I love my slow cooker!  Making a meal, smelling it through the day , and having it ready at dinner time with a few other simple additions is my idea of an easy day! 
I taught my children very young to be comfortable in the kitchen whether it became their "thing" to cook or not.  I believe all children should be given the opportunity to be hands on in the kitchen with the support and backup of mom or dad.
We will:
Learn a new recipe every week and create a yummy meal for your family.
Take from minutes minutes to put together our meal. (Recipe preparation will vary so there may be times there is prep to do before class.  You'll be told what that prep will be before hand.)
Become more comfortable and confident in the kitchen.
We'll talk about what creates a balanced meal.
Be responsible for the cleanup after we use the kitchen.
We'll finish what we start with some "in classroom" instructions at the end of the day.
We will choose to be proud of everything we try!

These classes will have 4-6 months of recipes before I begin rotating back through them.
 Changes will be made here and there as I try a new recipe I love and want to share it.  Also, as I rotate back through recipes we'd made, I will pull recipes that were not student favorites and that I've become tired of and replace them with others!
A few meals may have a bonus video to teach you to make a side (biscuits, salad, roasted vegies, etc.) which will be posted in class for you to use if you wish.  Other meals we make will include us making a side in class.

Join us for some delicious recipes that may become new family favorites!

I don't take the summer of but instead take time off to be with family at different times through the year (2 weeks at Thanksgiving and 2 weeks for the Christmas holiday) and at times if urgent things come up I may need to cancel a class.  You will always be given notice (scheduled times of are written as No Class in our listed class dates).  If I have to cancel class for an emergency, I will always refund you for that week.  
 If you have to miss a  class, choose another day to watch our class video and still enjoy cooking that week!  I am able to send you the link if you are not able to access it and you are flexible to watch it anytime before the next class!  

2023
October
week 1 Baked Potatoes in the slow cooker and the fixings (including bacon that we'll cook in the oven)
week 2 French dip sandwiches
week 3  Creamy chicken over rice 
week 4 Ground beef stew

November 2023
week 1 Breakfast casserole (potatoes, eggs, ham. veggies, cheese all in one pot)
week 2 Beef Pot roast with veggies 
week 3 No class Thanksgiving break
week 4 No class Thanksgiving break

December 2023
week 1 Pork tender loin with apples
week 2 Beef and Broccoli
week 3 The Best Mac n cheese (Not low fat! But oh so good)
week 4 No class Christmas break

2024 schedule soon to come!

Sweet pork (for tacos, salad or on a bun) and Cole slaw
Pot roast and veggies and biscuits
Brown sugar glazed pork loin and mashed potatoes
Irish Stew
Ribs and Colette's homemade BBQ sauce
Garlic and parmesan chicken thighs
Kielbasa and BBQ beans
Beef and Broccoli
Pizza Casserole
chicken potato soup
Pineapple pork Loin
The Best Mac n cheese (Not low fat! But oh so good)
Smothered chicken legs
Rotisserie style whole chicken and a fresh fruit salad
Beef tips and gravy
Salmon with Lemon sauce
Lemon Garlic chicken
Baked Potatoes and the fixings (including bacon)
Pork Carnitas
Chicken and dumplings
Swedish meatballs
Chicken, broccoli, and rice
Thai Peanut Chicken
Teriyaki chicken and rice
Breakfast casserole
Ground beef stew
Chicken pot pie casserole and biscuits
Chicken and corn chowder
Classic beef stew
Pork Carnitas
Seasoned ribs
Italian sausage chili
Chicken Marsala
Beef Tips and Gravy
Taco soup
Beef Stroganoff
Ham and bean soup
Chicken spaghetti

2023
January
4-French onion pot roast over mashed potatoes*
11-The best mac n cheese*
18-Beef and broccoli*
25-Lemon garlic chicken

Look for the Oct-Dec 2023 schedule of recipes by the end of August.  The recipes above are ones we've made the past few years to give you an idea of what will be on the schedule as will many new recipes!  See you soon!

I've taken a long break from my loved cooking classes as I needed to focus on my health post COVID.  Because of this there are recipes I cannot eat any more but recognize there are some recipes from my past cooking  my students loved-so occasionally I will not cook with the kids but will help them create the recipe as I watch them and talk them through it.  Examples are slow cooker macaroni and cheese. (One of my all time faves!! But I cannot eat it anymore)  I will still put those recipes on the schedule and I won't be using my slow cooker that day.  I will instead just be teaching and observing the students more.


** Please note-It's not the norm to refund each time a student misses a class as they are able to watch the class video later when they are home from a camp or vacation (I have many students who do the classes on their vacation!), or when they are feeling better if they get sick, and still receive most of the benefits of the class.  I send them the ingredient list the week before, the recipe the morning of the class for their records, and then the class is recorded at the listed time.  
With that said there are sometimes extenuating circumstances in which you have no control!  If you are in need of a refund in these cases please message me so we can talk! 
For live meetings, I wait for 10 minutes in the classroom. If students do not show, a recording will be provided but no refund.**