My Cool Kid Cooks: April 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Dessert Sushi Fun with Food for Kids in the Kitchen

Dessert Sushi for Kids by Chef Pharrell from My Cool Kid Cooks

Dessert Sushi Fun with Food for Kids in the Kitchen

One of my favorite things to end a cooking class party with is the Jr. Top Chef Dessert Event. This is something that came out of one of those events. I though I would share it because it is so creative and fun for the kids to make.

The ingredients are:

Fruit Roll Ups, Chocolate Teddy Grahams, Vanilla Wafers, Shredded Coconut, Large Marshmallows, Maraschino Cherries, Vanilla Frosting, Color Tooth Picks, Colored Straws.

Directions:

Have your child smash the cookies into crumbs with a can of soup or equivalent.

Roll the marshmallows in the vanilla frosting, then roll with either the coconut or cookie crumbs.

Top with a cherry on a toothpick.

Roll the fruit leather onto each straw the make the "Chopsticks"

Enjoy making this with your kids!

My Cool Kid Cooks is located in North San Diego County, minutes from Carlsbad, Fallbrook, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Vista, Oceanside, Del Mar, Encinitas, La Costa, Escondido, Rancho Santa Fe, Fair Banks Ranch, Solana Beach and Leucadia. Though we are located in the north county we travel to Orange County and most of San Diego County, call for more information.

Contact Chef Pharrell at 760-703-1582

or email:

chef@MyCoolKidCooks.com

To view more onsite cooking classes this month, go to our NC San Diego Cooking Classes website and click the Onsite Classes tab:

http://ncsandiegocookingclasses.com/Onsite-Classes.html

and then click the Chef's Hat to see the current month's adult and kids cooking classes classes...

Thursday, April 5, 2012

My Cool Kid Cooks: San Diego And Orange County Kids Summer Cooking Cl...

My Cool Kid Cooks: San Diego And Orange County Kids Summer Cooking Cl...: What is unique about My Cool Kid Cooks? We offer onsite classes for kids in San Marcos and we travel all over San Diego...

My Cool Kid Cooks: What is uniqueabout My Cool Kid Cooks? We...

My Cool Kid Cooks:

What is uniqueabout My Cool Kid Cooks?

We...: What is unique about My Cool Kid Cooks? We offer onsite classes for kids in San Marcos and we travel all over San Diego...

San Diego And Orange County Kids Summer Cooking Classes

What is unique about My Cool Kid Cooks?

We offer onsite classes for kids in San Marcos and we travel all over San Diego and parts of Orange County to bring the mobile cooking classes and parties to you.

All of our cooking classes for kids and teens build confidence and communication skills improve math skills and instill an appreciation for healthy cooking.

Of course, what kids want is to have fun. That’s what My Cool Kid Cooks is all about. We offer kids beginning to advanced cooking classes for individuals and group lessons. We have a summer series of classes called “Jr. Chef Cooking Class Camp”: Kids learn kitchen safety, kitchen math, kitchen science, food and shopping list categorization while cooking recipes that teach important kitchen skills. Kids and Teens will learn skills that will last them a lifetime while having a lot of fun.

My Cool Kid Cooks has cooking class birthday parties like “Meat Ball Madness” and “Pizza, Pizza, Pizza” and “Let Them Eat Crepes”.

Call or email us for more information.

Contact Chef Pharrell at 760-703-1582

or email:

chef@MyCoolKidCooks.com

To view more onsite cooking classes this month, go to our NC San Diego Cooking Classes website and click the Onsite Classes tab:

http://ncsandiegocookingclasses.com/Onsite-Classes.html

and then click the Chef's Hat to see the current month's adult and kids cooking classes

Sunday, April 1, 2012

My Cool Kid Cooks: Cool Kids Creamy Artichoke Dip Recipe for Jr. Chef...

My Cool Kid Cooks: Cool Kids Creamy Artichoke Dip Recipe for Jr. Chef...: So it’s time for another monthly recipe. In April we have quite a few surprises for our Jr. Chef’s, including a special Parent/Jr. ...

Cool Kids Creamy Artichoke Dip Recipe for Jr. Chefs

So it’s time for another monthly recipe.

In April we have quite a few surprises for our Jr. Chef’s, including a special Parent/Jr. Chef cooking class event on Sat April 21^st. .

In May I have a very special Teens only BBQ class on Memorial Day (So they can help out later) and maybe give their parents a few pointers on the grill. I also have the Cool Kid’s Favorites Class back and a Quickie Snacks class for Jr. Chefs.

Check them out here:

http://ncsandiegocookingclasses.com/April-Cooking-Class-Calendar.html

http://ncsandiegocookingclasses.com/May-Calendar.html

Cook Kids Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Ingredients:

2 cups parmesan cheese, freshly grated, (this is crucial, do not use Kraft or other products like this for this recipe)

1 box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry in paper towels

1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped or frozen artichokes, thawed and gently dried in paper towel; roughly chop half and slice the other half into large pieces lengthwise.

2/3 cup sour cream (you can use low fat if you want to)

1 cup cream cheese (You can use low fat if you want to)

1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 teaspoons garlic, minced

For topping:

3 tablespoons Italian bread crumbs

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Gently mix together Parmesan cheese, spinach, and artichoke hearts.

Combine remaining ingredients in another bowl and blend with spinach mixture.

Place in prepared baking dish.

Top with bread crumbs and more grated cheese.

Bake for 20-30 minutes.

Serve with tortilla chips, crackers or toasted Italian bread.

Enjoy,

Chef Pharrell

My Cool Kid Cooks is located in North San Diego County, minutes from Carlsbad, Fallbrook, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Vista, Oceanside, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Rancho Santa Fe, Fair Banks Ranch, Solana Beach and Leucadia. Though we are located in the north county we travel to Orange County and most of San Diego County, call for more information.