Cook Like a Chef! Summer 2008 Cooking Camps

for Middle School Aged Children

The Basics

Time: 9 am to 4 pm
Place: Foods Lab 007 Henderson Building
Date: July 14-18, 2008

Monday
am: Basic cooking techniques; cutting vegetables; stir fry development
pm: Taste workshop; exploring the new Food Pyramid

Tuesday
am: Grains
pm: Vegetables

Wednesday

am: Fruits

pm: Sweets and Fats

Thursday
am: Dairy--and non dairy!
pm: Proteins

Friday
am: plan reception for afternoon
Herb workshop with Kim Tait of Tait Farm Foodst
pm: prepare food for reception
C & I administers evaluation form

American Chef: Road Trip

Time: 9 am to 4 pm
Place: Foods Lab 007 Henderson Building
Date: July 21-25, 2008

Monday
am: Basic cooking techniques; cutting methods

pm: California

Tuesday
am: The Pacific Northwest
pm: The Southwest

Wednesday

am: The Heartland

pm: The South

Thursday
am: The Northeast
pm: Mid Atlantic--and Centre County

Friday

am: plan reception for afternoon
Herb workshop with Kim Tait of Tait Farm Foods
pm: prepare food for reception
C & I administers evaluation form

Monday through Thursday of the camp week
9:00--9:30 introduce topic of the morning, description and ppt presentation

9:30--11:00 cooking time for morning session, DDR, wii and crafts

11:00—11:30 serving time

11:30—11:45 clean up time

11:45—1:00 physical activity out doors (varies daily)

1:00—1:30 snack
introduce afternoon topic, description and ppt presentation

1:30—3:00 cooking time for afternoon session, DDR, wii and crafts

3:00—3:30 serving time

3:30--3:45 clean up time

3:45—4:00 quiz on that days topic, discussion