Summer Cooking Camp

with Chef Mark

August 12-14
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Register Here

Hello parents!

I’m pleased to offer a cooking camp designed specifically for busy parents and kids in need of activities toward the end of summer.

During our time together, students will learn fundamental cooking skills, create an incredible lunch, and bring home new recipes.

Just imagine your child this👇 engaged and learning real life skills even during summer break!

What Your Kid Will Cook

Wednesday, Aug 14

Sushi

  • Students will learn how to make and roll sushi! Everybody will be able to customize and create their perfect dream rolls.

    • Sushi rice

    • Watermelon “tuna”

    • Avo & cucumber roll

    • Tempura vegetables

    • Soy glaze

    • Miso mayo

    • How to cook rice perfectly (even without a rice cooker)

    • Mind-blowing fish-free alternative

    • Sauce making

    • Tempura technique

    • Sushi assembly and rolling

Thursday, Aug 15

Tacos

  • Street tacos are typically meat-driven, so are you out of luck if you don’t eat meat? Absolutely not! Students will learn my extensively developed meat-free replications of traditional meats, plus homemade salsas and corn tortillas from scratch.

    • Soy carne asada

    • Jackfruit carnitas

    • Chorizo and crispy potato

    • Homemade tortillas

    • Green salsa

    • Red salsa

    • Onions, cilantro, and lime

    • Working with plant-based meat alternatives

    • Working with Mexican ingredients

    • Making masa dough

    • Pressing and cooking tortillas

    • Salsa basics

Friday, Aug 16

Pizza!

  • There aren’t many things more fun than homemade pizza. But it can easily go more wrong than right. Students will learn how to make extremely simple pizza dough that will behave when it comes time to stretch and bake. Pizza night is about to get much more fun.

    • Pizza dough from scratch

    • Pizza sauce from scratch

    • Homemade pepperoni bites

    • Homemade plant based sausage

    • Traditional pizza veggies

    • Kale Caesar salad

    • Shaping fresh dough

    • Flavor building in cooked sauces

    • Making spice blends

    • Vegetable knife skills

    • Making kale crave-worthy

Daily Schedule

  • Welcome—9:00 AM

  • Group discussion

  • Safety lesson

  • Introduction to our recipes

  • Workstation setup

  • Group cooking

  • Individual dish assembly

  • Eating!!!

  • Cleaning

  • Pick-up (or head to Emily’s music camp)—12:30 PM

Registration Fee Includes

  • All necessary ingredients 

  • Access to cooking equipment 

  • Kitchen safety lessons

  • Knife skills & safety instruction

  • Samples to share at pick-up

  • Digital copies of the recipes 

  • Development of skills such as:

    • Utilizing fundamental cooking techniques 

    • Adjusting and balancing flavors 

    • Reading recipes

    • Measuring ingredients

  • Practicing habits such as:

    • Growing confidence in the kitchen

    • Trying new flavors

    • Expanding descriptive vocabulary for the flavors we taste

  • Skills they’ll use the rest of their life

  • An unforgettable experience!

Location

Camp will be held in the church kitchen and adjoining space. Emily’s music camp is conveniently located in the music room of the church, so students joining both camps can stay on campus all day.

Presbyterian Church of Novato
710 Wilson Ave, Novato

 

I look forward to seeing your child at camp!

-Chef Mark