ABCs of Cooking Course
Three separate classes — from kitchen basics to planning, preparing, and sharing a complete meal.
Overview
The ABCs of Cooking Course is a progressive series made up of three separate classes. Each class includes three 3-hour lessons. Class A is required before a student may participate in Class B or Class C.
Class A builds foundational kitchen safety and recipe skills. Class B and Class C are each optional next steps — Class B focuses on preparing full meals, and Class C carries students through planning, shopping, cooking, and serving a meal from start to finish.
Each lesson is tailored to the students’ skill levels and combines practical life skills, literacy, confidence, and meaningful enrichment.
Course Structure
Class A — Cooking Basics
Students build foundational kitchen skills through safety, recipe reading, measurements, kid-safe knife techniques, spices, table setting, food presentation, and clean cooking habits.
A1 — Basics and Brownies
Menu
- Brownies
- Sweet date bites
Skills
- Kitchen tour and safety
- Cutting crosswise and lengthwise
- Clean cooking habits
A2 — Know Your Knife
Menu
- Fruit art plates
- Tahini cookies
Skills
- Kid-safe knife skills
- Table setting
- Food presentation
A3 — Spiced Savory Snacks
Menu
- Sweet potato fries
- Guacamole
Skills
- Parts of a recipe
- Exploring spices
- Using a mortar and pestle
Class B — Meal Makers
Students prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner while practicing meal planning, kitchen safety, timing, and combining multiple dishes.
B1 — Breakfast Time
Menu
- Stewed spiced apples
- Muffins
- Quinoa porridge
- Orange juice
Skills
- Oven and stove safety
- Using a timer
- Preparing multiple dishes
B2 — Lunch Time
Menu
- Fried rice
Skills
- Peeling
- Cutting multiple ingredients
- Combining ingredients
B3 — Dinner Time
Menu
- Potato soup
- Carrot salad
Skills
- Improving and practicing knife skills
- Grating
- Serving others
Class C — Start to Finish
Students move through the full meal process by choosing a recipe, planning ingredients, shopping, cooking, serving, and hosting guests.
C1 — Preparation and Snack
Menu
- Energy date ball bites
Skills
- Recipe selection
- Creating a shopping list
- Learning grocery-store etiquette
- Host training
C2 — Store Field Trip
Menu
- Healthy snack selected and purchased by the student
Skills
- Gathering ingredients
- Asking an employee for help
- Ingredient scavenger hunt
- Checking out
C3 — Being the Host
Menu
- Student-selected recipe
Skills
- Using kitchen skills to prepare, serve, and host guests
ABCs of Cooking Course Pricing & Enrollment
The pricing below applies to one ABCs of Cooking Course class: Class A, Class B, or Class C. Each registration is for one class, not the entire ABC program.
Group of 3 Students
$240
per student
Group of 4 Students
$180
per student
Families are responsible for organizing their own group of three or four students.
Each ABCs of Cooking Course class includes three separate 3-hour lessons for a total of 9 hours of hands-on instruction. Recipes and all class materials included.
Course Scheduling
Available course dates are shown on the registration page.
The current dates are for the summer ABCs of Cooking Course. School-year instruction is offered through Stand-Alone Cooking Lessons.
Registration closes seven days before the class takes place.