Kids’ 3-Week After School Series – Jan. 2025

In our children’s cooking series, children learn to prepare menus by actually preparing the recipes themselves each day. When children cook the food themselves, they are more likely to try what they have prepared, including vegetables! Throughout the series, we will practice knife skills, working with savory and sweet doughs, searing proteins, and baking. At the end of each class, the kids enjoy the food they have prepared.

SCHEDULE: Mondays: 3:30-5:30pm
DATES: January 13, 20, 27
PRICING: $188 for 3 weeks

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Week 1 – You’ll Freak for this Greek
Fun with food, Greek-style! Your kids will love learning to make yummy Lamb Kofta Kebabs, Tabbouleh Salad, Roasted Vegetables, and a refreshing Greek Yogurt Parfait. A delicious and healthy cooking adventure!

Lamb Kofta Kebabs
Tabbouleh Salad
Roasted Vegetables with Herbs
Greek Yogurt Parfaits

Week 2 – Sweet Delights
Unleash your child’s inner chef with this hands-on baking class! They’ll get creative making No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites, Frozen Banana Pops, and Fruit Pizzas with homemade crust and frosting. It’s a delicious way to learn essential baking skills and have fun in the kitchen.

No-Bake Chocolate Cookie Dough Bites
Frozen Banana Pops
Fruit Pizza with Sugar Cookie Crust
Cream cheese Frosting

Week 3- Upscale Classic Comforts
Give your kids a taste of gourmet cooking! In this fun and interactive class, they’ll learn to make elevated versions of their favorite comfort foods, including grilled cheese, tomato soup, chicken pot pie, and mac and cheese

Gourmet Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Onions and Gruyere
Creamy Tomato Soup
Chicken Pot Pie with Puff Pastry
Upscale Mac and Cheese

AGES: This series is intended for children ages 7 or older. We teach basic culinary skills to the novice cook and provide those children with kitchen experience the opportunity to advance their skills and increase their confidence.

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CURRICULUM:
We believe in learning by doing. In our cooking series, all classes are hands-on, and children eat what they each make.
We will teach the kids the following as appropriate for the menu being cooked each week:
1. how to be safe in the kitchen, including hand and workspace sanitizing, proper food handling including how to wash food, and knife safety; temperature danger zone;
2. how to read and follow a recipe;
3. how to arrange the kitchen workplace so that all the items needed for the recipe are located and placed nearby;
4. how to accurately measure ingredients using measuring cups and measuring spoons and about measuring equivalents;
5. how to bake/roast, stew/braise, stir-fry, make sauces and soups;
6. the difference between whole and processed foods and how each affects health;
7. the importance of sustainability and eating what is in season;
8. how to reuse or repurpose ingredients already on hand; and
9. how to clean up the kitchen.