Nourish & Flourish Beginner Cooking Class: Fresh Pasta and Sides!

Welcome to our Nourish & Flourish Beginner Series! A neighborhood kitchen class for chefs from ages 5-10, or any youth who needs to understand the basics of kitchen prep, following a recipe, and clean-up techniques. The class will offer chef's proper safety rules for the kitchen, and appropriate handling techniques for the tools used for the day.

A portion of class will be dedicated to gardening, understanding local food systems, and learning about the nurtritional value of our menu.

Family members are welcome to stay and participate!

For more information about our programs, please go to www.nourishflourish.org

On Arrival:
Please arrive 15 min early so that all chefs are prepared to work in the kitchen on time. This includes a mini field trip! Chefs return for kitchen preparation such as washing hands, wearing proper attire (each chef receives an apron to use for class), as well as visiting the learning spaces.
Chef's will start the class outside to view the garden and harvest any ingredients required for the menu, and then come inside to prepare the meal. Finally, after cleaning up, time to enjoy the foods we made together between 3:30-4:00pm. Pick-up is after class between 4-4:30. We will have a little sample of what we created and send the rest home for dinner!

Class menu:

• Fresh Spaghetti noodles w/ homemade Pesto Sauce : Organic basil, garlic, parmesan, olive oil and raw pine nuts
• Arugula, Seasonal Tomato, fresh Burrata Cheese & Basil Salad: with a honey lemon vinaigrette, all ingredients sourced locally
• Pull apart, cheesy, garlic, locally sourced, crusty bread : reduced fat cheese, olive oil, herbs, garlic
• Granola cookies : Homade granola, oats, raisins, warm baking spices, farm fresh egg
• Fresh-Pressed Juice of the day

This class offers a mini field trip to our neighbor, who owns a beautiful urban garden, complete with chicken coop with eggs for our recipe! Chefs will explore a worm farm, learn about composting, and collect fresh eggs for our granola cookies! Please email for more details.

While cooking, chefs will learn the history of the recipe as well as the nutritional value of all the ingredients.
For a list of all the ingredients please email your request directly to [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

2011 Menalto Ave, 2011 Menalto Avenue, Menlo Park, United States