Hi All. I thought I would come to this site to find some ideas for my mother in law. She will be having my nephew over for a week and he is very interested in learning how to cook. And has shown some promise. Fish tacos with homemade tartar sauce for one thing. Anyway, do you have any suggestions? The family is a little on the heavy side, so focusing on healthy eating. Two teenage boys, mom and step dad. Here is the email my MIL sent me for suggestions:
I am gearing up for our first session of Cooking Class 101. Danny will be coming the week of July 26th.
It needs to be more than how to make ants on a log (celery with pimiento cheese and raisins on top), or cinnamon toast (toast with butter and cinnamon and sugar spread on it).
Sharon has ordered him a chef coat (CHEF DANNY) and black and white checkered trousers.
I need to come up with a general agenda and recipes that would appeal to a12 year old (or is it 13?).
Here's the outline I came up with:
(1) terminology - chop, slice, cube, julienne, mash, whip, stir, fold, reduce, plate
(2) measuring to recipe - liquid vs. dry
(3) safety - fire, knives, germs, garbage cleanup management
(4) planning - timing, menu
(5) shopping - local in season, storage (organize kitchen)
(6) serving - timing, plating
(7) Recipes - what should we make?
(8) Tools - implements, NEED or WANT
Well this is a big bag of information and I need to wheedle it down to a few essentials to begin with. Maybe the first thing would be to come up with a couple of recipes that we want to be able to create (keeping in mind Sharon's dietary restrictions and Tim's diabetic needs) and something Danny can do at home to contribute to the family lifestyle).
Your thoughts?
T
I am gearing up for our first session of Cooking Class 101. Danny will be coming the week of July 26th.
It needs to be more than how to make ants on a log (celery with pimiento cheese and raisins on top), or cinnamon toast (toast with butter and cinnamon and sugar spread on it).
Sharon has ordered him a chef coat (CHEF DANNY) and black and white checkered trousers.
I need to come up with a general agenda and recipes that would appeal to a12 year old (or is it 13?).
Here's the outline I came up with:
(1) terminology - chop, slice, cube, julienne, mash, whip, stir, fold, reduce, plate
(2) measuring to recipe - liquid vs. dry
(3) safety - fire, knives, germs, garbage cleanup management
(4) planning - timing, menu
(5) shopping - local in season, storage (organize kitchen)
(6) serving - timing, plating
(7) Recipes - what should we make?
(8) Tools - implements, NEED or WANT
Well this is a big bag of information and I need to wheedle it down to a few essentials to begin with. Maybe the first thing would be to come up with a couple of recipes that we want to be able to create (keeping in mind Sharon's dietary restrictions and Tim's diabetic needs) and something Danny can do at home to contribute to the family lifestyle).
Your thoughts?
T
Erin
Mom to three wonderful 7th graders!
The time is flying by.
Mom to three wonderful 7th graders!
The time is flying by.