This was a special request from Henry and Charles this week: Spaghetti and Meatballs! Check out the wonderful technique in the middle row – that’s Liam working out how to divide the meat into four equal parts! As you can see from the bottom row, some of the meatballs were larger than others and they … Read more
[donotprint] Another super easy recipe and one we *heart* (hence the shape above!) – chilli con carne. I really liked the idea of showing the boys what goes into a “real” chilli – so often the chilli we eat is just brown/red mush with no identifiable ingredients. I love this recipe because it’s so simple, … Read more
In cooking club this week, I did a bit of a Jamie Oliver myself – I presented the boys with a number of ingredients and asked if they knew what they were. To be fair, the ingredients weren’t tomatoes or potatoes, but much more unusual: peas in a pod (someone guessed edamame!), zucchini (squash or … Read more
This term’s Petits Chefs club is a smaller group of boys since it’s also a huge term for sports teams but I have a dedicated group who seem really excited to be learning some cooking skills and recipes. Since the smaller group is a little easier to manage, I have decided to use Jamie Oliver’s … Read more
This is the first in a 6-week series chronicling my adventures in the kitchen with my cooking club at school – Les Petits Chefs. When I received the book C is for cooking for review, I knew immediately that I wanted to start an after-school cooking club for my students. Remember when we Le Chef … Read more
I was fortunate enough to score tickets to see Jamie Oliver speak in Toronto last weekend. Just one day after finishing filming his Food Revolution in Huntington, West Virginia, Jamie spent the afternoon chatting to the Toronto crowd on subjects ranging from how to get your husband to cook to describing his biggest mishap in … Read more