The East Pottawattamie County Extension and Outreach and 4-H program offered “Cooking with Kids” after school program on Wednesday’s in April at the Carson Fire Station for all 4th grade youth.  Youth spent the afternoon learning about basics and safety of cooking and baking, measuring, reading a recipe, using kitchen utensils and appliances, washing dishes, setting a table, manners and working together.  Throughout the 4 sessions, youth learned to crack eggs, cook meat to the safe internal temperature, dice up meat and fruit, use the stove top, oven, blender, griddle, make French toast, mini chicken pot pies, fruit smoothies, peanut butter cookies, homemade pizza, toss salad, and fruit salad all while getting to taste test and learn how to perfect their recipes.  Youth also created a cookbook with a collection of all of their recipes along the way.

Pictured is: Laney Rice, Oliva Lund, AJ Kremkoski, Danika Feigenbutz, Ana Wilson & Sam Bernard eating the full meal they prepared of homemade pizza, toss salad, fruit salad, & peanut butter cookies at the table they practiced setting.