Summer Camp Is Here!!!

The Kiddie Kitchen And The Outback Teen Center
Enjoy your summer days!

Outback/The Kiddie Kitchen summer day camp offers many fun and educational activities in a safe and enriching environment. Campers will have the opportunity to experience cooking & baking, arts & crafts, trips to the New Canaan Nature Center, sports, interactive games, computer time and many other daily activities. Camp sessions will fill up quickly so register early!

Full Day Camp: Campers will be grouped according to age/grade. Groups will alternate between cooking and baking with Chef Neena and the Wave Art Creative Space with Joanna.
Each session will run for 2 hours, with a 1 hour break for lunch/snack. The afternoon session will be "camper's choice", campers will have the option to work in the recording studio, enjoy gardening at the Nature Center, engage in sports and gaming tournaments, and more! Look for our summer yoga schedule, which also could be a camp addition.

Cooking and Baking Camp with Chef Neena: Looking for a specialized camp in the kitchen?
Sign-up for program-specific cooking and baking with Chef Neena.

Register Here!

Choose from different sessions or come for the whole camp.... Completely up to you!!

Camp will be held at 71 Main Street, New Canaan, CT at the Outback Teen Center

• Baking Session 1: July 1 - July 3, M - Tr, 9AM - 12PM, Baking Only, 4th - 6th Grade    $200.00
• Baking Session 1: July 1 - July 3, M - Tr, 12 - 3PM, 7th - 8th Grade    $200.00
• Baking Session 1: July 1 - July 3, M - Tr, 3-5 PM, Baking Only, High-School    $200.00
• Baking Session 2: July 8 -11, M - Tr, 9AM - 12PM, 4th - 6th Grade    $250.00
• Baking Session 2: July 8 -11, M - Tr, 12-3 PM, 7th - 8th Grade    $250.00
• Baking Session 2: July 8 -11, M - Tr, 3-5PM, High-School    $250.00
• Baking Session 3: July 15 - 18, M - Tr, 9AM - 12PM, 4th - 6th Grade    $250.00
• Baking Session 3: July 15 - 18, M - Tr, 12-3 PM, 7th - 8th Grade    $250.00
• Baking Session 3: July 15 - 18, M - Tr, 3-5 PM, High-School    $250.00
• Baking Session 4: July 22 - 25, M - Tr, 9AM - 12PM, 4th - 6th Grade    $250.00
• Baking Session 4: July 22 - 25, M - Tr, 12-3PM, 7th - 8th Grade    $250.00
• Baking Session 4: July 22 - 25, M - Tr, 3-5PM, High-School    $250.00

Baking Classes for kids and adults

Outback March Baking Series with Chef Neena - New Adult and Teen Classes When Tuesday March 5, 2013 at 2:30 PM EST -to- Friday March 29, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar Where Outback Teen Center 71 Main Street New Canaan, CT 06840 Driving Directions   Greeting future Bakers, Back by popular demand, Chef Neena is teaming up with the Outback for a variety of Baking Series throughout the month of March.  Please check out the new classes and discover your inner culinary artistic talent!  Baking 101: Cake Baking and Decorating Basics: This class will start with baking a professional 6" butter cake! Next, we will learn how to make a layer cake, then moving to butter cream techniques, dots, scrolls, and shell borders. We will end with covering cakes with buttercream and decorating with fondant, with a focus on cake-covering styles. We will conclude with the famous Outback bake-off. A competition to demonstrate new skills and artistic expression, for friends, family, and Outback judges. Prizes will be awarded!  Middle-School Baking 101: Every Tuesday in March, from 5 - 7 PM.  High-School Baking 101: Every Thursday in March, from 2:30 - 4:30 PM Adult Baking 101: Every Friday in March, from 11 AM - 1 PM Baking 102: Fillings and Fondant: This class will focus on baking a cake, leveling, and filling. We will also learn the fundamentals and variations of fillings, for both round and square cakes. Next, we will focus on texturing and mastering fondant for various cake styles. Lastly, we will learn to color, knead, roll, and cover cakes with fondant, flawlessly. The series will conclude with a bake-off competition, prizes awarded. All levels are invited! Middle-School Baking 102 - Every Thursday in March, from 5 - 7 PM High-School Baking 102 - Every Tuesday in March, from 2:30 - 4:30 PM   Participation in the 4-week baking series, and bake off competition during the final week of class, is $200/person.  All interested parties should register below, or email Kate Boyle for more information at outbackdirector@gmail.com.  Register Now! Thank you for your attention and response. We look forward to baking with both you and your teen throughout the month of March! Sincerely, Kate Boyle The New Canaan Teen Center, Inc. outbackdirector@gmail.com 203-594-3075

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Summer Camp 2013

 

WOOHOO!

