One element about a virtual cooking camp that is very different than regular camps is that we can bring in special guests. For Week 1 that starts June 15, the theme is “Mangia Italiano” and we...
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Why kids need to learn to cook
https://youtu.be/dvSrs8Xj7Sc Check out this video I made! It's a short portion of a 3-hour training session I did for a Professional Development Workshop to help Woodcraft Ranger teachers learn to...
The Best Donut I Ever Had
It’s the LITTLE things that sometimes bring the most pleasure. Like a PERFECT donut. Last Sunday, I needed a break from being at home, so I drove west to Santa Monica and typed into yelp “best...
Healthy Pizza Recipe For Kids
Maybe this sounds familiar...you’re cooking at home A LOT and you’re craving some junk food (like pizza) Your kids have been asking for it all week, so you give in and order a couple of take-out...
3 Reasons How A Virtual Cooking Summer Camp Will Save Your Sanity
Will your kids be stuck at home this summer and not able to go to a summer camp in-person? There’s a possibility that this will happen and we know YOU will need some help. That’s why we launched a...
Movie Review: Bad Education (so good!)
Every once in a while, I take a break from sharing recipes (healthy quesadillas) and selling virtual cooking classes to parents and instead share something fun, random and interesting. For today’s...
Healthy Breakfast Quesadilla (high in protein!)
Happy Sunday! I’m excited to share with you a breakfast I eat (almost!) everyday. It’s got lots of lean protein, it’s delicious and it’s customizable. Kids love it! Oh, and it takes...
How I got one child, who hates tomatoes, to actually eat them.
When I taught my first cooking class EVER, back in 2010, I was worried how difficult it would be to safely teach cooking to kids. I was at a school in Pacific Palisades called Village School,...
How to make healthy versions of 4 kid-favorite foods
One thing we do REALLY well is come up with “healthy versions” of kid-favorite foods. For example we’ve got Healthy Nachos with Black Beans and Homemade Cheddar Cheese SauceFried Rice with...
What I learned from seeing 60 kids making veggie quesadillas LIVE
The past two days I’ve seen something INCREDIBLE.We started our virtual after-school cooking classes last Tues and Wed and I was AMAZED. Originally, I thought half the kids would watch the class...