👩‍🍳 Daily Cooking Class Structure

(12:30 PM – 4:30 PM)

🕒 12:30–12:45 PM – Arrival & Icebreaker

❓ Daily question or cooking-themed riddle

📋 Review the day’s plan and menu

🧼 Sanitize hands and tie aprons

👨‍🏫 12:45–1:15 PM – Mini Lesson / Demo

🔪 Skill of the day (e.g., knife technique, measuring, baking tips)

🍅 Ingredient overview or live technique demo

👩‍🍳 1:15–4:00 PM – Hands-On Cooking Time

👯‍♀️ Kids work in pairs or small groups

🧠 Guided exploration with instructor support

🍽️ One main recipe + optional toppings or components

🧽 4:00–4:30 PM – Clean-Up & Reflection

🧹 Assign cleanup jobs

😋 Taste and share creations

💭 Reflection prompts: What did I learn? What would I change? Favorite part?

🧾 Take-home recipe card or sample

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💰 Cost

$375 per week

Includes: 🧑‍🍳 Apron + hat to keep, and a 10% café discount for lunch before camp.

Discounts:

➖ $25 off for multiple-week registrations

👨‍👩‍👧 $20 off for siblings attending the same week

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📅 Week of July 7th: 

Kitchen Confidence 101

🧀 Day 1 – Mac & Cheese Mastery

📏 Mini Lesson: Measuring dry vs. wet ingredients

🍲 Icebreaker: Favorite comfort food?

🤔 Reflection: What was hardest to measure?

🍽️ Recipe: Homemade mac & cheese with optional add-ins

🍕 Day 2 – Pizza Party

🍞 Mini Lesson: Working with yeast dough

🍍 Icebreaker: Dream pizza topping combo?

🧠 Reflection: What topping would you try next time?

🍕 Recipe: Scratch pizza with toppings bar

🥞 Day 3 – Breakfast Bonanza

🥣 Mini Lesson: Mixing batter without lumps

🌞 Icebreaker: Sweet or savory breakfast?

😮 Reflection: What surprised you about pancake cooking?

🥤 Recipe: Pancakes & smoothies

🥗 Day 4 – Salad & Dressing Basics

🔪 Mini Lesson: Knife safety & emulsions

🥕 Icebreaker: Favorite veggie or salad topping?

🧪 Reflection: How did your dressing taste? Would you change it?

🥗 Recipe: Seasonal salad + 3 dressings

🥙 Day 5 – Dip & Chip Day

🧂 Mini Lesson: Baked vs. fried snacks

🥣 Icebreaker: Best dip you’ve ever had?

🧀 Reflection: Which dip had the best texture?

🫓 Recipe: Pita chips (sweet & savory) + 4 dips

📅 Week of July 14th:

Around the World

🇮🇹 Day 1 – Italy

👨‍🍳 Mini Lesson: Making gnocchi by hand

🍝 Icebreaker: If you could visit anywhere in Italy…

😋 Reflection: Which sauce was your favorite and why?

🍽️ Recipe: Gnocchi, pesto, marinara, garlic bread

🇲🇽 Day 2 – Mexico

🔪 Mini Lesson: Proper knife holding for salsa prep

🌮 Icebreaker: Favorite taco or burrito filling

🌶️ Reflection: How did layers of flavor build in your burrito?

🍽️ Recipe: Burritos, Mexican rice, salsa, guacamole

🇨🇳 Day 3 – China

🥢 Mini Lesson: How to roll egg rolls

🍜 Icebreaker: Best meal you’ve had with chopsticks

🤔 Reflection: What would you add or change in your stir fry?

🍽️ Recipe: Egg rolls, veggie stir fry, rice

🇮🇱 Day 4 – Israel

🌿 Mini Lesson: Flavor building with herbs and spices

🥣 Icebreaker: What food do you love to dip?

🫓 Reflection: What did you think of homemade pita?

🍽️ Recipe: Falafel, pita, hummus, tahini, Israeli salad

🇮🇳 Day 5 – India

🧂 Mini Lesson: Spice blending

🌶️ Icebreaker: Sweet, spicy, or savory?

😲 Reflection: Which spice surprised you?

🍽️ Recipe: Samosas, naan, chutneys

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📅 Week of July 21st:

Baking Bootcamp

🫐 Day 1 – Muffin Madness

🥄 Mini Lesson: The muffin method (wet vs. dry)

🧁 Icebreaker: Favorite muffin flavor

🧠 Reflection: Which muffin would you sell in a bakery?

