Owning It – Lessons From Baking Bread – MJCC Lesson 6
Finding the right structure for our lessons – striking a balance between teaching the skills or knowledge I hope to impart and having a fun …
Maxine’s Junior Chef’s College
Follow Maxine’s progress as she embarks on a culinary journey
Level Up! A Bold New Look and Béchamel Mastery – Maxine’s Junior Chef’s College, Lesson 5
For Maxine’s first Level 2 lesson, the plan was to instill a crucial lesson: the power of planning. As always, Maxine received the lesson plan …
Independence-Freedom-Happiness – Maxine’s Junior Chef’s College, Lesson 4
Pop Quiz and Ready Steady Cook Day! I’m feeling about as nervous as I used to feel on Exam Day in the Leith’s Kitchen – …
Gaining Confidence – Maxine’s Junior Chef’s College, Lesson 3
Making progress is mostly an unglamorous affair. It’s bland. Practice makes perfect, sure. But practice is bland, it’s uneventful, often frustrating. It is difficult to …
Can’t Make an Omelette Without Breaking Eggs – Maxine’s Junior Chef’s College, Lesson 2
Tuesday was Maxine’s first “science day” in the Junior Chef’s kitchen. Before cooking can become an art, first it must be acknowledged as a science. …
A Healthy Respect for Knives – Maxine’s Junior Chef’s College, Lesson 1
After last week’s Audition Day, and the dramatic unfolding of events leading up to the invention of a new dish – Cheese-topped Bacon Tempura – …
Blood, Sweat & Tears – Maxine’s Junior Chef’s College, Audition Day
The blood and tears were Maxine’s. The sweat was mine. Somehow, two hours after we first stepped into the kitchen, we had two plates of …