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Dinner Is Served! a Self-Paced Cooking Class

Let's cook up a yummy family dinner each week that will please even your pickiest eaters! Give your parents a break from cooking and learn new recipes made from scratch!
Miss Laurie
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0 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks
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1 year access
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Class Experience

Beginner - Advanced Level
THIS IS A SELF PACED CLASS- THERE ARE NO LIVE CLASS MEETINGS

Join me as we make delicious recipes for the month from scratch. (The monthly meal schedule is available below!) I will walk you step by step through how to make an delicous dinner for your whole family to enjoy. You'll learn how to improve your food safety and food preparation skills. You'll add new delicious recipes to your food repertoire, and your confidence in the kitchen will grow.

The beauty of our self-paced class is that you choose what day works best during your week to cook.  No stress to be in class at a certain time or be in a classroom setting if that's not your thing.  Drop me a note letting me know how your family liked the recipe for the week.  Join one month or continue for as many months as you wish.

I will send the ingredient list a week before so you can shop and be ready to cook.  I'll send the video and the full recipe Sunday for the coming week so you can be ready to cook on your chosen day.  

I encourage you to pause the video as often as needed to be safe and to complete your meal successfully.  No need to try to worry about falling behind.  Rewind as often as you need to.  

Optional but not a requirement:  I love to see pictures and hear how your cooking went.    Let's get cooking!  Miss L

April 2025 Breakfast for dinner
week 1: French toast casserole*
week 2: Egg casserole*
week 3: Ham and cheese quiche*
week 4:Biscuits and gravy, sausage and egg casserole*

May 2025 slow cooker month*
week 1: Honey garlic chicken*
week 2:Pineapple pork loin*
week 3: Pot roast and veggies*
week 4: Mac n cheese*

June 2025
week 1:Mozzarella mini meatloaves with roasted potatoes and broccoli*
week 2:Cashew chicken rotini pasta salad*
week 3:Irish Pub shepherds pie (new recipe)*
week 4:Chicken and dumplings (For you Alexa!)*

July 2025
week 1:Italien chicken over lemon pasta*
week 2:Teriyaki steak and veggies in foil pouches.  I include mashed potatoes but they are optional*
week 3: Parmesan chicken tenders and homemade parmesan oven fries with a yummy BBQ dipping sauce*
week 4:Pork Tonkatsu, rice and steamed broccoli and carrot coins*

August 2025
week 1:Orange chicken and veggies (slow cooker)*
week 2:BBQ pineapple flatbread with a simple fruit salad*
week 3:Banana walnut (blueberry Optional) muffins* with company egg casserole (Add ham-optional)*
week 4:Sunflower crusted chicken with an apple and greens salad*

September 2025
week 1:Southwest BBQ salad bowl (Oh so good)*
week 2:Cherry balsamic pork chops*
week 3:My favorite Mac n cheese! (slow cooker)*
week 4:Mexican chalupas*

October 2025
week 1:Pot roast and veggies (slow cooker)*
week 2:Cheese burger salad with special sauce (Everything from a cheeseburger in a bowl)*
week 3:Sweet and sour chicken and jasmine rice*
week 4:Morning glory muffins* and perfect scrambled eggs*

November 2025
Week 1:Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta*
Week 2:Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli over rice or noodles*
Week 3:Chicken cordon bleu*
Week 4:Batter dipped Tilapia with ginger rice and Asian inspired green salad*

December 2025
week 1:Beef tips in gravy over noodles (slow cooker)*
week 2:Homemade pizza with pizza dough from scratch*
week 3:Spaghetti pie*
week 4:Garlic butter herb steak bites and potatoes*

January 2026
week 1:Chicken with creamy Dijon sauce*
week 2:French toast casserole* and Oven baked bacon*
week 3:Ham and cheese quiche*
week 4:Panko Chicken with tonkatsu-style sauce and rice*

February 2026
week 1:Baked honey sesame chicken*
week 2:Taco soup*
week 3:French garlic chicken*
week 4:Teriyaki steak and veggie dinners*

March 2026
week 1:Scalloped potatoes and ham*
week 2:Sweet and sour meatloaf*
week 3Chicken soup with Lemon and Dill (Lite and yummy!)*
week 4:Biscuits and gravy, sausage and egg casserole*


Here are all the meals we will eventually be cooking during the year.   
We'll make dinners on the stove, in the oven and occasionally in the slow cooker or crock pot!

