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Teen’s Guide to Reading Recipes

• How to Know if You Have Enough (Dry Measuring Basics, Eyeing it Up, & Seasoning Blends)
• Liquid Measurements are Different! (& What’s a Glug?)
• Stirring Like a Boss
• How to Follow a Recipe
• Q&A w the Chef

Peeling/Paring

• How to Peel Stuff
• You CAN Cut Toward Yourself?! (Paring Knife Tutorial)
• Applesauce bonus video from LSN

Knife Skills

• What’s That Knife Called?
• How a Chef Uses a Knife: How to Hold the Knife & Basic Safety Tips
• How a Home Cook Uses a Knife: More Holds & Basic Safety Tips
• Quick Taste: Cutting Carrots
• Quick Taste: Cutting Onions
• Quick Taste: Cutting Potatoes
• Quick Taste: Cutting Bell Peppers
• Quick Taste: Cutting Spicy Peppers
• Quick Taste: Cutting Apples
• Quick Taste: Cutting Watermelon
• Quick Taste: Cutting Cantaloupe & Other Seeds-in-the-Middle Produce
• Quick Taste: Cutting Cruciferous Veggies (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage)
• Quick Taste: Cutting Avocado
• Food Demo: Fresh Salsa

The Basics of Flavor

• Chef Talk: How Flavor Works
• Chef Talk: The Role of Salt (with the Real Salt Chef)

Herbs & Spices

• Chef Talk: Herbs & Spices (Dry vs Fresh)
• Chef Talk: All About Garlic
• Quick Taste: Herbs & Spices (What Goes Together?)

Acid

• Chef Talk: The Role of Acid
• Food Demo: Vinaigrette Dressing

Sauces

• Chef Talk: The Mother Sauces
• Bechamel (White Sauce): Roux and Slurry Techniques
• Red Sauce Two Ways
• Bechamel (White Sauce): Reduction Technique

Boiling Water Basics

• Kitchen Science Bite: About Wet Heat
• Quick Taste: Basic Stovetop Safety
• Steaming

Stuff You Cook in Water

• Hard-Boiled Eggs
• Rice and Other Grains
• Food Demo: Rice Pudding
• Cooking Pasta
• Boiling Potatoes
• Food Demo: Potato Salad
• Bonus video: #LifeSkillsNow Instant Pot overnight oatmeal

Legumes

• Kitchen Science Bite: About Legumes
• Quick Taste: Using Canned Beans
• Food Demo: Pasta Salad Bar
• Cooking Dry Beans
• Food Demo: Refried Beans

Soups

• Making Chicken Stock (Broth)
• Basic Soup Creation Skills
• Food Demo: We Made Up a Soup!
• Food Demo: Cream of Vegetable Soup

Raw Veggies and Salads

• All About Lettuce and Greens
• Raw Veggies to Start the Meal
• Salad Framework

Veggies on the Stovetop

• Kitchen Science Bite: About Direct Heat
• Types of Stoves and Cooking Supplies
• Quick Taste: Things You Don’t Wash
• Quick Taste: The Care and Feeding of Cast Iron
• Sauteeing, Pan-Frying, and Sweating: Cooking with Direct Heat
• Food Demo: French Fries Two Ways (+ intro to Air Fryer)

Veggies in the Oven

• Kitchen Science Bite: About Dry Heat (Radiant)
• Basic Oven Safety
• Roasting Vegetables
• Baked Potatoes
• Food Demo: Sheet Pan Dinner

Food Safety

• Kitchen Science Bite: Raw Meat Safety
• You Can Eat Raw Eggs? Why and How

Ground Meat

• Browning Ground Meat
• Food Demo: Season Your Own Sausage & Taco Meat
• Quick Taste: Burger Patties
• Food Demo: Meatballs

Grilling Meat

• Quick Taste: Gas (Propane) Grill Basics
• Grilling Basic Burgers
• Bonus: How to Reverse Sear Steak
• Basic Grilled Chicken Breasts
• Basic Grilled Steak

Roasts

• Kitchen Science Bite: Roast Meat
• Food Demo: Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Roasts: Beef
• Food Demo: Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Roasts: Pork + bonus easy seasoned rice
• Food Demo: Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

Chicken

• What Cut of Chicken Do I Need?
• Quick Taste: “Picking” a Whole Chicken
• Food Demo: Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Whole Chicken
• Food Demo: Stir Fry

Seafood

• Pan-Frying Fish

• Kitchen Science Bite: Eggs are a Binder
• Quick Taste: Cracking and Separating Eggs
• Quick Taste: How to Use a Food Processor
• The Yolk Thickens (Homemade Mayo & Caesar Dressing)
• The White Expands (Meringue Cookies)
• Eggs for Breakfast
• Food Demo: Chicken Fried Rice

Teen’s Guide to Reading Baking Recipes

• Quick Taste: Measuring for Bakers
• Quick Taste: Stirring for Bakers

Yeast Bread

• Kitchen Science Bite: The Rise Behind Yeast Bread
• Food Demo: 100% Whole Wheat Rolls
• Food Demo: No-Knead Bread Dough with Chef Jason
• Food Demo: Brick Oven Pizza with Chef Jason
• Kitchen Science Bite: When Bread is Flat

Pastry Dough

• Food Demo: Biscuits
• Food Demo: Whole Wheat Tortillas

Breads Made With Batter

• Food Demo: Pumpkin (or Whatever) Muffins Your Way
• Food Demo: Pancakes & Waffles
• Food Demo- Whole Wheat & Gluten-Free Crepes (with Dairy-Free Option)

Meal Planning

• Kitchen Science Bite: Why Meal Plan?
• Finding Your Style of Meal Planning
• Step by Step Guide to Meal Planning
• Leftover Management to Avoid Waste and Save Money
• Basic Produce Storage (The Don’t Waste Food Tutorial)
• Guest Teacher: Amy Cross on Storing Fresh Produce for 3 Weeks
• Meal Prep: Getting a Meal Ready on Time

Grocery Shopping

• Making Your Grocery List
• Sticking to a Food Budget
• BONUS: #LifeSkillsNow How to Get the Best Deal at the Grocery Store by Price Comparing
• How to Shop at the Farmer’s Market

• Why Do We Eat? Community
• Why Do We Eat? Nourishment
  • Food Demo: Nourishing Smoothie
  • Kitchen Science Bite: Reading Nutrition Labels
• Why Do We Eat? Pleasure
  • Food Demo: Homemade Chicken Nuggets
  • Food Demo: Homemade Mac and Cheese