We are winding up our fourth year of food appreciation classes yet I think this was our first time ever cooking with lamb. After spending the entire year on the continent of Africa (who knew?), we recently landed in Morocco on our virtual culinary world tour, and in North Africa lamb is a favorite meat, often […]
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One of the challenges of working with large groups of children in the kitchen is keeping their attention. Once you lose it, it can be difficult getting it back. If we can keep the kids working with their hands, they stay focused. This couscous salad is one of those dishes that requires lots of handiwork […]
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Here’s another easy Ethiopian dish that the kids in my food appreciation classes really loved: potato stew, or Dinich Wat. This stew is loaded with great vegetables: cabbage, carrots, onion. It was a great thrill to see the kids eating this so willingly, even asking for second and third helpings. There’s something about Ethiopian food kids […]
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