Welcome to my blog

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited because I have actually started my own blog site. So you get to see pictures of the kids at camp and comment on all the recipes that they're making and baking. I'd also love to hear from kids who love to cook, especially if you have any questions or comments.

We have just finished our second week of summer camp (Beginners 2 - grades 4 to 6) and we all had a lot of fun. My theme this year was "Taste of America", so I chose age appropriate recipes from 5 different states. Monday was New York, tuesday was Texas, wednesday was New England (of course), thursday was Louisiana and we ended the week on friday with California.

The kids seem to love everything, well maybe the Gazpacho was a little sophisticated, but it's such an easy and healthy recipe - perfect the summer! The winning dish by far was the Classic chicken pot pie, followed by the Apple muffins. They loved learning about yeast and we watched the pizza dough rise in the trunk of my minivan (it was too cold in the classroom and the van was hot and steamy = perfect for a quick rise.)

All the recipes we made at our summer camp and recipes from past cooking classes are posted on my website www.letsallcook.com Now that the kids are on summer vacation, have fun together cooking and at the same time learn math through measuring, geography with recipes from around the world, science with baking bread and cakes and gardening - grow your own vegetables, herbs and fruits.

Tomorrow, my cooking camp has 10 teenagers registered. Who says teens don't like to cook?
We will be making different and more difficult recipes from states around America - Black and white cookies from New York and California rolls. Check back during the week, when I'll be posting more photos. Happy Cooking!