🍽️ Recipe: Assorted muffins

🥯 Day 2 – Bagel Bonanza

🍞 Mini Lesson: How yeast works

😋 Icebreaker: Sweet or savory bagels?

🧂 Reflection: What toppings did you try? What next time?

🍽️ Recipe: Bagels, flavored cream cheese

🥨 Day 3 – Pretzel Power

🧪 Mini Lesson: The soda bath & shaping

🥫 Icebreaker: Favorite pretzel dip

👐 Reflection: What part of the shaping was hardest?

🍽️ Recipe: Pretzels, pretzel bites, dipping sauces

🥧 Day 4 – Pie Day

🍎 Mini Lesson: Making & rolling pie dough

🥧 Icebreaker: Favorite kind of pie

✨ Reflection: What made your pie unique?

🍽️ Recipe: Mini fruit pies, sugar cream pie

🧁 Day 5 – Showstopper Friday

🎨 Mini Lesson: Frosting & cupcake piping

🎂 Icebreaker: If your cupcake had a name…

🏆 Reflection: What’s your proudest creation this week?

🍽️ Recipe: Decorated cupcakes, braided challah

📅 Week of July 28th:

Farm to Table

🥚 Day 1 – Quiche & Garden Greens

🥄 Mini Lesson: Whisking eggs & pressing crusts

🌱 Icebreaker: Ever tried to grow your own veggies?

🌻 Reflection: What would you plant in your own garden?

🍽️ Recipe: Veggie quiche, salad with vinaigrette

🥕 Day 2 – Roasted Veggie Wraps

🔥 Mini Lesson: Roast timing and veggie pairings

🥦 Icebreaker: Favorite veggie and why

🌯 Reflection: What veggie combo worked best in your wrap?

🍽️ Recipe: Roasted veggie wraps, herb yogurt or tahini sauce

🍎 Day 3 – Apple-palooza

🍏 Mini Lesson: Sweet vs tart flavors

🍎 Icebreaker: Favorite apple variety

🥣 Reflection: What mix-in made your applesauce special?

🍽️ Recipe: Applesauce + custom mix-ins

🍞 Day 4 – Challah & Butters

🍯 Mini Lesson: Dough rising and braiding

🧈 Icebreaker: What would you flavor your butter with?

🔁 Reflection: How did your braid turn out?

🍽️ Recipe: Braided challah, compound butters

🥗 Day 5 – Salad Celebration

🥄 Mini Lesson: Making dressings and plating salads

😂 Icebreaker: Funniest salad name you can think of

👅 Reflection: Which dressing matched your salad best?

🍽️ Recipe: Build-your-own salad + homemade dressings

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📅 Week of August 4th:

Fuel Up Right!

🌈 Day 1 – Eat the Rainbow

🍅 Mini Lesson: Why color matters in nutrition

🎨 Icebreaker: Favorite fruit or veggie color

📊 Reflection: What color did you use most today?

🍽️ Recipe: Veggie wraps, fruit salad, skewers

💪 Day 2 – Protein Power

🥚 Mini Lesson: Animal vs plant-based protein

🧠 Icebreaker: Weirdest protein you’ve tried

🍽️ Reflection: What protein combo kept you full?

🍽️ Recipe: Turkey/lentil meatballs, parfaits, quinoa salad

🌾 Day 3 – Whole Grains

🌰 Mini Lesson: Different whole grains & fiber

🥨 Icebreaker: What’s better: crunchy or chewy?

🔄 Reflection: What would you try with whole grain next?

🍽️ Recipe: Fried rice, energy bites, pita pizzas

🥒 Day 4 – Snack Smarts

🥡 Mini Lesson: Homemade vs packaged snacks

🍌 Icebreaker: Favorite after-school snack

🔁 Reflection: What snack swap would you make?

🍽️ Recipe: Zucchini chips, guac, salsa, smoothies

🍪 Day 5 – Sweet Treats

🍯 Mini Lesson: Natural sweeteners & portioning

🏝️ Icebreaker: Dessert island dessert (if you could only have one)

👭 Reflection: What treat would you share with a friend?

🍽️ Recipe: Banana-oat cookies, yogurt bark, apple nachos