Cooking classes making Birds nest cookies with the little ones at the ARC

Birds Nest Cookie Recipe 

Baking with the kids was as blast today! We danced to Happy by Pharrel. We drew pictures of birds and the one that looked the most like the bird I brought one a cooking tool. The kids loved it! I picked my special helper out that got to wear one of the aprons my sister made. You could tell the children felt pretty special! I love how baking and cooking can be so educational by how the kids got to learn a lot about math skills with measuring and fractions. I feel very blessed for this group of kids who are so kind! The manners and kindness towards each other is very special to watch! We measured ingredients, rolled out our dough and dipped it into our coconut walnut mixture. We baked our birds nest cookies and then dolloped some yummy raspberry jam in the middle.   Seeing the look on their faces when they left of how proud they to show their parents of their own little creations really touches my heart and gives me the strength to do what I do.

 

Dry ingredients

1 cup of flour

¼ tsp of salt

¾ cup of chopped walnuts

½ cup of shredded coconut 

¼ cup of softened butter

¼ cup of brown sugar

1 egg separated yolk from whites

½ tsp of vanilla

Directions

Mix butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Beat egg whites slightly. Dip each ball into egg white and then roll in nuts and then coconut. Place 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet. Press thumb deeply into the center of the cookie. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from cookie sheet to let cool. Fill with raspberry jam in the center.

Kind message

When birds sing they are happy because they are using their gift of singing. We all have special gifts to bless others with. What is your special gift and how do you like to use it to be a blessing? If you love to cook then make some of these yummy cookies to bless someone you really care about.

Recipe by KinderGarden Chef Andrea Hoblak

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for more information’s on cooking classes and my other services of meal planning, nutritional guidance for the whole family feel free to  contact me.

Making pizza with the kids

Making pizza with the kids today was lots of fun!!
The kids all had a great time chopping and preparing their own toppings for their own personalized pizzas. I love watching the children interact together with kindness. This group of children is epically kind just by the way they share and are so willing to help one another I really love it!! I wanted to do something fun,  so I decided to play some good old fashioned Charlotte diamond I am a pizza. All the kids sang along it was adorable!! I love that song it takes me back that's for sure! After fining up one of the little girls Grace came over to me with a card saying thank you for the cooking. It is little things like that, that truly touch my heart!! I will keep that card and cherish it for always. For all your parents out there just keep cooking with your kids at home as well!! Kids really love it! Your children and you will always remember the good memories around food and the bad ones. So it is so important to create lots of good memories around spending time together and having fun cooking. It's more then the dish on the table it's where the heart is while enjoying it! Thank you kids for making making pizza so much fun!!

 It was so nice to see you my old friend Carlos. Thank you guys for supporting me with my cooking classes!!
all three of you are truly blessings from God!! Thank you!

 The Card from Grace who is such a little angel

Hawaiian Pizza with Veggies Recipe

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + rising Bake: 20 min. YIELD:48 servings

Ingredients

• 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
• 1-1/4 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
• 3 to 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 can (15 ounces) Ragú® Homemade Style Pizza Sauce
• 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup diced fully cooked low-sodium ham
• 1  cup of diced pineapple into small pieces
• 1 red pepper diced small
• ¼ red onion diced small
• 1 cup of shopped spinach

Directions

• 1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar and salt; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 2. Punch dough down; press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Spread with pizza sauce; sprinkle with cheese, ham, vegetables  and pineapple. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until the crust is browned and cheese is melted. Yield: 12 servings.

Remember to be creative when making your pizza! Add whatever vegetable you like to make in your very own special pizza. The more vegetables the better!

Recipe by Chef Andrea Hobalk the KinderGarden Chef.

604-852-1576 andreahoblak@gmail.com

Making Salsa 3 different ways with the little ones

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I am blessed to be able to teach children some of my recipes at ARC for little Chefs. Teaching children how to create their own healthy creations, using lots of vegetables and fruit is a life lesson that I believe is very important! In my classes  I like to make it very hands on and fun for the kids! We are going to be making lots of International foods all the while learning about cooking techniques and other skills that are very important  for a beginner Chef. We made salsa together and we had a great time!! The children really liked chopping and mixing up their own salsa just the way they like it. I always like to teach children to be creative while cooking and that recipes are simply guidelines for us to use and then we get to have fun by adding flavors that we enjoy and ingredients that stand out to our own self.

Being creative making salsa 3 different ways.

Be creative and have fun making salsa because being a chef is all about having fun and being creative with food.

Tropical mango salsa 1

2 mangoes  diced small

1 lime`s juice

1 tsp of salt

1 tsp of pepper

1 red pepper diced small

1 red onion diced small

1 tbsp of honey

Mix together in a bowl and serve with your favorite tortilla chips

Authentic Mexican salsa 2

2 tomatoes diced small

2 tbsp of chopped cilantro

1 tsp of salt

1 tsp of pepper

1 small red onion diced small

1 green pepper diced small

1 lime`s juice

Mix all together and serve over tacos for the perfect Mexican dinner

Santa Fe Roasted corn salsa 3

2 cups of corn roasted on a baking sheet with a little olive oil and salt and pepper for 10 minutes at 375. Until corn has completely roasted.

1 cup of diced cucumber

1 red pepper diced small

 1 red onion diced small

1 tsp of lime juice

1 tsp of salt

1 tsp of pepper

1 tsp of cumin

1 cup of roasted red peppers from a jar.

Mix all together for the perfect salsa topping on burgers, wraps, salads or served with tortilla chips