Meet Nicole
Meet Nicole! Our Taste Buds February Chef of the Month is Nicole! Nicole came to take a cooking class with her Dad, they made 3-Cheese Raviolis with Roasted Pepper Tomato sauce and Chocolate Biscotti. Nicole was a pro in our kitchen, for the Super Bowl she is planning on using the techniques she learned at…
Play With Your Food
Heres an idea for some hands on fun to do with your children on the next stuck-at-home snow day. Dessert sushi is exciting because it looks like real sushi, but without the raw fish concerns. Making these mini masterpieces is a good way to spend some quality time with your kids, while encouraging creativity and…
Meet Josey
Our January Chef of the Month is Josey! Josey attends a once a week after school class at Taste Buds. We love having Josey in class because she is always excited to come to class and she is filled with so much enthusiasm! Josey’s cooks for her mom who has a gluten and dairy allergy! …
Meet Elysian
This December, our Chef of the Month is 4 1/4 year old Elysian! As one of our semester weekly class students, Elysian joins us each Thursday afternoon for a culinary adventure. He is very talented in the kitchen and we love cooking with him. At home, he also loves to help out with meals, from…
Green in the Kitchen
The kitchen tends to produce the most waste of any other room in the house. Between packaging, energy use and organic waste, many homes end up unknowingly spending a lot more on what ultimately ends up being garbage. 1. Bring your own reusable bags to the supermarket. some markets like Target, CVS and Whole Foods…
Meet Hannah
This November, our Chef of the Month is 3 1/4 year old Hannah! As one of our semester weekly class students, Hannah joins us each Wednesday morning for a culinary adventure. She is a super in the kitchen and we love cooking with her. For our Halloween class last week, Hannah came dressed as a…
Basil 911
Basil, a wonderfully aromatic, deliciously useful culinary addition is a great plant to have in your kitchen. Basil oil has been studied to have antioxidants, anti-cancer, antiviral and anti-microbial properties. And best of all since all it needs is a bright windowsill, many people love to grow this herb right in their own homes. But…
Meet Kyle
Kyle is our September Chef of the Month! He attended two of our camps this summer and we are proud to see him grow into a great chef. Kyle has taken all the skills he learned in camp to cook at home. He loves to make homemade ice cream, cookies, pickles and jam. He recently…
Flavored Ice Cubes
We’ll come up with any excuse to add more flavor into our summer! A great tip to keep your ice coffee cold and not diluted, is freezing coffee in ice cube trays and using that as your ice cubes. This concept of freezing your favorite beverage and using that instead of ice cubes can be…
Meet Ayla
Congratulations to Ayla, winner of our August Facebook Photo Challenge and a longtime Cupcake Kids! budding chef! Ayla is a true cooking wiz who has been coming to our camps and classes for years, most recently at our Taste of Summer camp in June. You can find Ayla whipping up some amazing dishes in the…