Is There Anything Better Than The Smell of Holiday Food…In Summer???

Can you believe that just over 9 months ago we began enjoying the smells and flavors that said here come the Holidays? The smell of Gingerbread cookies wafting throughout the house mixed with the aroma of pumpkin pies cooling, always tempting that daring person to just to try and take a finger full before, Moms wooden spoon says, “wait for the whip cream”!

The Holidays are always a great time for the Family to enjoy great food and make new memories and this summer the Cooking Camp (www.summerartacademy.com) is recreating the flavors and aromas of the Holidays while trying to make new delicious memories for Teens and Kids 7-17.

“I love Holiday food and felt that it would be great to get that Holiday feeling in the middle of summer with some delicious creations like an Easter Bagel Breakfast Casserole, Roasted Chicken with Traditional Herb stuffing and Mini Pumpkin Pies made from scratch,” commented Cooking Camp Executive Chef Chris Allen.

In the Holiday Cooking class, Teens and Kids get some great ideas of what to do with some of those large amounts of leftovers while learning the tricks of the trade from the Chef Instructors at the Cooking Camp, of which all Lead Instructors, have been trained at world famous Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Pasadena.

All classes are a “Hands On” Cooking experience and as Chef Allen likes to say. “Since I began this Camp in 2005, I have never wanted to simplify what we teach the kids and always focus on teaching the Kids Classic French Culinary techniques.”

“We will be teaching the Kids an amazing Turkey Tetrazzini which utilizes leftover Turkey meat to create an amazing Pasta dish that was rumored to be named after a famous opera star in the early 1900’s, Luisa Tetrazzini by Chef Ernest Arbogast who worked at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco California,” lamented Chef Allen.

One thing that stands out about the offerings of the Holiday classes is that they cover such a wide variety of the holidays like a Cinco De Mayo Nacho Casserole, Valentines Day dipped strawberries and Potato Latkes and all in one week. “I wanted to try to get in as many Holidays as possible and it was a natural to have the Chocolate dipped strawberries to represent the love and affection of Valentines Day,” remarked Chef Allen.

So, if you find yourself looking for something exciting, delicious and enriching for your Teens and Kids to do this summer, why not let them bring home the smells and flavors of the Holidays from the Cooking Camp’s delicious Cooking the Holiday theme class.

For more information visit Summer Art Academy’s Cooking Camp at www.summerartacademy.com.