Nico was absent today

Lucas did an excellent job with this meal. We had a great conversation about one pot dishes and how we can use our knowledge of layering flavor to maximize the depth of flavor of the final dish. He did a great job balancing the seasoning across the multiple stages of cooking and the whole dish came out delicious.

Teddy also had a lot of fun with this class! He wanted to mash up his berries and mix raspberries and blueberries together in his pops. He really enjoyed seeing the color of the yogurt changes as we added the mashed berries, and he was also very precise when adding the honey and when portioning out each popsicle.

Libby had a lot of fun with the yogurt pops! She did a great job washing and preparing the berries and was very precise when dividing up the yogurt and berries for each popsicle. She decided to make two blueberry pops and two raspberry pops and really enjoyed mixing everything together, taking special care to add the perfect amount of honey to each batch.

I had initially planned on making home made mac n' cheese with PJ, but to my surprise he really doesn't like mac n' cheese. Luckily, we were able to put our heads together and come up with an alternative! PJ seemed to have a lot of fun inventing this dish and very much enjoyed the final result. His knife skills have really come a long way and he did a great job chopping the onions, as well as caramelizing and seasoning them himself. The buzzard dogs came excellent and PJ was excited to bring a few home for his family to try.

Lucas had a lot of fun with this meal! Many of the techniques/preparations were new to him, but he did an excellent job adapting and applying relevant skills from previous cooks. Everything was seasoned well and balanced wonderfully. The quick pickled cucumbers had a great tang and just the right amount of sweetness, and the lemon cilantro aioli complimented the fish and other flavors excellently.

PJ was absent

Lucas did an excellent job with this meal. He had never made meatballs before so he was really excited to see the process. He did a great job seasoning the meat and balancing the various textural elements. The tomato sauce was also a fun experience as we had made it once before for our baked ziti so this served as good reenforcement for that knowledge and experience.

Teddy has been asking to make strawberry shortcake for a while now, so he was very excited to finally get his chance! He did an excellent job preparing the shortbread for the oven and chopping the strawberries, and very much enjoyed the end result! He excitedly packed up the remaining shortbread and strawberries to bring home and share with his family.

Libby requested that we make miso soup again, but this time add a side of edamame beans as that's one of her favorite meals. She did a great job with the soup, remember most of the steps from last time on her own. She was very excited to steam her own edamame and had a great time preparing plates to share with teachers and carefully seasoning each bean with salt.