Truth: Kids LOVE Pizza (& Sowing Seeds!)

 Truth: Kids love pizza. Chewy dough, cheesy globs, tomato sauce and the occasional pepperoni to make pizza faces with (You know you did this as a child, too). Is it possible for kids to love...Spinach? Onions? Basil? At Edwards Elementary yesterday, the answer was a resounding "YES!"

I stopped by the Cook with a Chef After School Enrichment yesterday, part of the Sowing Seeds education program, to watch Kelly Liken of Restaurant Kelly Liken and Jenna Johansen of Dish teach classes about yeast and healthy pizza making. With plastic bins filled to the brim of fresh spinach, chopped onions, basic, sliced pepperoni and cheese, kids rolled out and assembled their own personal pizza to bring home and cook. While most of the toppings made it to the mouths instead of the pizzas themselves, the turnout was great. At the end of the session, Kelly asked "What was something new you tried today?" Hands flew up and one boy answered, "Onions!" while shoving a pungent handful into his mouth, followed by the laughter of his peers.

Local chefs will continue to work with students at various schools in the area as part of the Cook with a Chef After School Enrichment program through out the year. I can't wait to see what they make next!

Another truth: Kids love pictures. See below.
-Melissa

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