Tasting Week believes educating children about taste is the best way to get them to love food and at the same time fight obesity. This year’s assignment was to a Palo Alto, CA school. We always do a safe cutting skills demonstration this time followed by the “secrets of vegetables,” and assembly of Asian Lettuce… continue reading
The assignment was a “back-to-school snacks,” for the children’s cooking class at Northside Santa Clara Library. We made Watermelon Radish Rollups Cauli-Tofu Jalapesto Bites Scrambled Tofu and Cauliflower Rice Banana Ice cream out of the Champion Juicer (made with just frozen bananas – what a taste and flavor!) An ol’ fashioned Champion juicer We also… continue reading
Here we go again! 2016 with my boys – now a little older and wiser. A little better cooks too! Make sure to view Part One and Two of this series. I’ll keep adding photos as our monthly classes happen throughout the year. January: We made Corn and Pinto Bean Stew with Savory Pumpkin Cheese… continue reading
Cooking with the boys got easier this year, they were older and more able to concentrate for a given period of time. But I also think they started to get into it. Enjoy it. We had a lot of fun. Homemade pasta Tempura Avocado Tomato Crostini Sundried Tomato, Basil and Pinenut Baked Brie Chicken Cacciatore… continue reading
Tasting Week is an all volunteer, food educational effort for students, taught by local chefs in local schools. This year I was placed back at Juana Briones in Palo Alto. We started off with a class about the hidden sugars in snack foods Then did a cooking demo of Asian Lettuce Cups for the kids… continue reading
This is the third year in a row we return to Barron Park School for Snack Attack! The program is sponsored by the PTA auction & Fund a Need. We teach the entire school of 400 students in 4 half day sessions. Depending on the ages, we alternated between 4 different snacks. Each student got… continue reading
Welcome the to Future Chefs competition at JLS Middle School in Palo Alto. 20 students are competing in this year’s annual event. The theme is Healthy Snacks. Junior chefs in action – one hour time limit to complete their snack. This one was a doll. This one too – and one of the winners! The… continue reading
I started teaching these boys when they were 10 and 12 years of age. It was clunky in the beginning as we taught the importance of safety, concentration and fun in the kitchen. Getting their aprons Some of the things we made this year… Gnocchi with Homemade Sauce and Pesto Chicken Skewers Cheese… continue reading
Tasting Week is an annual event for Bay Area middle schools. It’s about: Education of children’s sense of taste and appreciation of flavors Transparency and educational information on products, their origin, their mode of production Transmission of skills Encourage behavior around food consumption as part of a healthier lifestyle . This year I was paired… continue reading
Snack Attack! is back! Part of Tasting Week 2013 The reviews were good: “Thank you again for this wonderful workshop! It was a pleasure to see you do your magic with the kids and walk them through the differences between whole foods and junk foods. I loved the part you had them read the name… continue reading