Teaching kids to make healthier lifestyle choices for themselves and, by extension, their families; while focusing on the common denominator of food to bridge cultural, social and economic divides among young people.
It was easy to make and tastes really good. I only made one mistake, I forgot to test the noodles before draining them. They were OK though. I ate this for dinner. It had lots of flavor..
January '10 Technique: Sauces
Baked Rigatoni: I used the whisk to make my sauce really smooth. I cooked the noodles just right. I did everything right. My dish turned out great!
Bacon & Avocado Sandwiches: The homemade mayonnaise was tricky, I had to make it twice because it didn't get thick the first time. After that, the sandwich came out really good. My mom loved it! My mom wants me to make it again.
"The thing I like most about cooking is eating it, and the thing I like least is cleaning up.”
“I expect to learn from Jr. Chef more recipes, have a good time, have different cooking experiences and gain more experience and confidence.”
Spicy Oven Fried Chicken: I made this for my mom and I for dinner. It smelled awful when baking. It tasted Ok. The chicken was tender, but the topping didn't taste great. The oven temperature was too high I think. It started to burn in the oven, so I lowered the heat and covered it with foil.
.Apples & Braised Greens:I made it for my mom and grandma for Christmas. I had to add more butter in order for the potatoes to cook and get caramelized and I had to bake them longer than 20 minutes. My mom liked the sweet potatoes, but didn't think the apples needed to be part of it. My grandma thought it was good, but she couldn't eat a lot of it. I didn't like it
Sour Cream Lemon Pound Cake.: thought it was ok, I liked the batter better. I could have waited a little long before I put on the glaze. My mom thought it was good, but not very lemony.
Cream Anglaise: It turned out great, nice and smooth. It didn't have much flavor, it might be better with fruit.
Brownies with Chocolate Chunks (with ice cream and cream anglaise on top.) I really liked the brownies. They were good. Next time I would put in about half the amount of white chips.
Vegetarian Sausage
It took me about 1 1/2 hours to prepare all the ingrediants. The peppers and onions smelled great when they were cooking. They turned out good. My mom liked them and wants to share the recipe with her vegetarian friend.
February '10 Technique: Grains
Tabbouleh
"It was really easy to make and it was pretty when it was done"
Lemon Tart
" It took 3 "It was really easy to make and it was pretty when it was done"lemons and a lot of squeezing to get enough lemon juice. It smelled very lemony in our kitchen. I over worked the dough a little, so I had to be patient when it was being rolled out. My mom liked it. She said he had good lemon flavor and the crust was good, it wasn't dry"
Fruit Smoothie
"I should have peeled the banana before I froze it, getting the peel off after it was frozen was hard. The smoothie was OK, but I would have liked it better without the honey taste."
