My Family Kitchen
Changing Lives, One Home-Cooked Meal at a Time
Sometimes a pot of lentil soup is more than just a pot of lentil soup. For children enrolled in our after-school cooking program, simmering legumes, chickpeas, carrots, and spices can be a transformative experience that starts them on a path to healthier eating. It all begins by learning how to cook, one recipe at a time.
My Family Kitchen is an 8-week program where a small group of children in elementary or middle school learn how to prepare simple, healthy, affordable meals. Hands-on skills, nutrition education, and access to ingredients all matter when it comes to incorporating healthy food at home. So, our cooking program for kids involves all three, including recipes that integrate common items found in local markets and bodegas, such as onions, carrots, and potatoes.


Bring the Fun Home to Your Kitchen
Recipes

Celebrating our skills with a feast … for 20!
Urban Promise Academy

A happy-sad end to a semester of memories
Bayard Taylor

We did it! Knife skills and all!
Community Partnership

An ‘amazing experience’ that helped us grow
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

Furiously prepping for our special guests
Tanner Duckrey

Graduating to a lifetime of healthy cooking and eating
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sharing our cooking skills with our families
Wagner Middle

A great ending to a wonderful experience
Watson Comly

A week to catch up – and try new foods
Watson Comly

We’d prefer the tacos without the mushrooms
Wagner Middle

Problem-solving in the kitchen
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

‘I’m surprised that we can make stuff in the kitchen that’s healthy and tastes good too’
Urban Promise Academy

‘Good thing this is tasty after all that!’
Tanner Duckrey

Determined trio tackles turkey tacos and blueberry muffins
LaSalle Academy

More jelly filling, please
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

Dessert time!
Bayard Taylor

Where’s the jar of sauce?
Wagner Middle

A lesson in smart substitutions
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Healthier version of spaghetti and meat sauce still tastes good
Tanner Duckrey

Student chefs show confidence in the kitchen
Sacred Heart

Turkey adds a twist to spaghetti and meat sauce
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

Pasta a familiar favorite, but turkey sausage was something new
Community Partnership

‘A watched pot never boils’
Bayard Taylor

Ratatouille fun to assemble but would taste better with meat
Wagner Middle

Ratatouille recipe introduces new techniques, surprising flavors
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Making new food memories with Ratatouille
Urban Promise Academy

Excited to try quinoa and a rainbow of new vegetables
Watson Comly

No stopping the chopping as students prep a mountain of vegetables
LaSalle Academy

Ratatouille gives everyone a chance to chop, slice, or dice
Tanner Duckrey

Ratatouille converts the veggie haters
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

“Time” to eat a colorful, delicious sheet pan meal
Bayard Taylor

Enthusiastic prepwork makes not one, not two, but three recipes possible
Bayard Taylor

Oh those onions! Chefs chop their way to a delicious guacamole and soup
Sacred Heart

Chicken tortilla soup ‘comforting’ to cook and enjoy
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

Chicken tortilla soup a delicious, dollar-friendly meal
Tanner Duckrey

Did you know you can make our own chips at home?
Watson Comly

Rich, crowd-pleasing guacamole super powered by lime and fresh cilantro
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fragrant, fresh tortilla soup, guacamole, and chips ‘even better than Chipotle’
Urban Promise Academy

No ingredient— or technique — is too hard for this team
Bayard Taylor

Marinade looked ‘gross’ but turned chicken into the perfect mix of salty and sweet
Sacred Heart

Chicken so-so but sweet potatoes surprising
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

Spicy aromas, strong flavors make buttermilk chicken and sweet potatoes a winner
LaSalle Academy

Teamwork turns ingredients into a tasty meal
Watson Comly

Students love moist, flavorful alternative to fried chicken
Tanner Duckrey

‘Cooking makes me feel happy and excited’
Urban Promise Academy

Tuna melts taste ‘a 9-out-of-10’
Watson Comly

‘A little lemony, but good’
Tanner Duckrey

Not a favorite, but fun to make
Sacred Heart

Tuna tests the tastebuds of this team
Bayard Taylor

Do tuna melts taste like tuna salad? Or grilled cheese? Let’s find out!
LaSalle Academy

A little dry. Maybe add mayo?
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

Trying tuna for the first time
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

When you’re cooking, you get to decide
Urban Promise Academy

Will frittatas taste as good as they smell?
Watson Comly

“Look at me, I’m sautéing!”
Urban Promise Academy

Versatile frittata recipe can be tailored to students’ tastes
Tanner Duckrey

Chopping, Grating, Beating, and Baking. Finally, the frittatas are ready!
Sacred Heart

A light meal with subtle flavors
Feltonville Arts & Sciences

Would a big surprise make “dinner impossible” for these Bayard Taylor students?
Bayard Taylor

We’re back at the stoves!
Volunteers