1. French garlic chicken*
2. Chicken cordon bleu*
3. Baked honey sesame chicken*
4. Scalloped potatoes and ham*
5. Baked Salmon with Parmesan*
6. Shrimp, zucchini ribbons, and lemon rice*
7. Mexican chalupas*
8. Sweet and sour meatloaf*
9. Beef enchiladas*
10. Cherry balsamic pork chops*
11. Spaghetti pie*
12. Vegetable stew*
13. Bean and bacon soup*
14. BBQ pineapple flatbread*
15. Homemade pizza with pizza dough from scratch*
16. Chicken bacon ranch pasta*
17. Cashew chicken rotini pasta salad*
18. Southwest BBQ salad bowl*
19. Cheese burger salad with special sauce*
20. Pumpkin Chorizo soup (Doesn't taste much like pumpkin but has lots of vitamins.  Yummy)*
21. Beef Teriyaki foil dinners*
22. Parmesan chicken tenders with potato wedges and Colette's BBQ sauce to dip*
23. Pork Tonkatsu with sauce and roasted veggies or steamed broccoli and  carrot coins*
24. Italian chicken over lemony pasta*
25. Chicken with creamy Dijon sauce*
26. Taco Soup*
27. Sweet and sour chicken*
28. Batter dipped tilapia with ginger rice and Asian inspired green salad*
29. Sunflower crusted chicken cutlets with apple and greens salad*
30. Chicken cutlets with lemon cream sauce
31. Toasted coconut tempura shrimp or chicken strips
32. Szechuan beef noodles stir-fry
33. Carne Asada steak and rice bowls
33. Teriyaki chicken tenders
34. Hawaiian chicken bowl
35. Chicken parmesan salad
36. Mediterranean chicken bowl
37. Lemony chicken and couscous

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Breakfast for dinner:
1BforD. French toast casserole*
2BforD. Ham and cheese quiche*
3BforD. Egg casserole (eggs cheese veggies-yum)*
4BforD. Biscuits and gravy, sausage and egg casserole*
5BforD. Crispy potato skins with eggs and avocado salsa*
6BforD. Morning glory muffins* and perfect light, fluffy scrambled eggs
7BforD. Banana walnut (blueberry Optional) muffins* with company egg casserole (Add ham-optional)
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Slow cooker meals:
A. Lemon citrus roasted chicken*
B. Honey garlic chicken*
C. Creamy chicken over pasta*
D. Hawaiian chicken*
E. Orange chicken and veggies*
F. Beef stew*
G. Mexican street corn and chicken chowder*
H. Pineapple pork loin*
I. Sweet pork*
J. Pot roast and veggies*
K. My favorite Mac n cheese!*
L. Beef and broccoli*
M. Beef tips in gravy*
N. Kielbasa and BBQ baked beans
O. Ground Beef Stew

Learning Goals

Students will become more confident and independent in the kitchen.  They will learn about seasonings and spices, basic cooking techniques, kitchen safety, and more, collecting recipes they can go back to with confidence and cook again.
learning goal

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Parental Guidance
You know best if your child is comfortable using the oven and stove top, as well as a knife or other small appliances. If you or your child are uncomfortable with that, please be available to assist them as needed.
Pre-Requisites
None are necessary as you are able to ask for help when needed.
Supply List
The ingredient list of what's needed will be sent a week before and the video to create your meal will be sent to you Sunday prior to each week you create that weeks meal.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
My cooking experience began probably around 5 years old.  We had 6 kids growing up plus, relatives close in age that were often around for meals. (I never learned to cook in small quantity!)   Being the oldest, I always helped in the kitchen and learned to love cooking, canning and baking from a young age. My mom was a great teacher because I saw first hand, how she enjoyed being in the kitchen!  With our 5 children I felt it important to teacher them from a young age to be confident and knowledgeable in the kitchen, and to enjoy the process.  I've  taught bread making classes for years.

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