This week-long series is for kids ages 8 to 12 who like to cook and are ready to learn a lot more about all types of cooking. Each day we have a new fun theme to work on, and when it’s done, we’ll sit down and enjoy a meal of the foods we’ve prepared. Our lessons are:
- MONDAY – PIZZA FOR LUNCH: Three Cheese Homemade Pizza with Sweet Tomato Sauce; Homemade Meatball Pizza; Italian Chopped Salad Pizza; Roasted Chicken, Cherry Tomato, & Fresh Herb Pizza; Fresh Basil & Tomato Pizza with Mozzarella; Italian Sausage Pizza with Homemade Marinara Sauce, and S’mores Dessert Pizza.
- TUESDAY – INDOOR COOKOUT: Roasted Corn & Cheese Quesadillas with Salsa; Best Ever BBQ Beans; Cookout Steaks with Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce; Bacon & Cheese Cookout Potato Packets; Skillet Cornbread with Honey Butter; Texas-style No-bean Chili, and Peach Cobbler with Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.
- WEDNESDAY – FUN FOODS ON A STICK: Salad on a Stick; Mini Corn Dogs on a Stick with Buttermilk-Cornmeal Batter; Meatballs on a Stick with Italian-style Dipping Sauce & Fresh Parmesan; Cheese Pizza on a Stick; Chicken Fingers on a Stick with Homemade Ranch Dressing; Street Corn on a Stick with Butter & Cotija Cheese, and Pound Cake on a Stick with Chocolate & Sprinkles.
- THURSDAY – WORLD FOOD TOUR: South American Arroz con Pollo (Chicken with Rice); Thai Ginger & Sesame Beef Skewers; Cool Greek Tomato & Cucumber Salad with Olives & Feta Cheese; French Potato Frites (crispy Shoestring Potatoes); Japanese Bacon Fried Rice; Irish Shepherd’s Pie with Cheddar Mashed Potatoes, and Hawaiian Style Banana Cake with Whipped Cream & Toasted Coconut.
- FRIDAY – CUPCAKE WARS: Vanilla Cupcakes; Chocolate Cupcakes; Red Velvet Cupcakes; Carrot Cupcakes, and Banana Cupcakes. Students will work in teams to make Cupcakes, then choose colors for icing and decorations to finish.