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Kids in the Kitchen Series

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Kid chefs using herbs for cooking class
Cooking is a life skill that every youth should have the opportunity to develop. Kids in the Kitchen is a youth program that is designed to teach basic cooking and kitchen skills.

Pizza & Pepperoni Roll Class
Ages 8-14   Instructor Melissa from Midge's Kitchen
Participants will learn the basics of stretching homemade dough, making pesto using local herbs, and chopping skills for toppings from local farms.  At he end of class, children will bake their pizza for lunch and be able to take home leftover pizza and pepperoni rolls.

Homemade Salsa & Taco Bar Class
Ages 8-14   Instructor Melissa from Midge's Kitchen
In this class, we'll put together our own ideal salsa from a selection of local ingredients.  Kids will learn about seasoning and how to measure ingredients.  We'll use fresh masa (corn) dough to press tortillas and then everyone will get to help themselves to some fresh tacos for lunch.  The food in this class is gluten-free. Tacos can be made vegan or vegetarian, but chicken will also be a choice of filling.  Everyone will take home a jar of their own salsa.

Homemade Ice Cream & Sundae Class
Ages 8-14   Instructor Melissa from Midge's Kitchen
In this class, we'll learn how to to make ice cream from scratch! This is an ice cream recipe containing dairy.  We'll learn how to measure ingredients and use a few different types of ice cream machines to make the final product. Everyone will be able to then help themselves to some ice cream with a variety of toppings to make sundaes including fresh local fruit and fresh whipped cream.

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