July 2011
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WatchWe went to Alki Beach on July 1, 2011. It was finally a warm, sunny day.
November 2010
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Refrigeratorsoupmag.com will be the new home of JOFRSEA. Pardon the transitional “virtual mess” during this process. Thank you for all your support!
'Best Role Model'
“Best Role Model for Cooking with Kids” — It’s such an honor to be included in Seattle Magazine’s Best Of 2010 (Dec.) issue. I started this project to encourage families to cook together and it’s flattering to be recognized. But there is much more work to be done.
I am in the midst of creating some cooking classes for winter. My friend — and great...
October 2010
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A new kind of lunch line →
Easy Tortilla Apple Pie Recipe
Fall is the time for apples and pears. You can easily make a pie using either fruit. You can add some berries, raisins, dried cranberries, even nuts to add some other flavors and textures.
4 Granny Smith apples (or the equivalent of your favorite apple variety)
1 tablespoon butter plus more for the tortillas
¼ cup sugar (or to taste, depending on how sweet the apple is)
1 ½ tablespoons flour
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September 2010
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WatchThis is how French schools feed their children.
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School Gardens, Taste Washington Day, Artisan Food...
Community happenings:
Daniel Bagley Elementary in Greenwood has been building a garden for and with the students to teach them about the earth-to-table process. Next week (9/20-9/24) is Garden Week. Among the scheduled activities are “Move the Mountain” work party on 9/22 at 6 p.m. and an Apple Social on 9/24. Eric Boutin, the new Nutrition Services Director for Seattle Public...
August 2010
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Women, Infants & Children
Cooking Classes for WIC:
I was contacted by a nutritionist at the Snohomish Health District who asked me to create a series of basic cooking classes for WIC - Women, Infants and Children - program clients in Everett and Lynnwood. My goal for the students is to offer them simple recipes that are also flexible. So a recipe for toast with cheese and berries could be made with any bread, any...
Refrigerator Soup
I launched my new home-cooking magazine today. A percentage of the sales will benefit JOFRSEA to bring more free cooking classes to kids. Please support us! Thank you!
July 2010
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For Hire...
For Hire: I have received some inquiries about teaching in preschools (or upper grades, for that matter). I am happy to do so. Just email me and we can discuss your needs and the nominal fee.
Summer Cooking Program →
Anthony’s has a cooking academy for kids that’s taught by chef Julie Kramis-Hearne. It doesn’t say what the minimum age requirement is, but if I were to gather from the course description, your child should be at least 8 or so.
June 2010
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WatchWith much appreciation for Luuvu Hoang’s time and artistry for this video of the June 3, 2010, kids’ cooking class at the Queen Anne Farmers Market. If you don’t know Luuvu’s work, you should watch this video and some of his other videos on Vimeo.com. He calls himself a food cinematographer. Thank you for your support!
Robin
I was equally inspired by Jaimie Oliver after watching a podcast of his talk after receiving the TED awards. I want to get involved in this grassroots movement and show children that they can grow, cook and eat very good and healthy food that does not require plastic packaging and synthetic ingredients. I have four children and am teaching them all to cook and be inspired by healthy food that...
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QAFM Class Schedule
We have a few more kids’ cooking classes to announce for Queen Anne Farmers Market.
June 10, 5 p.m. - Greg Johnson, chefandfather.com, (recipe tbd)
June 17, 5 p.m. - Hsiao-Ching Chou, founder of Jamie Oliver Food Revolution-Seattle, will teach the kids how to make a couscous salad.
July 1, 3 p.m. - Dan Bugge, owner of Matt’s in the Market. Dan, who used to be a fishmonger at Pike...
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Kids Cooking For Kids →
This is a fun site about two twin brothers who make cooking videos for kids.
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Red Tricycle Seattle Article about JOFRSEA →
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Free Class at Queen Anne Farmers Market
Back by popular demand…I’ll be at the Queen Anne Farmers Market on June 3 at 5 p.m. to teach a kids’ cooking class. It’s strawberry season, so I’m going to teach the kids a simple strawberry salsa for toasted baguette.
TOAST AND STRAWBERRY SALSA
MAKES 4 TOASTS
1 pint strawberries, washed, trimmed and diced
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
Juice of ½ lime
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May 2010
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Thanks to QAFM!
Thanks to Julie Whitehorn for the official blog post. The Queen Anne Farmers Market has evolved beautifully into a vibrant community gathering place on Thursday afternoons. Thank you for creating such a happy place.
