Jennifer F.
Yelp
My daughter & I traveled to the northshore for a Girl Scout Daisies cooking session at Culinary Kids. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but my daughter has been obsessed with learning to cook ever since I introduced her to Master Chef Junior, so she was excited. There were approx 10 girls in the class and they had 2 instructors in the building. They explained a few different ingredients and put together a few simple dishes.
My only complaint is that it wasn't very hands-on at all. Maybe that was because of the age group and their limited cooking skills, but the girls had to do a LOT of sitting & listening.
This was what they did:
-Risotto: Pre-cooked, but they added seasoning (required 1-2 of the girls to dump the seasoning in).
-Salad: They each got to chop up some veggies, which they all participated in and enjoyed. Not many of them ate the salad, but this was the most interactive part of the session.
-Rice Krispie Treat: This would have been SO QUICK & EASY to melt up some marshmallows and have the kids dump in the cereal, stir, and form into a flower-like shape and then allow them to decorate it. But no. Instead, they came out with pre-formed rice krispie treats, pre-made icing in a piping bag, and then went around to each girl and applied the icing for them.
It was an interesting experience but I don't think I would necessarily make the trip out there again.