Cooking with Flowers: Celebrating Amor, Amistad, and Hibiscus

Join us for a day of food, flowers, friendship, and amor in this cross-border Valentine's Day virtual cooking class with Lola Dweck of Lola's Cocina and Master Mexican Baker Eliceo Lara. Come one, come all - join us with your amor, amigxs, or alone and learn how to transform edible hibiscus flowers into sweet and savory recipes you can enjoy all year long.

IN THIS TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS WILL:

Cook a full meal using hibiscus flowers

Our menu will include tostadas with chipotle-infused black beans, savory hibiscus flowers + carrot and jicama medley, golden salsa, and all the fixings, hibiscus cocktails and mocktails, and a sweet hibiscus mousse with a crispy streusel topping for dessert

Learn useful tips and tricks and how-to information in a live hands-on cooking demonstration

Participate in opportunities to win fun prizes curated by Lola and Eliceo, winner must be present

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Upon registration, participants will receive the full list of ingredients and kitchen tools we will use in class, please measure out and prepare ingredients in advance!

Students will receive a Zoom within 24 hours of class

The goal of this virtual workshop is to create an interactive environment where students cook along with the instructors or watch the class and prepare their favorite recipes afterwards, at a time that is convenient for them

Students joining live will be able to ask and address individual questions during the class

Paid participants will receive the video recording even if they are not able to attend the live class

Following the class, participants will receive a link to a private Facebook group where they will be able to access the video recording for future reference

DATE: Sunday, February 14, 2021

TIME: Check your time zone and be sure to tune in at the right time! Class will last approximately 2.5 hours.

3PM PST (Los Angeles)4PM MST (Denver)5PM CST (Chicago, Mexico City)6PM EST (New York)

PRICE: $40 (per login / screen - so feel free to join with loved ones in the same household)

REFUND POLICY: Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE TO BUY DRY HIBISCUS FLOWERS: Most Mexican / Latin grocery stores sell hibiscus flowers (also known as flor de jamaica) in the dry bulk food section or you can find them online at mexgrocer.com, vitacost.com, or other online retailers.