Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Guacamole Deluxe

What is it about guacamole that's at once decadent and incredibly wholesome/purifying? And there's nothing better than guacamole made by brilliant, funny, hard-working teenagers:

Josh, Ingrid, Sofia, Jerry and Tiana's tasting finger.

Bracelet action. Lots and lots of bracelets in our kitchen. Don't know if it's a health-code issue or not, but they sure make pretty jangling noises while we cook.


Teacher Josh taste-tests. Why do we love to cook? Because of this moment when you feed your friends, families and even strangers and they can't get enough of what you made. Sixth period at Walden gets lots of snacks from scratch straight from our kitchen.


I'm not just saying this to passive-aggressively get the students to keep up the good cleaning work, but this group has been excellent about that all-important cooking skill--dishes. I sometimes dread teaching cooking classes because it's hard to get everyone to clean. Not so in Locavores.

Andrew the Cheese Monger is Rad

What's your favorite cheese in the case?  What do you put on a cheese plate?

Why is Tiana so happy?  What kind of cheese is she eating?

How do you get a job as rad as Andrew's, and what does a cheese monger do?  

What are those crystal things in Parmigiano Reggiano, and how does cheese get that rind?  What cheese caves have you been in?

If you wanna know, go see Andrew at Harmon's on 8th North in Orem.