On January 18th Frigidaire and Jennifer Garner launched the Kids' Cooking Academy, an online cooking academy where you can get recipes and how-to videos to inspire families to get into the kitchen and cook together. I was so excited to be one of seven bloggers selected for this wonderful opportunity.
I think my kids were even more excited than I was. While in Hollywood the kids got to spend the afternoon cooking in the kitchen with Celebrity Mom Jennifer Garner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.
All of the children prepared some pretty yummy and healthy kid friendly recipes. I was so impressed and proud of Mackenzie because she tried and loved so many of the recipes.
With continued support from Frigidaire and Jennifer Garner their helping give children the foundation they need for a lifetime of good health. Jennifer stated that it is so important to teach kids how to feed their bodies.
You can’t learn, you can’t pay attention in school, and you can’t be active if your brain isn’t well-fed and if your body isn’t healthy. I couldn't agree with her more.
With Frigidaire's new online cooking academy parents and children will have the resources to learn how to prepare healthy and nutritious snacks and meals at home.The more you let your children help out in meal preparation, the more willing they are to try new foods.
Cooking together is also a great way to spend time together and the perfect opportunity to learn so many different things. I invite you to take a peek through my photos of the Frigidaire Kids (good for you) Cooking Academy Launch.
She really is so gracious and down to earth. She told me how she likes to include her daughter Violet in the kitchen when she cooks.


Everyone who participates will be entered for a chance to win the daily prize, a kids' apron set and the grand prize: a new Frigidaire Double Oven Range! You can enter at Maketimeforchange or Make Time for Change Face book Page . Click here for the official rules.
Turkey Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting
3 - tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 - med - large onion, diced (about 1 cup)
1 1/2 - teaspoons salt
1/2 - teaspoon pepper
1 - stalk celery thinley siced or chopped
1 - carrot grated
2 -teaspoons fresh thyme or or 1 teaspoon dried
2 - cloves garlic, minced
2 - teaspoons worcestershire sauce
1/2 - teaspoon tabasco sauce
2 -tablespoons ketchup
1 - teaspoon dijon mustard
1 - egg
1/2 - cup breadcrumbs
2 - lbs ground turkey
Preheat ove to 350 degrees. Using a small skillet over medium heat saute' onion until it is translucent. Add garlic, carrot, celery and thyme and saute' 2 to 3 more minutes until veggies are limp. Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temp.
Once cooled add worcestershire, tabasco, ketchup, mustard, egg, and bread crumbs. Stir to combine. Add turkey and mix well using hands. Place the meat mixture in a muffin tin lined with cupcake papers and bake for 18-20 minutes.
Prepare your favorite mashed potatoe recipes. Using a pastry bag fitted with a larger star or plain tip pipe on the mashed potatoes. Just like you would for cupcakes. Serve immedietly. To color you mashed potatoes use 1 tablespoon beet juice, red bell pepper juice or spinach juice.
Beet or Red Pepper Juice: run beet through juicer or grate finely on a boxed grater. Press through a mesh seive resting over a bowl to catch juices.
Spinach Juice: run 2 cups spinach through a juice or chip spinach finely. Press spinach through a a mesh sieve over a bowl to catch juices.
Disclosure: My participation in Frigidaire’s Kids’ (good-for-you) Cooking Academy Event was sponsored by Frigidaire. They provided me with travel arrangements to and from Los Angeles to participate. However, the opinions stated above are entirely my own and have not been waivered in anyway. I would like to thank Frigidaire and Foodbuzz for including me in this awesome opportunity.
16 comments:
Yay Kenzie! You look like a natural in the kitchen. When you get a little older, you should think about starting a Blog for kids like Miss Tina.
I'm glad you guys had fun. Too bad you didn't have the meatloaf cupcake recipe when your birthday came around. I would have had two of those.
Carson, I'm glad you had a good time too.
Miss Tina, do you know Save the Children also sells jewelry? One of the rings I wear is a Save the Children ring.
Wendy I did not know that. I am going to have to look into getting one of those rings. Kenize is a natural in the kitchen. Her chopping skills were right on.
wow... this looks interesting. congrats for being selected for such an opportunity.
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That looks like so much fun! :)
What a great experience for you all. I am all over this. I love the idea and always have my children in the kitchen with me.
Thank you for all the wonderful photos and the updates.
Melissa
www.kidsandcanningjars.blogspot.com
Tina,
It was so wonderful to meet you at this event. Your meatloaf "cupcakes" turned out beautiful! I am looking forward to looking through your blog and all of your recipes. Cheers!
I love your pictures, as always! I am so glad you shared pictures. I am so jealous of you guys lol! My kids now want to make meatloaf cupcakes. They love love love turkey meatloaf so to have it look like a cupcake is the proverbial icing on the cake lol!
The culinary arts are a graet hobby!If you are ever interested i knowing more about culinary school, you should check out my blog. Have a great day!
So fun seeing you at this event, where we could finally spend a little more time together. Wasn't it a blast? I love your pics. And of course, you go straight home and cook ;P! Me? I'm just dreaming of that yummy salad and those amazing quesadillas... Mmmmm!
Can't wait to see you again this summer at Evo. In the meantime, I'll be checking out your site for more fun photos and yummy recipes.
xoxo
What a fun time!! Your daughter looked like she was a natural! I have a feeling she will love cooking like you do!! Glad you all had such a fun time and what a wonderful experience for your kids!
Turkey Meatloaf Cupcakes! Now that's interesting!
Hi Jyl, It was great finally getting to chat with you in the lobby. Our next recipe is the mexican chopped salad, wasn't that the bomb? Mackenzie loved that recipe as well. Your kids are so cute and polite I love that. Looks like Bush's will be doing EVO and 2/#GNO's so looking forward to it. TTYS and see you this summer in Utah.
Hi Tina! What a LOVELY experience you got to share with your kids! I am the mom of two teens who have known their way around a kitchen for a long time. I think it is so important to all children to learn the basics of cooking at a young age and be comfortable enough to experiment and be creative! This is my first time visiting your blog and I am now following you on google and grabbed your tweets and liked you on facebook. I hope you stop by A Moderate Life for a visit! All the best, Alex
How cool! I just love Jennifer Garner. She seems very down to earth. Her movie 13 going on 30 is one of my favorites. That must have been a blast for you and the kids. Sorry the trip made your little guys asthma flair up.
could u use burger instead of turkey in this?ive only cooked with turkey a few times and that was years ago.not sure if I would like the taste of ot?lol but they do look so yummy!
~Rachael~
love those photos kids really enjoyed cooking, i wish when my kids grown up, they will show interest in cooking.. i really like to enroll them in cooking class.. lol
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