When you think of fruit, what pops into your mind? Apples, oranges, and grapes? These are all terrific examples, but what about tomatoes, squash, and bell peppers? Yup, those are all fruit, too! In our Kitchen Academy box “Fruit: From Apple to Zucchini,” kids will develop their knife skills on what we like to call …
Sharpen Kids’ Knife Skills With This Surprising Fruit Ratatouille Read More »
Our Kitchen Academy box “Oodles of Noodles” contains a delicious crash-course for kids on all things noodly, with quick and fun recipes for ramen and peanut sauce, a fold-out coloring map explaining the wide world of noodles, and more. When you’re talking noodles, of course, all roads do lead to Rome: Our main lesson teaches …
When I was a kid, my gawd, did I love summer. All … that … time. I logged many hammock hours reading, and I definitely emphasize that part when I tell my kids about those lazy days of 1980s yore. Secretly, I also played a lot of video games and binged Addams Family re-runs. Like all right-thinking children, …
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Chores, we are told, are good. Key, in fact, to raising decent, capable human beings. Studies and commentary point to regular chore routines as essential to kids’ positive development, happiness, even success as adults. Bracing stuff—especially if you’ve ever tried to convince a balky 10-year-old to rid a window of smudges. Obviously, we all want …
Kids Need Chores. Get ‘Em Started in the Kitchen. Read More »
Gabriel Rucker, the brains behind three of Portland, Oregon’s best restaurants—Le Pigeon, Canard, and Little Bird—also has three children, ages seven, five, and (almost) two. After he cooked a special kids’ tasting menu for some of Little Sous’s Kitchen Academy Kickstarter backers, we caught up with the chef to learn more about how he spends …
A Top Portland Chef’s Advice: Let Kids Cook What They Love to Eat Read More »
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your own ice cream—no fancy machine necessary! Using just two bags, some ice cubes, and some salt, you can freeze your own personal batch of ice cream in just a few minutes. The secret is in the salt. Find out how it makes this easy ice …
In this video tutorial, kids will learn to make a niçoise (pronounced nee-swaz) salad. It’s a fun project, because although it looks fancy when it’s finished, the actual steps are very easy for kids to do themselves. There are many different styles of this French dish, and once you’ve learned how to make it, feel …
In this video tutorial, kids can learn how to make cheese from scratch. Creamy ricotta is one of the easiest cheeses to make at home, so it’s perfect for smaller helpers who want to participate by stirring. Unlike cheddar, Parmesan, and other harder cheeses that take many steps (and sometimes many years) to make, ricotta is an …
