We can't believe it is Friday already! That means everything we started we must finish. Everything we haven't gotten to we need to get to. So hold on because today just might be a wild ride.
We started the day doing our learns and likes from Thursday. We sure did have a lot of fun. Thank you to the businesses that made it happen.
Next we broke into two groups. The first went into the kitchen to prep our dinner for lunch menu with Wendy Maynor, Family Consumer Science Agent and Joanna Rogers, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant. While the other group stayed in the auditorium to work with power tools? What kind of chefs are these?
Our group in the kitchen made their own pizzas , garlic knots, and worked on other sides for our dinner/lunch. They had a ball using a variety of ingredients to make their dream pizzas. The garlic knots were incredible and all the sides were amazing. Best part is they did it themselves.
During our snack, before we switched groups it was time to play chopped again. This time our youth tried two kinds of Latino Cookies that we purchased the day before and Mentos Fanta Flavor. The cookies were mixed reviews with the nutella filling winning for the cookie round. Most of our youth enjoyed the Mentos Fanta orange flavor and were surprised that this is not an offering in America.
When we switched groups it was time for our chefs to become carpenters and vice versa. Our youth with the help of Ms. Shea Ann, our 4-H Agent, and Mr. Mack, the Horticulture Agent drilled holes into their charcuterie boards for their handles. It was a neat project and when the youth got done their board were really cool. Most of our youth didn't realize power tools do figure into many aspects of cooking and kitchens so as we worked we brainstormed about the opportunities and enjoyed coming up with way different power tools are used in the kitchen and why it is a good idea to learn how to use them.
We stopped for an incredible lunch. Which included our own pizzas and incredibly tasty and easy garlic knots. After we took a little time to solve some culinary mysteries and shot some video thanks you messages it was time to head back into the kitchen for some really cool team cooking challenges so we could design our own charcuterie boards.
Our day campers worked on punch bowl cake (which we made in cups), brownie dip, cheesecake dip, and cut up all the ingredients we needed to go along with everything. When it was time to make our charcuterie boards some folks went savory, others sweet. They all had fun designs and everyone got a certificate for winning the category that their board best represented.
When we got done and cleaned up we kicked back to watch a slideshow of our week in review. We really did have a great time and have made friends for a lifetime. we also went home with charcuterie boards, a basket to help with organizing in our kitchen and an exclusive Jr. Chef Cookbook. To see our photos from today please click on this link.
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