May 6, 2012 | Breakfast, Budding Chefs

How many of you kids out there love having scrambled eggs for breakfast? On the weekends do you even help mom or dad make the family breakfast? I hope so! Well, scrambled eggs may look like a simple thing, but there are actually a few tricks to getting them right. Continue Reading »

April 28, 2012 | Budding Chefs, Vegetable Dishes

I don’t know many kids who don’t love mashed potatoes. Here’s a recipe to surprise your parents with – adding a little bit of buttermilk to your potatoes along with some chives will make them seem a bit more grown up, but I promise you’ll still love them! Continue Reading »

April 14, 2012 | Budding Chefs, Main Dishes

I don’t know many kids who don’t love pasta with a nice creamy cheesy sauce. Pasta Primavera gets its name from the seasons – primavera in Italian (and Spanish) means “spring”, and in the spring our bodies like to eat fresher and lighter foods, like a pasta dish filled with yummy vegetables. Continue Reading »

April 7, 2012 | Budding Chefs, Gardening

Hey kids, here’s a fun trick! the next time you or your parents are cooking a recipe that calls for green onions (also called scallions), make sure your parents leave the bunch tied together and just cut off the top green part of the onions above the band. Then stick the bottom portion, roots down, into a cup of water. Change the water every day or two, and in just a few days Continue Reading »

March 24, 2012 | Budding Chefs, Class Schedules

Hey kids, what are your plans for the summer? Won’t you join me and some friends for a few cooking lessons?

Cooking with Michele on Mondays launches in June with our first class – you can check out the whole schedule here.

Then have your parents contact me to get you signed up. See you soon!