05/26/2026
🌽 Recipe of the Week: Awesome Argentinian Corn Empanadas + Chimichurri Sauce + Melon Agua Fresca 🌽
"Hola" or "Hello" in Spanish!
This week, kids in Sticky Fingers Cooking classes nationwide are whipping up an easy, nutritious recipe: Awesome Argentinian Corn Empanadas with Chimichurri Sauce! First, our kid chefs will make the empanada dough. Kids will measure out dry ingredients, tear parsley into little bits, and mix it all together until well combined. Then kids will crack an egg, add softened butter, water, and apple cider vinegar or lime juice and stir. Next, kids will knead the dough, adding more flour if necessary. Then kids will make dough balls, put them in an oiled bowl, drizzle with a little olive oil and cover them and let them rest (naptime). On to the corn filling! Our kid chefs will tear parsley and grate cheese, then measure out and mix in remaining ingredients. Our kid chefs love the next step - waking the dough up from its nap! Then kids will roll out the dough, cut out a round flat circle, place some corn filling in the center, and fold one side over, forming a half-moon shape. Kids will pinch the edges, sealing the filling inside the crust. With Chef Instructor help, kids will pan fry the empanadas about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Then it’s on to the Chimichurri Sauce! Kids will add all ingredients into a food processor, blend everything together and drizzle the sauce on the Corn Empanadas! "Buen provecho" (Bwayn proh-VAY-choh) or "Enjoy your meal" in Spanish!
Lastly, kids will wash it all down with the Melon Agua Fresca! Kids will slice and squeeze a lime, chop and add cantaloupe (or other melon), sugar, and sparkling or still water to the blender. Kids will blend until smooth and then adjust flavors until just right! "Muy bien" or "Very good" in Spanish!
✨ Fun to make, nutritious, and packed with flavor—this meal brings the taste of Argentina right to the kids’ table!
