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June
2000 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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June
2000 Vol. 1, Issue 2
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At Kitchen Conservatory Kitchen classes are fun for St. Louis youngsters Ten-year-old Callie Burrows says she cooks at home a lot. She was at a recent cooking class to get some new recipes. Ten-year-old Jack Mooney says he hasn’t cooked at home but sometimes helps his grandmother in the kitchen. Callie and Jack were two of 17 youngsters who took part in a Sunday cooking school last month. The class was at the Kitchen Conservatory in Clayton.
She also sponsors “junior gourmet” classes for kids 7 to 14. Last month’s class was taught by Cindy Ott, an elementary school teacher who leads cooking classes as a second job. Her recipes were for good foods that go well for spring picnics and light meals. The youngsters helped prepare Mexican quesadillas. They also worked on homemade baked potato chips, puff pastry tarts and a fresh fruit dip. (Recipes for all of these dishes are included at the end of this article.) Ms. Schlafly said, “Most kids like to eat and play with food. Their cooking is mostly a fun activity. I think parents like to have their kids mess up our kitchen rather than theirs’.”
Danny Iglesias is nine and his mother signed him up for two classes. “She bought the ingredients for the recipes. We’re hoping to do something from each of the classes,” he said. Seven-year-old Will Smith was a first-timer at the cooking class. “My mom has taken classes. I like to cook so I decided I’d like to come to one.” Will said he’s cooked brownies at home. “I’d like to try the quesadillas,” he added. Ricki Diamond is nine and she’d been to class before. “I liked the strawberries dipped in chocolate from the last class. I’ll probably try some recipes from this class,” she said.
Callie Burrows and Allie Weinstein are both 10 and are classmates in school. They also look somewhat alike. Allie said, “We’re not sisters but people say we look like we are.” Callie said, “I cook a lot at home. I like to make cookies.” She’s been to five cooking classes.
After all the cooking was done, the youngsters got to sample each of the foods they helped to prepare. For information on how you can join cooking classes at the Kitchen Conservatory, you can call (314) 862-2665. For other help, visit the store’s website at www.kitchenconservatory.com.
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Anne
Schlafly is the store owner and holds lots of cooking classes. Some are
for experienced cooks, with master chefs as teachers.
Some
of the kids at the May Day class had been at other cooking classes.
Ms.
Schlafly said there are usually more girls at classes that have recipes
for desserts and “sweet stuff.” But, she said more boys attend when there
are “real food” recipes.
Then,
each youngster wrote his or her name on the cooking paper next to their
own pastry. That way, when the baking was done, they could find their own
special treat.
