Chopping veggies and measuring spices will introduce young chefs to bright flavors and colors that make this dish the perfect meal for a cold wintry day.

Focaccia is a simple yeasted bread enriched with lots of olive oil that gives it a rich flavor and crispy crust. Young chefs enjoy decorating their focaccia with fresh veggies and herbs to create a beautiful design!

You can make small batch granola with the kids and let them create their very own recipe with their favorite flavors and mix ins like nuts, seeds, fried fruit coconut and chocolate chips. It’s a delicious high fiber snack on top of yogurt or in a baggie in their lunch box.

Homemade corn tortillas are a lot of fun to make and you don’t need any special equipment! While we use tortilla presses in our classrooms, you can also make them at home with a heavy bottomed pot. We used several colors of masa to make these tortillas even more beautiful and creative!

Kids love noodles! Let's change it up a bit by adding a delicious sauce and fresh veggies with flavors from Asian Cuisine like Ginger and Garlic.

These delicious donuts have all of the warming spices of Fall and are so fun to make! Young chefs enjoy all of the measuring and mixing. You can purchase inexpensive silicone donut molds online to make these at home.

The process of making fritters is engaging and rewarding for both kids and adults. Start by shredding and draining the zucchini to remove excess moisture. This step not only keeps little chefs occupied but also helps enhance the fritters' texture.

Learning about culture and tradition through food is so much fun with this recipe. Students learn about The Three Sisters my making yummy tacos with corn tortillas, zucchini and black beans. Read more about the agricultural tradition of Native Americans from resources from The Food Literacy Center.

Creamy rice, cheddar cheese and bit sized pieces of broccoli make this dish a winner with kids. If your child is wary of eating veggies try pairing them with something they already enjoy like rice and cheese! This concept is called "chaining" in feeding therapy and it works well to introduce kiddos to new foods.

Kids will mix, measure, pour, flip, and mash their way to a delicious treat with a rich history. They’ll learn all about buttermilk as well as the many names this treat is known by.

In this class our young chefs will learn how to build flavors using asian ingredients to flavor a warming, savory broth for instant ramen noodles.

Young chefs love making these as much as they enjoy eating them. Most kids start cooking with scrambled eggs, pancakes and other breakfast foods and this is a great recipe for practicing skills, too.

Kids will enjoy smashing up black beans with fragrant spices to create these yummy treats. Forming the croquettes and rolling them in bread crumbs before pan frying will be a new technique for many young chefs!

We’re making homemade dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year. Young chefs will love making their own wontons from scratch as the ginger scented broth simmers for our soup. Happy New Year!

Let’s celebrate! Kids will love mixing up a pancake batter with colorful sprinkles. We’ll talk about how we celebrate our birthdays with special food traditions as we enjoy our stack of birthday pancakes together.

This dish is full of familiar ingredients: tortillas, eggs, cheese, black beans and we included some extra veggies and greens for good measure. Kids can practice chopping veggies and cracking eggs while adults can manage the cooking. We used salsa verde in class but you can make these red or green.
Perfect for using up leftovers in the fridge for a quick meal!

Young chefs love making this recipe. It’s a lot of measuring and mixing which helps them practice. For our offsite classes we use donut makers but you can make these at home in the oven with an inexpensive silicone donut mold. The recipe includes different ideas for toppings. The possibilities are endless and delicious!

Most kids love pasta and when we pair that familiar food with some crunchy veggies and a vinaigrette, they are much more likely to be open to trying it (and liking it!). Pasta salad can be made so many ways but we love the lemony vinaigrette in this recipe. Whisking is so much fun, too!

Mixing and measuring and learning how to make homemade whipped cream make this recipe so much fun. Crepes seem like a difficult dish to make but when we use proper technique, we can achieve anything in the kitchen!

Pasta is so fun for kids to make! It’s really quite simple, too, once they get a feel for it. Our Chef Instructors teach our young chefs how to use a hand crank pasta machine but you can use a rolling pin at home to create thin sheets of pasta that can be cut into any shape you like. Enjoy!

Kids love this soup for it’s taco flavors and spoonfuls of beans and corn and… all of the toppings. Make your own taco seasoning at home for this soup (recipe linked) or simply buy some to make this hearty taco night soup with your young chef.

Our students love exploring ginger, garlic and the many spices that flavor this chick pea and tomato stew. Young chefs take turns using the mortar and pestle to grind all of the seasonings into an aromatic paste. It’s so fun and entices them to be open to new flavors.

This recipe invites kids to explore veggie prep and how to create a balanced sauce for the fried rice. They enjoy chopping, measuring, peeling, mixing and more. It’s an endlessly adaptable recipe and uses up what you have on hand.

Using fresh garden herbs, aromatics and tart apples, kids learn how to layer flavors in this recipe. Maybe you’ll want to include this in your holiday cooking this year and have your young chef recreate their dish!

Nothing is more comforting that a warm bowl of polenta. Young chefs will chop + dice veggies for a delicious marinara sauce to top their creamy polenta in this skillbuilding cooking adventure.

Young chefs love making this recipe as much as they enjoy eating it and learning about the Hanukkah celebration. You’ll want to try this recipe at home with your family!

Kids will enjoy mixing and measuring their donut batter, crushing candy canes and making a frosting in this baking workshop that yields delicious holiday treats.

So many bright flavors in this delicious snack. Young chefs will explore balancing flavors and textures as they work together.

Young chefs enjoy the process and experience of forming dumplings. Will this sweet treat be a breakfast or dessert? You decide!

Young chefs will use their chopping skills for root vegetables and experience the process of sweet, savory, and spicy flavors melding together into this hearty and nourishing dish.

Young chefs will chop, grate, and mash their way to a fresh and vibrant sauce that signals spring is here.

Crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle, these are sure to be a favorite! Kids will mix and measure with sweet rice flour, then mix up a glaze while their donuts bake.

Young chefs will love this versatile, flavorful dish that can be enjoyed as a breakfast or anytime. It’s packed with a variety of veggies kid will chop, onions they’ll caramelize, crispy potatoes, and simple seasonings they’ll adjust to their taste.

Kids will mix, measure, pour, flip, and mash their way to a delicious treat with a rich history. They’ll learn all about buttermilk as well as the many names this treat is known by.

Young chefs will mix and measure to form a simple dough, then a white bean dip:
2 cans of cannellini beans drained well, 4 TBS lemon juice, 2 cloves of garlic, 2TBS dried herbs, 1/2 tsp. pepper, 2 tsp. salt (to taste), 2/3 c. extra virgin olive oil plus more for serving

Kids will learn to make a perfect treat for their lunchboxes or an after-school snack. They’ll crush graham crackers for a crust and chop berries to top it off.

Young chefs will blanch, tear, toast, and whisk these spring ingredients to make an enjoyable dish full of flavor and a variety of textures.

In this class our young chefs will learn how to build flavors using asian ingredients to flavor a warming, savory broth for instant ramen noodles.

Young chefs love making these as much as they enjoy eating them. Most kids start cooking with scrambled eggs, pancakes and other breakfast foods and this is a great recipe for practicing skills, too.

Kids will enjoy smashing up black beans with fragrant spices to create these yummy treats. Forming the croquettes and rolling them in bread crumbs before pan frying will be a new technique for many young chefs!

We’re making homemade dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year. Young chefs will love making their own wontons from scratch as the ginger scented broth simmers for our soup. Happy New Year!

Young chefs will practice proper measuring techniques as they mix up a vanilla cake batter for mini donuts to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

This yummy recipe is a wonderful opportunity to teach kids about food safety! While we mix and measure, we’ll learn how some foods require cooking before they are consumed.

Chopping veggies and measuring spices will introduce young chefs to bright flavors and colors that make this dish the perfect meal for a cold wintry day.

We’ll practice peeling and chopping apples to stew with cinnamon and sugar for these delicious treats. Kids will love making homemade whipped cream, too!

Chopping veggies, measuring spices and cutting tortillas will inspire kids to want to cook this nutritious dish again at home with you!

Let’s celebrate! Kids will love mixing up a pancake batter with colorful sprinkles. We’ll talk about how we celebrate our birthdays with special food traditions as we enjoy our stack of birthday pancakes together.

Young chefs will peel potatoes and chop them for the Irish mashed potato “mash up” that also includes greens and scallions. We’ll learn the dish’s origins as well as hear a traditional Irish song about Colcannon.

This dish is full of familiar ingredients: tortillas, eggs, cheese, black beans and we included some extra veggies and greens for good measure. Kids can practice chopping veggies and cracking eggs while adults can manage the cooking. We used salsa verde in class but you can make these red or green.
Perfect for using up leftovers in the fridge for a quick meal!

Young chefs love making this recipe. It’s a lot of measuring and mixing which helps them practice. For our offsite classes we use donut makers but you can make these at home in the oven with an inexpensive silicone donut mold. The recipe includes different ideas for toppings. The possibilities are endless and delicious!

Most kids love pasta and when we pair that familiar food with some crunchy veggies and a vinaigrette, they are much more likely to be open to trying it (and liking it!). Pasta salad can be made so many ways but we love the lemony vinaigrette in this recipe. Whisking is so much fun, too!

Mixing and measuring and learning how to make homemade whipped cream make this recipe so much fun. Crepes seem like a difficult dish to make but when we use proper technique, we can achieve anything in the kitchen!

Pasta is so fun for kids to make! It’s really quite simple, too, once they get a feel for it. Our Chef Instructors teach our young chefs how to use a hand crank pasta machine but you can use a rolling pin at home to create thin sheets of pasta that can be cut into any shape you like. Enjoy!

You can make small batch granola with the kids and let them create their very own recipe with their favorite flavors and mix ins like nuts, seeds, fried fruit coconut and chocolate chips. It’s a delicious high fiber snack on top of yogurt or in a baggie in their lunch box.

Kids love this soup for it’s taco flavors and spoonfuls of beans and corn and… all of the toppings. Make your own taco seasoning at home for this soup (recipe linked) or simply buy some to make this hearty taco night soup with your young chef.

Homemade corn tortillas are a lot of fun to make and you don’t need any special equipment! While we use tortilla presses in our classrooms, you can also make them at home with a heavy bottomed pot. What a fun way to spend some time in the kitchen together?

Our students love exploring ginger, garlic and the many spices that flavor this chick pea and tomato stew. Young chefs take turns using the mortar and pestle to grind all of the seasonings into an aromatic paste. It’s so fun and entices them to be open to new flavors.

This recipe invites kids to explore veggie prep and how to create a balanced sauce for the fried rice. They enjoy chopping, measuring, peeling, mixing and more. It’s an endlessly adaptable recipe and uses up what you have on hand.

Using fresh garden herbs, aromatics and tart apples, kids learn how to layer flavors in this recipe. Maybe you’ll want to include this in your holiday cooking this year and have your young chef recreate their dish!

Nothing is more comforting that a warm bowl of polenta. Young chefs will chop + dice veggies for a delicious marinara sauce to top their creamy polenta in this skillbuilding cooking adventure.

Young chefs love making this recipe as much as they enjoy eating it and learning about the Hanukkah celebration. You’ll want to try this recipe at home with your family!

Kids will enjoy mixing and measuring their donut batter, crushing candy canes and making a frosting in this baking workshop that yields delicious holiday treats.