The highlight of this week’s cooking class was the reaction of Leilah Cruz when she saw the cilantro among the ingredients on the prep table. She quickly

One goal of learning to cook is figuring out how to get dinner on the table, sometimes in a hurry, and sometimes when there’s not

Each time we start a new session of cooking class, my partner Belinda and I say, “These are the best kids we’ve had yet.” But this

The joy of teaching kids to cook is that you get to share their wonder and delight with all the things they are doing and

It was the first week of cooking class, where we met another wonderful group of students, and were lucky enough to have one of our

After seven weeks of cooking, learning how read a recipe, how to measure ingredients, how to chop vegetables, how to mix, toss, saute, bake and

On the menu for cooking class this week was one of my favorite meals, ratatouille, this version made by roasting the vegetables on a sheet

The students at St. Joe’s in Camden were so excited for this week’s recipe, not just because we were making pasta, but also because it

It’s amazing to see how children progress over a few weeks, from being awkward and uncomfortable with basic skills in the kitchen, to confidently chopping,

Through a happy coincidence, it turned out we were making Turkey and Mushroom Tacos in our cooking class on Tuesday, thus the kids were excited