Cooking Camp for ages 10-17
In this five-day food camp just for kids ages 10-17, you'll acquire all the cooking techniques, knife skills, and ingredient preparation expertise needed to make your own complete, gourmet meals. Each day brings brand-new knowledge, fun, and a delicious lunch at the end of the session! Day 1: We'll learn basic knife skills, as well as roasting, blanching, sauteing, boiling/mashing, and biscuits. You'll make: Classic Roasted Chicken; Sauteed Green Beans; Mashed Potatoes; and Strawberry Shortcakes. Day 2: We'll learn advanced knife skills, sauteing proteins, herb butter, vinaigrettes, cheese sauce, and whipping cream. You'll make: Steak with Herb Butter; Salad; Mac and Cheese; Carrots with Brown Butter; and Hot Fudge Sundae. Day 3: We'll learn to make handmade pasta, cut fettuccini, ravioli, cook pasta, tomato sauce, and cookies. You'll make: Fettuccini with Fresh Tomato Sauce; Cheese Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter Sauce; Chocolate Chip Biscotti; and Garlic Bread. Day 4: The focus is on everything that goes into making sushi and maki rolls, including rice cooking, sushi assembly, and knife skills for sushi, and ice cream! You'll make: A variety of fish and vegetable maki rolls; Edamame; and Green Tea Ice Cream. Day 5: It's Pizza Day! We'll learn all the skills of dough handling, topping, and baking. You'll make: White Pizza; Cheese Pizza; Calzone; and Nutella & Banana Pizza.
