Kids/Teens Summer Cooking Series

What Your Child/Teen Will Learn

Your child will learn to be more confident in the kitchen. This four series workshop concentrates on cooking basics and farm-to-table. Over four intensive classes, our chef instructor will get you acquainted with the kitchen—from chopping veggies and cooking proteins to creating sauces, sides and desserts.

Kids cooking classes offer numerous benefits including nutrition education, life skills development such as following instructions and problem-solving, fostering creativity and cultural awareness through exploring diverse cuisines, building confidence, enhancing fine motor skills and social bonds, providing practical learning opportunities for math and science concepts, promoting stress relief and mindfulness, and encouraging independence. By engaging in cooking activities, children develop a range of skills essential for their holistic development while also cultivating a lifelong appreciation for food and cooking. We are unique at Farm Fusion, not only do we have a kitchen in a barn, but we have a full, functioning garden and livestock. Students will have the chance to gather ingredients, say hello to the chickens, cows and horses, and then come inside to prepare their dishes.

Class times are from 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM - parents are welcome to stay, or can drop off and be texted the exact time to pick up.

Menu (most ingredients are sourced from our farm or other local farms and are subject to change):

Week one- The Basics and working with yeast dough:

Proper Measuring
Safety and Sanitation
Working with yeast dough

Menu:

Homemade pretzel dough
Cinnamon and sugar pretzel with glaze
Pizza stuffed pretzels
Rainbow slaw
Copycat Starbucks Vanilla Bean Creme Frappucino

Week two- Mastering Cooking Techniques - A Taste of Germany

Spaetzle
Pork Schnitzel
Cherry Kuchen

Week three- Asian Favorites

Orange Peel Chicken
Pork and Veggie Dumplings
Perfect Rice
Chinese Almond Cookies

Week Four- Pasta the Italian Way

Homemade pasta dough
Cheesey Alfredo Sauce
Copycat Dominos Bread Sticks
Chocolate Lava Cakes

More Information and Registration

Small, Hands-On Classes

We limit our classes to 12 students which allows plenty of mixing, prepping and cooking. We encourage active participation.

Garden and Farm Exploration

We will start by going to the garden to gather the fruits, vegetables and herbs we will be using in class. We always stop by the chicken coop to say hi to the chickens, and to gather their colorful eggs.

Expanding Tastes and Experiences

Young cooks will experience new cuisines and exciting recipes which will challenge them to try new foods.

Learn From a Pro

Your instructor is not only a professional chef, but a former teacher.