Class #2

Here is Phillip's menu.Rice
Sesame Pork with Broccoli Kitchen Experiment #12 (Brownies with caramel and chocolate chips)

Class Final #1

This week my students prepared a meal all on their own. They made a grocery list and gathered all the ingredients, decided the order they should prepare the three dishes and then cook them. It was a lot of fun and both students did an excellent job! It was nice to just stand and watch them do their thing. Here is the menu and recipes for Taylor's Final.
Refried Bean Dip--link coming soon when I find the recipe :) I'm not sure which of my books she found it in.
Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin
Fudge-Topped Peanut Butter Brownies

I boiled the corn while she cooked and her mother brought some Rosemary potatoes to go with it since both of our families were eating this great meal. We forgot to take a picture of her brownies, but they were super yummy too!

Chicken Mozzarella

This recipe is very easy, has just a few ingredients and can be prepared and cooked within 30 minutes! Gotta love it and it still tastes good and looks really nice for company. I chop my vegetables for the rice pilaf first so the rice can cook at the same time as the chicken. My students made this last week and they were licking their plates! I guess they liked it.

Chicken Mozzarella

*Chicken breast (enough for your family)
*1 clove garlic (or more if your husband doesn't balk at the smell. I love you hun!)
*Olive oil
*1 can diced tomatoes with garlic and basil
*four slices Mozzarella cheese

1. Warm olive oil in a skillet with high sides over medium high heat. Add garlic and chicken. I cut my chicken into bite size pieces, but you can place the whole breast in the pan if you prefer.2. After the chicken is browned just a little (about 3 or 4 minutes) pour the can of tomatoes over the top. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.3. When chicken is cooked through top with the cheese slices and cover again for about a minute. Serve over rice pilaf.

Rice Pilaf

*2 cups water
*1 cup rice
*1 teaspoon salt
*1 tablespoon olive oil
*1 medium green bell pepper, diced
*1 yellow squash, diced

1. Put first four ingredients in your pot and bring to a boil (just like the instructions on the bag of rice). When you turn it down to simmer, add the vegetables and cover. It takes about 20 minutes for the rice to absorb the water and for the vegetables to get tender.
2. Mix and serve! Easy!

Three Class Pictures

I'm really enjoying my cooking class. I still didn't take tons of pictures, but I will try and catch some fun moments for future blogs. Here are three sets of waffles made by my all boys class.
This boy started copying a recipe he found when we were browsing through my cookbooks. Isn't that just the coolest thing! He is already planning to attend Johnston and Wales when he grows up. (I hope I get there before he does) You can see his class folder and where he started writing it on the inside. This taught me that I need to provide more paper.
I love this picture. Can you see how proud he is of the food he made? I love that little knowing smile. That is what really makes this a great experience for me. I love seeing their eyes light up when they know they can do something for themselves and have it turn out great.