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Salad Rolls Redux
A big thanks to chef Anna Berman for volunteering at the University District Farmers Market on May 22. She helped a bunch of kids — and even some adults — practice making a simple salad roll. Thanks again to Valentina Vitols for taking some beautiful photos — and squeezing us in before having to host a baby shower!
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Free Fruit for Kids at PCC & Kid Picks! →
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Kids Loved Salad Rolls
(Photo by Kairu Yao)
Wow. This photo says it all. These kids were eager to learn how to make a salad roll. They watched intently as I demonstrated the method. Then we gave them each a wrapper and let them roll their own salad roll. I kept the ingredients simple: julienned carrots and cucumber, basil leaves, lettuce. I showed them how to make a dip of soy sauce, garlic and lime juice. (They all...
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FREE Class at University District Farmers Market
5/22: Free Cooking Class for Kids
University District Farmers Market
N.E. 50th and University
Class times: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m.
Bring your kids to the University District Farmers Market on May 22. Chef Anna Berman will share how to make easy caprese kabobs and a dessert kabob. This is hands-on. Class times start at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. Just show up!
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WatchWe are so excited that the editors at JamieOliver.com asked us to create a short video about our project. It features the free cooking class we offered at the University District Farmers Market in Seattle (which was named by Travel & Leisure as one of the best markets in the United States). We are just getting started, so this “little” mention is going to help us build momentum....
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Free Class at Queen Anne Farmers Market
We’re helping the Queen Anne Farmers Market celebrate opening day with a free class for kids on how to make Vietnamese-inspired salad rolls. It’s a simple, no-cook meal or snack that can be made with any number of fresh ingredients. Stop by the cooking demo booth at 5 p.m.
April 2010
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Teach A Kid to Cook Day
Really, Teach A Kid To Cook Day can be any day and every day. You have three meals a day, which offers you three opportunities per day to involve your children. No, it won’t be possible to cook with your kids on a daily basis, but try to do it as often as you can.
We held our first Teach A Kid To Cook Day on April 17. We encouraged people to cook with kids at home or join us at the...
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Hyla Middle School's Fresh Fridays
It was a simple request: Hyla Middle School students wanted to meet with a chef to talk about the best ways to cook with garden-fresh produce. As part of the school’s Fresh Fridays project, this group of about 14 students was charged with cooking lunch for 60 students and faculty. It would be their responsibility to plan the menu, shop for the ingredients and cook and serve the meal.
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“I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every...”
– Jamie Oliver, from his TED Prize Speech
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The Lovely Valentina
It’s so great to be able to create momentum and then bring people into the fold. So the generous and gorgeous Valentina Vitols has volunteered to photograph Teach A Kid To Cook Day at the University District Farmers Market.
Saturday, April 17 is Teach A Kid To Cook Day. Get in the kitchen with your kids or your friend’s kids and cook together. You also can bring your kids to the...
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They Like Us!
Jamie Oliver’s people heard about Teach A Kid To Cook Day and they’re thrilled about the idea. Yay! They want photos of our event at the University District Farmers Market for Jamie’s web site. How many ways can I say AWESOME?! Know some kids? Teach them cook! Or bring them to the market for a free lesson!
APRIL 17
10 a.m. to noon
University District Farmers Market
N.E. 50th...
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Teach A Kid to Cook Day
Let your kids cook with you. Yes, it takes time. Yes, it’s messy. Yes, you need to be patient. But it’s worth it teach them how to take care of themselves by cooking from whole ingredients.
APRIL 17 is “Teach a Kid To Cook Day.” Share basic skills with your children or your friends’ children. Look through some cookbooks. Decide on a dish to make, make a shopping list for the ingredients, go...
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Brainstorm
Lots of ideas are swirling. Just so that they can exist outside of my brain, I’m going to list them here. Please chime in. Share your comments. Let’s grow these and other ideas. If there’s one you’d like to own, please let me know. This is only a starting point. Post your comments or, as always, you can email jofrsea (at) gmail (dot) com.
FIRST EVENT: Teach a Kid to Cook...
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What's JOFRSEA?
This is a grassroots effort by a group of food-loving people who support Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and want to make a change. The goal is to get better, more wholesome food into our schools, workplaces and homes. The plan to reach that goal is still evolving. We need your help. We need your vision, your ideas, your manpower, your organizational skills, your expertise. This is a call...
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Learn to Cook and You Will Eat Better
This is not about gourmet food. Let’s get that straight. The point of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution is to get people to recognize that we’re killing our children by not paying attention to what we give them to eat. We are sending them into adulthood with poor eating habits and no cooking skills beyond opening a box and placing its contents into another box that zaps any...
“I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every...”
– Jamie Oliver, from his TED Prize Speech