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FLEX Chef's Cooking Club: Mexican Street Food and American Desserts

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Ages 8-13
Live Group Class
In this 4-week life skills cooking class, students will follow along with videos to make chilaquiles, a chocolate tart, Mexican street corn and a pecan pie.
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No live video meetings
4 weeks
1-12 learners per class

What's included

Assessment
Assessment is informal. I'll check out the photos of kids' recipes, and also take their questions in the virtual classroom to help them out.

Class Experience

This is a flexible schedule class. There are NO LIVE MEETINGS for this class; the classes are pre-recorded lessons. This means, your child can make these desserts when it's convenient for you!

In this 4-week class, we'll make two popular Mexican recipes, and two American dessert recipes. We'll make chilaquiles, Mexican street corn (elotes), a chocolate tart and a pecan pie. 

Please note that the desserts are full-size, family desserts. They have some potential allergens in the ingredients, so please check the PARENTAL GUIDANCE section below if your child has any food allergies. These recipes are not vegan. 

I'll post the recipe and video for each week on Sunday, so students will be able to choose any day of the week that suits them to watch the recipe video and make the dessert the day of the week when it suits them. I'll also post a printable, custom-designed recipe for students to enjoy.

To make this pre-recorded class more interactive, several different features are built into this package of classes, including:

-Kahoot review games for each recipe, each week
-opportunities for students to post questions and comments in the interactive classroom
-required photos/videos of students cooking or having completed their recipe
- printable recipes for most, if not all, of the recipes

These recipes are challenging, but your child doesn't need to have any special baking skills to make them. I go into great detail in each of the 4 videos, explaining each step of the cooking process and walking students through it. 

Here is a breakdown of the recipes, videos and activities that will be posted for your children each week:

Week 1: Chilaquiles
 Following this video, students will learn how to make a popular Mexican breakfast food, chilaquiles. The basic idea is that they are like homemade nachos with a homemade green salsa. Please note that the salsa can be either red or green. I will be making green salsa in in the class video, but you are welcome to substitute red tomatoes and make it a red salsa if you'd like.

Week 2:Decadent Chocolate Tart
Following this video, students will bake a chocolate tart from scratch. The crust will be taught especially in this video. 

Week 3: Mexican Street Corn
In this video lesson, students will learn how to make a popular version of corn sold on the streets in Mexico. This is a pretty easy recipe, so it'll be a welcome break compared to the two desserts in this unit. 

Week 4: Pecan Pie
Following this video, students will make a pecan pie 100% from scratch. They can use the blind baked pie crust recipe from an extra video that I will provide, if they wish. They can also use a pre baked store bought pie crust which would be a lot easier. Please note that if they choose to make their pie crust at home, this is a very long process and it could take an entire afternoon to make this recipe. The actual pecan pie is quite easy to make, but the crust takes a long time.
This pie does not have a decorative top.


Please remember that students are strongly encouraged to post photos of their completed recipes in the virtual classroom each week. Students are also encourage to interact and comment (kindly) on one another's baking creations!

Parents please note: we will use some potentially dangerous kitchen tools in these recipes. There are also some potential allergens in these recipes. Please remember to check the PARENTAL GUIDANCE section below for details. 

Students will need to purchase ingredients for each of the recipes. I will list the ingredients in the SUPPLIES LIST below.

Learning Goals

Students will be able to make 2 Mexican recipes and 2 American desserts from scratch.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Parents please note that students will use some potentially dangerous kitchen equipment, including: an oven, knives, and a food processor. Supervision is advised, especially for younger children. ALLERGEN ALERT: These recipes contain allergens, which include (depending on the recipe): wheat flour, butter, nuts and eggs. Please carefully check the SUPPLY LIST for each recipe if your child has allergies.
Supply List
BASIC PIE CRUST INGREDIENTS (optional)
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks or 225 grams) unsalted butter, frozen and cut into small cubes
3 tablespoons ice water
2 tablespoons vodka

*You only need this  if you choose to make a homemade pie crust for the pecan pie. Alternatively, you could just buy a pie crust and skip all of these ingredients.*
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PECAN PIE INGREDIENTS

You will need to make the BASIC PIE CRUST recipe, so please see the ingredients above for the basic pie crust. OR, you will need a store-bought pie crust. 

For the pecan pie filling, you'll need:
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup maple syrup, or corn syrup (or honey, or agave syrup)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar (optional. I'll leave it out because I think the maple syrup is sweet enough.)
2 teaspoons corn starch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup (about 1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
2 1/2 cups (one 10-oz bag) pecan halves
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CHOCOLATE TART INGREDIENTS

The chocolate tart has its own special crust. You do not need to make the basic pie crust from week 1 for this recipe. All the ingredients for the chocolate tart crust are included in the following list:

-2 sticks of butter
-0.5 cups powdered sugar
-4 eggs
-1.5 cups all-purpose flour
-2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
-0.25 teaspoons salt
-0.3 cups water
-1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
-1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
-1 tablespoon vanilla

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CHILAQUILES INGREDIENTS

(For the salsa verde)
-1 lb of tomatillos (They look like green tomatoes with a weird paper skin around them.)
-1 medium white onion
-1 chicken bouillon cube
-1 bunch of fresh cilantro
-2 cloves of fresh garlic
-1 or 2 serrano chili peppers, or 1 large jalapeno pepper (Use a jalapeno if your family does not like really spicy food, or leave the chilis out entirely.)

(For the filling)
-1 bag of totopos (These are thick, very crunchy CORN tortilla chips.)
-1 lb of shredded, cooked chicken or beef (Leftover rotisserie chicken would be fantastic!)
-Crumbled feta or cotija cheese, for topping the chilaquiles (optional)
-Sliced fresh onion for topping the chilaquiles (optional)
-sour cream or cream for topping the chilaquiles (optional)

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ELOTES INGREDIENTS

-as many ears of corn as your family wants to eat
-mayonnaise
-fresh limes, at least 4 or 5
-a Mexican chili powder, like Tajin or Miguelito (If you can't find it, maybe a LIGHT sprinkling of cayenne pepper would work. It definitely doesn't taste that same, but you gotta do what you gotta do!)
-cotija cheese (or crumbled feta, if you can't find cotija)
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Joined June, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from United States Institute of Language and Clerical Studies
Hi, I'm Sarah! I've taught children online since 2014, and I'm excited to meet your kids!


I lived and trekked around Mexico (and a bit in Guatemala) for 7 years. I'm looking forward to bringing my experience to the classroom when I teach about local Mexican culture and language! Learn how to speak Spanish in a natural, conversational way in my class.

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Language Education and a 120-hour TEFL certificate. 

When kids enjoy class, they're really learning. I want my students laughing, chatting and interacting so they have a great time. 

See you in class!

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