Cooking Birthday Party

My chef husband did a cooking class a few weeks ago for our friend’s daughter’s birthday party. It was such a fun evening and I was a proud wife watching my husband teach these young girls how to cook. The birthday girl, future master chef, is truly a remarkable young girl. She was focused, inquisitive and eager to learn.

MENU
Guacamole
Grilled lime & cilantro chicken tacos
Black beans
Spanish rice

I put together a packet for each girl that included the menu, the lesson plan and a recipe card for each recipe.

The first thing they learned was how to properly hold and use a knife. (This of course after washing their hands.) Not only is it important to learn how to use a knife, but it’s just as important to have a sharp knife! A dull knife is a safety hazard in the kitchen. A dull knife will not smoothly cut through food making it harder to slice which could cause a sliced finger instead. And food just doesn’t look as pretty sliced with a dull knife.

Making a marinade for the chicken.

Learning about proper sanitation and handling raw meat.

It is always important to wash your hands and anything that comes in contact with raw meat, including the counter tops. A cutting board just for raw meats is also a good idea. I’m a little obsessive about sanitation and even put my dish sponge in the microwave for 2 minutes after washing anything that was used for raw meat.

Enjoying the meal they cooked! I’m a true believer that kids that are a part of the cooking process will have a greater appreciation for a variety of foods.

The meal was delicious!! And a dance party happened afterward. 🙂

And we bought the birthday girl a pasta machine! So….. a pasta party will be happening soon.

Rey was busy working on her engineering skills.