The idea of seasonality is not an easy one for young children to grasp. I’m hoping repetition will leave an impression. So this week we returned to the subject of asparagus in my “food appreciation classes.” And who could possibly object to eating fresh asparagus again and again and again? Children are fascinated by asparagus […]
Have you ever tried dicing rhubarb with a plastic knife? “It won’t cut the skin!” the kids in my “food appreciation” classes cried. Well, nobody said learning how to cook was going to be easy. I’m surprised how many people don’t know what rhubarb is and don’t even recognize it in the store. We always […]
As much as possible, we focus on the process of preparing food in our “food appreciation” classes. I try to connect our kids with ancient techniques and ancient tools. Working with ingredients by hand–touching, feeling, smelling–makes an immediate connection and gives the kids a better appreciation for how different ingredients work and why food tastes […]
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