipes/hawaiian-rainbow-watermelon-poke-bowls-steamed-rice

What a DELIGHT Chef Nicole is! With her experience as a special education teacher, she brings so much paitence and understanding to every child and class she teaches. Your child can come learn the joy of cooking with Chef Nicole at the Leander Activity Center and the Georgetown Community Center camps this summer.

Still looking for a camp? Deciding on the "right" camp for your kid is a tough decision.

Here's why you should consider us:
🍅 Experienced. We've been doing this for 15 years and have taught over 1 Million kids!
🍊 It's not just cooking...it's a life skill.
🍋 It's also STEM based curriculum.
🍐 We get kids to love vegetables!
🫐 Support a local woman owned business. ( Hi, I'm Alli, the owner 👋)

We hope your child will join us for one of the many camps at the Leander Activity Center this summer!

You can see all of our camps, locations and themes on our website: www.StickyFingetsCooking.com/camps

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Sticky Fingers Cooking Summer Camp is stirring up something amazing at the Leander Activity Center! Young chefs get to chop, mix, whisk, and taste their way through recipes that spark creativity and build real kitchen confidence for years to come! Every day brings a new COOL’inary adventure, and the best part is watching kids proudly say, “I made this!”

With hands‑on cooking skill building, fun food experiments, and flavors from around the world, this camp turns curious kids into enthusiastic tiny chefs! It’s energetic, engaging, and the perfect way to add some delicious excitement to their summer. Not to mention, fun recipes to take home and share with the rest of the family! Registration is open now! It’s THYME to cook!

Calling all Creative Kids! 👩‍🍳👨‍🎨

Artists, Readers, Cooks and lovers of fun! 🎨🖌️🍳🥄

ART + COOKING FULL DAY CAMP W/ EANES ISD
🟣 MON-FRI. 7/6-7/10
🟢9AM-4PM
🟠1ST-4TH GRADERS
🔵 LIMITED SPOTS LEFT!

You don't want to miss this incrEDIBLE PEARing🍐 of 2 of most favorite programs. Sticky Fingers Cooking and Young Rembrandts created an epic all day camp that your child won't want to leave!

There will be Dragons 🐉, Tacos (2 kinds!🌮🥞) and non-stop fun! Don't miss out!

REGISTER NOW at the link in our story or comment "Dragon" for the direct link.