July 28, 2010 – 3:34 pm | No Comment

I can’t believe that we’re more than halfway done with our cooking camps this week!  What a great group of kids.  It feels like there are a million pictures, so enjoy!

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Bake-A-Rama: The Final Day for Teens
July 28, 2010 – 2:47 pm | No Comment

Finally!  I’ve worked through the technical difficulties and have pics from our last day of Bake-A-Rama, the afternoon class.  Check out these creations:

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Advanced Skills: Egg Day
July 27, 2010 – 5:16 pm | No Comment

Today, it was all about the eggs. Hollandaise, Eggs Benedict, Chocolate Souffle, and, ok, a little Potato Leek soup thrown in for good measure.  (I’m having a few technical difficulties – I’m a better cook …

Bake-A-Rama Final Day: Fondant
July 26, 2010 – 7:21 pm | No Comment

Holy fondant Batman..these kids did an amazing job not only baking cakes from scratch and frosting them, but covering them with fondant (and edible sugar clay-like substance) too!  Here are pics from the morning session …

Culinary World Tour: Morocco
July 16, 2010 – 3:51 am | No Comment

I thought we’d mix it up a bit with our International menus and include Morocco this year. From chicken kabobs and orange cake to couscous and carrot salad, this colorful meal was full of new …

Iron Chef: Basics Baking
July 15, 2010 – 8:26 am | No Comment

Chicken potpie with homemade herb crust and technicolor cupcakes topped the menu on Wednesday at Iron Chef camp.  Plus, the secret ingredient(s) was revealed for Friday’s competition: the chicken and the egg.  Can’t wait to …

Culinary World Tour: Spain & The Netherlands
July 14, 2010 – 7:12 am | No Comment

We had to make a small change to our schedule this week to include a little World Cup awesomeness, didn’t we??  In trying to keep things current, our morning camp whipped up a little paella, …

Iron Chef Camp: Knife Skills
July 13, 2010 – 10:00 am | No Comment

Ever hand a group of teenagers whole chickens and have them cut them apart? I have!  One table was totally grossed out, the other into those birds up to their elbows! 

Farm Fresh: The Last Day
July 11, 2010 – 5:57 pm | No Comment

Well, that’s it.  The end of another great camp with another wonderful group of kids.  These guys were so eager to try new things in the kitchen, and new foods.  We were lucky to have …

Farm Fresh, Wednesday Afternoon
July 8, 2010 – 5:24 am | No Comment

Wednesday’s menu?  A Dutch Baby with Sauteed Peaches, Focaccia bread, Salad with Italian Dressing, and Orange Creamsicle Smoothies.  Yum!

Fresh New Camp: Farm Fresh Cooking
July 5, 2010 – 5:18 pm | No Comment
Fresh New Camp: Farm Fresh Cooking

We started a brand new week of camps today, with en energetic and enthusiastic group of 6-8 year-olds and another great group of 8-11 year-olds.  This week we’ll be focusing on foods that are in season …

That’s Italian: The End
July 2, 2010 – 2:59 pm | No Comment
That’s Italian: The End

Today was the last day of our uber-popular That’s Italian cooking camps :(

But we’ve got some great pics for you before we say goodbye to this great group of kids and hello to our Farm …