Yes, I did not get a chance to do our weekly DIY yesterday so I thought I would do a slightly different DIY today. I am gonna highlight a recipe that I love. One of the things that I love about summer is the bounty of fresh ingredients. I usually jaunt down to the Union…
Oh what can I say about magnetic slime? I first came across it about 3 years ago. I loved the idea of it so we made some in one of our classes. As you can guess, the kiddos loved it. I have not made it since then. Not because I feel strongly against it. But…
So I admit that I have been trying to stay away from the world of slime. We teach kids from 3.5 to 12 years of age and in the last coupla years as slime-mania has grown, I made the conscious decision not to do a single class on that subject. Yes, we have had students…
I love to have this type of salad on days I need something light. This particular recipe was made for 2 6-year olds that can be fussy about eating. I know they like Israeli Couscous so I played around with the other ingredients that I added. I encourage to get your kids involved in…
This past week it was all about dumplings in our cooking classes. Kids chose and measured out their secret ingredients, their cooking methods, and their seasoning. They had tons of fun! The challenge area for this class mainly consisted in choosing right proportions for filling ingredients so the dumplings would taste flavourful and also be…
There is something about pasta that spells comfort and this is the reason why we think many cultures across the world made pasta or pasta-like dishes their staple food. Today kids we had a great deal of fun making rainbow unicorn pasta using some food coloring.It really is not hard and is a lot…
Today in our cooking class we made delicious chocolate mini-Whoopie pies.Kids being kids enjoyed working with chocolate,hearts and frosting!Happy Valentine’s Day!❤? A great overview of Valentine day food traditions: Herbs – Basil, lavender, and rosemary are the three herbs most associated with Valentine’s Day. Basil is a traditional symbol of fertility and was often worn…
This Monday in our Cooking Wars class we made mini-Yorkshire puddings. Kids had fun figuring following the recipe and presenting the result to the judges.Mini-Yorkshire puddings accompanied by roasted chicken and saucy gravy was yet another hit. Yorkshire pudding is an English food made from a batter consisting of eggs, flour and milk or water. It…
Chicken Pot Pie is one of my favorite winter dishes. When made into hand pies, it is a great part of holiday meals. Set them on a platter and watch them disappear. Bake puff pastry cups and fill with the chicken pot pie mixture and you have a yummy but elegant appetizer. Which is a…
Here on the East Coast, it has been a tough coupla weeks. It has bee below freezing everyday for the last 7 or 8 days. So what does one enjoy eating during these frigid days? Personally, I lean towards soups and stews. It is comfy and just seems to warm the soul. Growing up, I…
