Saturday Super Chef – Cooking Classes for Kids

Cooking is one of my boy’s favourite activities at home  but  while I love letting him help me with the mixing and washing, I hesitate to let him handle  more in the kitchen. Well, that’s until we were invited to check out a  session of  Campasia’s  new Saturday Super Chef program!

The program is held at the cafeteria at Stamford American International School and the entire place is bright,  spacious and well equipped. We are impressed by the beautiful premise of SAIS too.

The kids got to make three items in this session: French Toast, Egg in a hole, Chocolate Fondant (Lava Cake) and and Chocolate Freckles using basic equipments found in the kitchen. Chef Tim got the kids or organised and excited almost immediately and everyone went off to wash their hands before starting on their first dish.

French Toast and Egg in a hole

The kids start off by making a heart shaped French Toast and Egg in a hole for Valentines day. Every one get to use a cookie cutter to cut a heart shaped frame on the bread,  crack their own egg, beat their egg and create their mixture of eggs, brown sugar and milk before dipping it in to soak.

Chef Tim keep all the kids engage and well behaved as they got handed the ingredients and equipment to get started.

My boy got to crack his first egg all by himself today!  complete the task without a hitch under Chef Tim’s instructions.

Cracking an egg can be such fun

They were also taught to butter the bread with just a spoon and some butter. When someone’s heart shape bread in the hole broke apart, Chef Tim just show them that it’s okay and the “broken heart” can be fixed while frying it on the pan with the egg in the middle.

Adding butter to the bread with the back of a spoon

Every one have a good time laughing about their own and each other’s “broken heart” as they work and then take turns to let Chef Tim cook their toast and eggs  before adding final touches dusting their toast with icing sugar.

Chocolate Fondant (Lava Cake)

 

Kids love Tim and he is super good and humorous with all the things kids come out with. He is very knowledgeable too and will share with the kids and parents the reason why certain things are being done.

After the ramekins were safely in the oven, the Chef and kids have some fun and my boy got a chocolate beard which he happily ate.

A group picture in front of the beautiful lava cakes

Hot lava oozing out of the cakes

Chocolate Freckles

This is such fun to make and so pretty and colourful as well! The kids love making and decorating these then waited patiently for them to cool in the fridge.

There are lots of fun and laughter during the class and the kids made friends easily while engaging in the fun activities and enjoying the results of their hard work.

Both mum and kid left the session having learn something new. Recipes and know how of yummy snacks that are easy to prepare, knowledge of safety and hygiene in the kitchen and most of all the spirit of team work and the joy of preparing a meal together.

Saturday Super Chef is a 8 Week Cooking Course by Camp Asia, lead by Head Chef Tim Ong  who has had over 1,000 kids whip up over 20,000 dishes with him at Camp Asia’s Holiday Camps over the pass years.  The course is divided in to three groups – Little Chefs for kids 6-8, Homemade Fast Food for older children 9-11 and Dishes To Save Your Life for teens and tweens 12-16 years old