Call them dumplings. Call them Polish pot stickers. Call them whatever you like. Pierogies are just plain delicious, and kids have a blast making them. This is the first time we’ve attempted a stuffed dumpling in our food appreciation classes and pierogies–a huge favorite in Eastern Europe–do take a bit of practice. The trick is […]
Our food appreciation classes continue on their world culinary tour, landing this week in Northern Europe and specifically Poland. And what would dinner in Poland be without kielbasa–Polish for sausage. Making sausage is one sure way to get kids’ attention. In short, it’s a blast, from cutting and grinding the meat, to adding herbs and […]
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One of the adults at our school asked if we were using turkey bacon to make bacon cheese bread in our food appreciation classes. “Heck, no!” I replied. “We do not use fake bacon in our classes!” We teach kids to make traditional foods using traditional tools and techniques. Modern “healthy” alternatives, such as substituting […]
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