Kids Cooking Classes

BEGIN YOUR CHILD'S JOURNEY AS A CHEF....

These are not your average cooking classes. We use organic, grass-fed, nutrient dense foods.  Children learn the education behind choosing healthy (real) foods over processed (fake ) foods and how their choices affect the way their body feels and functions.  They can still eat their favorite foods but we re-create recipes swapping out the bad for the good. Guaranteed to have fun with family or friends.

Schedule a fun cooking class at your home and invite friends .  This is also a unique, memorable birthday celebration!

Call or email for availability and menu selections.

                                       Why take classes with Leslie?

As well as being a self-taught chef for over 30 years, Leslie is a former pre-school and elementary school teacher who knows how to make things fun keeping  children engaged. Her passion for health is contagious! Her belief is all kids (the younger the better) need to be empowered to make healthy food choices and understand why this is so important. They learn how to avoid processed foods that make us sick and cause disease.  FOOD IS MEDICINE.

If your kids are stuck in the rut of eating the same food, this is the program for them!

WHAT TO EXPECT- Children will become confident experimenting hands-on with different foods to make age appropriate recipes, creating their twist on the recipe. They will talk about foods that are real foods and  foods that are fake (processed) and how their choices affect the way their body feels and functions. Your chef will learn ingredient swapping. Each session explores essential cooking techniques, basic food prep skills and best practices for kitchen safety. My goal is to empower each child to "try" at least one new food .  When created and prepared a different way, a food they disliked may become a food they now like!  Plus, every student will go home with a new recipe to share with their family.

Chef Leslie offers an in-home Chefs program like no other for your Junior Chef .  Experience fun-filled days of cooking where education and laughter meet in your kitchen.

 Disclaimer- Cooking with Leslie recipes are developed using gluten free, organic, grass-fed, gluten free, nutrient dense cooking and baking ingredients that may or may not be specified in the menu titles, including various fruits and vegetable, nuts, meats, spices, GF flours, etc. If you have a food allergy, please  advise in advance to allow proper time for adjustment. 

CANCELLATION POLICY- Deposit is non-refundable but can be used as a credit toward another date. We understand situations arise beyond our control and we honor that.

 Quesadillas Your Way-Choose chicken, cheese, chilies, peppers, onions , olives, top it of with homemade guac and salsa 

Hummus Heaven- 3 kinds-Homemade chocolate hummus, carrot and lemon/garlic with assorted veggies to dip and homemade tortilla chips

 Pita Pizza- homemade sauce, herbs and toppings galore

 Gorilla Granola Crunch-oatmeal, raisins, cinnamon, unsweetened coconut and other goodness with homemade yogurt and nuts on top .

 Meatball Madness- ground chicken, spices, homemade sauce and GF pasta, bon appetit! 

Fruit Parfaits-with layers of surprises-Greek yogurt, oatmeal, assorted berries and fruit, cocao nibs, crunchies and super foods 

 Tacos with all the fixins- homemade  seasoning, guac and salsa

Smoothies- Orange Julius, Strawberry/Banana and Chocolate Banana   

 Nachos Your Way-Homemade chips, guac and salsa. Add black beans and jalapenos if you would like

 Meatball Madness-ground chicken, spices, homemade sauce with GF pasta

 Muffin Mania-two kinds of muffins, Blueberry and Pumpkin

  Chicken Nuggets with sweet potato fries, homemade honey mustard sauce and ranch dressing

 Cinnamon Apple Crisp with homemade whipped cream 

  Breakfast Pizza- eggs, variety of veggies and cheeses to try and bacon,  homemade GF biscuits with jam

 Charcuterie Boards with a Theme-It's all about quality ingredients and presentation

  Orange Chicken-sweet , savory and sticky, with rice, who needs to do take out when you can make it yourself.  A favorite for all!

What if my child does not like some of the ingredients in the recipes?

Children will have options to make the recipe their own but will be encouraged to "try" one new food each class.

Is everything homemade?  Yes, even the dressings and dips. We like to know what ingredients are in our food.

What is the reason you use organic, grass-fed ingredients?

Healthy food choices involves avoiding processed foods loaded with preservatives, pesticides and additives that cause disease.