The Petits Chefs baked up a big batch of Chef Myles Chaulk’s cornbread – his secret recipe from The County General – to send to Eva’s Place this week. Chef is a graduate of the programme at Eva’s so his involvement with the boys this terms has been amazing. It’s so much more meaningful for … Read more
The Petits Chefs were in for a treat this week as I’d lined up the wonderful Kerry Beal (professional chocolatier, The Chocolate Doctor) to come and work with them again. As with the last time she came to visit, I realised the secret to keeping kids focussed in the last few weeks of school is … Read more
This week I was invited to my school’s holiday market cocktail party to sell and sign copies of In the French kitchen with kids so, of course, I put the Petits Chefs to work making some snacks for everyone to enjoy (and sent some home for the boys as well!). I chose something I knew … Read more
It’s always a good week when “field trip to Lisa Marie” is on the agenda! The boys have worked with Matt Basile seven times over the past few years and he’s a legend in our Petits Chefs circles! He’s known as the “deep frying guy” because he always manages to weave the deep fryer into … Read more
This week, the Petits Chefs were lucky to welcome Adell Shneer back into the lab this week for one of our favourite guest chef sessions – decorating sugar cookies. This was her TENTH visit to to work with the boys in cooking club and this time she taught a new generation of boys – a … Read more
You know you’ve been busy in cooking club when you’ve only got a handful of photos/ videos to show for your afternoon’s work! Sometimes cooking with kids needs you to be 100% “on” and completely focussed on what’s happening in the pans/ bowls in order to ensure a successful result! This week we made a … Read more