Summer Homeschooling - Cooking Week

COOKING WEEK -

Monday: Kitchen Exploration

• Media: MasterChef Junior.
• Safety First: Go over all safety precautions. 
• Oven and stovetop safety. 
• Washing vegetables. Tearing and making a salad. 
• Learn what each kitchen utensil is used for. 
• Learn how to use measuring utensils. Wet versus dry ingredients. 
• Recipe: Blackened fish tacos with taco salad, guacamole, and queso dip.
• Learn how to properly set a table. 

Daily Meal

Dinner Party

Formal

Tuesday: Food Pyramid

• Media: MasterChef Junior.
• Learn the food pyramid.
• Learn how your plate should look. 
• Learn how to use recipes to build your plate. 
• Meal Planner Template.
• Different spices to season:
• Salt - salty
• Pepper - spicy
• Lemon - sour
• Honey - sweet
• Turmeric - bitter
• Recipe: Cajun pasta with green beans and cornbread.

Wednesday: Knives

• Media: Knife Safety.
• Media: Basic Knife Skills.
• What knives are used for what. 
• Spreading and peeling.
• Cutting whole fruit.
• Slicing and dicing vegetables. 
• Crushing and mincing garlic. 
• Sautéing vegetables. 
• Recipe: Chicken alfredo with spinach, asparagus, and garlic bread on the side. 

Thursday: Basic Cooking

• Media: 4 Cooking Skills Every Kid Should Know.
• Gordon Ramsey Part 1 & Part 2
• Make rice.
• Steaming vegetables.
• Recipe: Orange chicken with vegetables and fried rice. 

Friday: Baking

• Media: Watch "Kids Baking Championship" on Hulu. 
• Using a mixer. 
• Rolling dough.
• Make dessert. They want to make a Kraken cake. 
• Make a sauce.
• Browning meat.
• Recipe: Shrimp tacos with mango. Ground beef for Anna. 

Saturday: Field Trip 

• Make breakfast. 
• Cracking eggs. 
• Pancakes.
• Mystery Box Challenge.