PJ did a great job with this meal! Mashed potatoes are one of his favorite foods so he was very excited to try a twice baked potato for the first time. His knife skills continue to improve and he did a great job slicing the onions and scallions. He also displayed improved time management and planning skills while setting up the dish and seemed to really enjoy how the potatoes turned out.

Lucas did an excellent job with this dish. He's now mastered making rice on the stove top and displayed improved understanding of spices and how to achieve maximum flavor when seasoning the dish and building the aromatic base. He also did a great job with the yogurt sauce, tasting and adjusting multiple times until he was happy. Everything came out delicious, despite Lucas being a bit skeptical of the peas getting mixed in with the meat

PJ and I reviewed last weeks plan for twice baked potatoes and decided to stick with it for this week. We had a good conversation going over the ingredients and steps in greater detail. We then watched a great video about the history of hamburgers and how they've evolved through the decades. PJ was very interested by the subtle differences between the various burgers and we had some great discussions about how certain burgers would compare to one another.

We talked about quite a few different options but eventually came back to twice baked potatoes. PJ really enjoys making mashed potatoes so the idea of making what are essentially cheesy mashed potatoes and then baking them inside of a potato skin and adorning with a variety of toppings was particularly appealing.

I subbed for PJ's cooking class today.

*additional 15 minutes to session time for cleaning after Nico left*

Nico had a blast with this meal. He had requested we make spaghetti and garlic bread, but he was surprised to see that we were making our own sauce. He was very curious about the process and asked great questions throughout. He did an excellent job chopping the onions and garlic for the sauce and was particularly excited to make the garlic bread. Everything came out delicious and he happily devoured a big plate of pasta and garlic bread, bringing the rest home to share with his family.

*due to a scheduling mix up I had Richard for 90 minutes instead of our usual 60*

Richard really enjoyed this meal! It provided us with a great opportunity to discuss marinades and developing flavor across multiple stages of a dish. He really enjoys this dish at restaurants so he was excited to learn about the process and ingredients that go into it. He was particularly excited to learn about the spice blend, garam masala, that gives butter chicken its signature flavor.

Lucas seemed to have a lot of fun with this meal. It provided us with a great opportunity to talk more about marinades and extracting flavor from spices, as well as being a great lesson in layering flavors across the various stages and components of a dish. The dish itself came out absolutely delicious and Lucas was very excited to recreate it at home talking about which spices he would need to buy and what ingredients he already had.

Teddy did a great job measuring and following directions. He was very excited to make a batch of brownies in a cake pan to make it a circle, and was very pleased with the final result. He enthusiastically shared some with Libby and a couple of teachers and brought the rest home to share with family.

Libby did a great job measuring carefully and following the recipe. She really enjoyed the process of making the brownies, but it was difficult to stay patient while they cooked. She happily shared several with some teachers and brought the rest home to share with family.