Teen Cooking Club celebrated the anniversaries of our lives with a Birthday Bash on Friday, November 13, 2015. The menu was Italian cuisine and topped off with an ice cream social.
Caesar Salad
The first course was Caesar Salad. We sourced the recipe from Betty Crocker. There were no leftovers, despite it’s soggy nature…
We recommend using A LOT LESS dressing
Next on plate was a first time attempt in our cooking repertoire, so a slight challenge to all.
Any guesses???
Stuffed Shells are a fun alternative to an average pasta dish. This recipe was simple, but time consuming. Bake time was 40-50 minutes, which meant the team needed to hustle to accomplish this task.
Stuffed and ready for the oven
Ready to get stuffed in the belly.
This was a definite winner for taste appeal. This fed 19 students with no left overs. We could certainly have increased our shell quantity and still have eaten all of this goodness.
(It went so quickly, I didn’t even get a taste!)
Garlic Bread
It seems bread is a necessity in Italian cuisine, so Garlic Bread was a must. This was a simple recipe, yet I found a way to slice my own finger when instructing the students on how to chop garlic. Band-Aids to the rescue; I’m happy that mistake happened to me and not a student!!!
Sugar Cookie Cups
The finale was supposed to be Sugar Cookie Cups. They looked almost perfect in the oven. The trouble is that I sourced a picture for inspiration, but no actual recipe to give any tips on baking these beauties.
These images make it seem so easy!
This was a moment where we looked at our results and ditched the idea for a new approach…Cookie Crumble!
Perhaps a little cooking spray would have released these???
If the cookie crumbles, eat it!
Cake is a traditional way to end a Birthday Bash, but we opted for ice cream instead. This was “It’s My Party” flavor, from Wegmans, with cake and icing all inside the container. What an ingenious plan! Cookie crumble on the side made this the perfect finale.
It’s My Party!
Everyone enjoyed full plates of goodness that they all worked diligently to share.
Some wonderful helpers made sure all the dishes were done…
Dishes and Clean up are a big part of Teen Cooking Club
While some participants needed a party activity to take up some of the down time…
Musical chairs has no age limit.
This cooking club concludes the year of Teen Cooking Club. December entertains both Teen Cooking Club and First Friday Art Club in our annual Make & Bake Gifts event.
Check back in Teen Tones to get a taste for this fantastic event.
