Learners will be taught and walked through cooking a variety of different dishes.  I will guide them as they follow recipes to make pizza, cookies, cinnamon rolls and home made pie.  This is a totally hands on lesson.  Students will take ownership of the recipes that they make choosing toppings and fillings.

My teaching style is relaxed.  I want to encourage children to think creatively and foods that they will love to eat and be proud to share with friends.  It is my goal that students will feel comfortable enough after cooking with me that they can recreate the recipes on their own, without the need of my guidance.  

Students will learn proper technique for measuring ingredients, preheating the oven, creating different foods from recipes. We will also discuss diverse cultures as we create an authentic Cajun delicacy.  We will also discuss the origins of some of our favorite ingredients.

There is no better application of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) than through cooking and baking. 
We will discuss the science behind the way some foods are made.  We will use a variety of kitchen equipment and discuss possible solutions of substitutions of equipment and ingredients. We will use math skills when measuring using standard and nonstandard measuring tools.

I have videos and power point presentations to help illustrate the steps to making the recipes I share.  No prior knowledge of cooking is required for this camp.  It is my hope to teach good cooking habits from the outset of the class. 
Day one week one we will learn to make pizza from scratch.  Students will be introduced to different types of yeast and learn about how they work to enhance foods.  Students will learn about the different types of flours and how they impact the outcome of pizza. The students will learn about the origins of pizza from Italy to America.

Day two students will learn about different types of breakfast pastries.  Students will learn to make cinnamon rolls that can be stored in the freezer and used at any time, or baked right away.  Students will also learn a shortcut to making beautiful sweet rolls that will take a brunch to the next level.  

Day three is all about chocolate.  We will make the world's best chocolate chess pie with homemade crust.

Day four  four is all about cookies.  We will make delicious cowboy cookies.

Depending on the number of learners and their skill sets class might possibly end prior to the 55 minute set time.