 

The Kiddie Kitchen is Teaming up with The New Canaan Outback Teen Center and we will be offering a Summer Cooking and Art Camp!!

The Kids will have the Best of the Arts.

They will have Cooking and Baking with me Chef Neena and Arts and Crafts will also be incorporated in their day to give them a full "Artsy Experience"

Dates will be coming soon!!!

We will have all the details coming to you within the next week or so.

So get your calendars ready, We are going to have such a Fantastic Summer Camp!!!!

Wishing you the very best New Year!!
The Kiddie Kitchen is offering a very great deal for your cooking party!!!
Book your party in January and choose any date within the next 6 months(July 1, 2013) and we will give you $50 off your party....
You must book early, you have until January 30th to book your party and give your deposit and your all set for your amazing cooking party!!!!
Many Menu Themes to choose from!!
Asian
PJ Breakfast
Baking Shop
Finger Foods
Spanish Tapas
Healthy foods made fun
 Italian Theme
Mexican
My Pizza Party
Tea Party

Baking Classes for Kids

                                      Baking Camp at the Outback!

Classes are starting Nov. 15th.
 

November 15 – December 13
Cooking with Neena
at the Outback

71 Main Street  New Canaan, CT 06840

Call  (203) 594-3075

 
Join Neena in this fun class and learn to Bake something new each week in the Outback kitchen.  
 
Session : Baking/Desserts                           $390
                             Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
                                    November 8 – December 13
                                    Includes cost of food

Cooking Camp changes

SO MANY HAVE ASKED SO HERE IT IS!!! THE FINAL WEEK HAS CHANGED! Its open to grades 4-8. They will be learning knives skills and different cooking techniques. Baking included. Summer Cooking! (Registration Form above) $375 Per session! Please sign up immediately because they fill up fast and we only have 15 spots per session. We will cook and eat like the pro's! knife skills Cooking Class July 23th-26th 9-1pm for 4TH-8TH grade (Knife Skills/Cooking Class)

Classes are filling up!! 

Please tell your friends to register now so they don't miss their spot!
http://www.thekiddiekitchen.com/camp.htm

Summer Cooking! (Registration Form above)
$375 Per session!

Some Weeks Only Have 6 spots Left.... Call to reserve your spot.
We will cook and eat like the pro's!
Last Summer it was soooo much fun, hands on, and educational!
Let all your friends and family know so they can join you for a summer of Cooking Fun!!

Baby shower Cake, it's a vanilla butter cake with vanilla bean butter cream!! soooo Yummy!

Cooking Party!!

Cooking Birthday Party!!
We had such a great time today with a bunch of 8yo girls cooking.
They made Mini lasagna, brownies, cupcakes and
 berry banana smoothies. Happy Birthday Melina!

Kids Cooking camp, Fairfiled County, CT

Hi everyone, I am excited to announce that our camp is going well so far!! We do have spots available and would love for your child or children you know that love to cook or learn new things to join us this summer for a cooking frenzy!
We cook our little hearts out and enjoy the fruits of our labor at the end with a full buffet of different foods.
Kids who have come to the camp can't wait to join us again and they go to their parents enjoying all they have learned.
One mom told me that her daughter taught her how to hold a knife properly and how to chop an onion properly and she is only in the 5th grade.
So call us today and reserve your spot before it's gone!



Located: New Canaan Outback Teen Center, 71 Main Street, New Canaan, CT
Phone: 203-347-8225
Web: www.thekiddiekitchen.com
Eamil: info@thekiddiekitchen.com

The dates are:

July 2nd - 5th 9-1pm for 4th - 5Th grade (Brunch Week)

July 9th - 12th 9-1pm for 6th - 8th grade (Brunch Week)

July 16th -19th 9-1pm for 6th- 8th grade (International Foods)

July 23th-26th 9-1pm for 9th-12th grade (Knife Skills/Cooking Class)

Cooking Camp

Have your Kids signed up for summer camp yet? It takes place at the Outback Teen Center in New Canaan, CT only $375 per session.
The dates are:
July 2nd - 5th 9-1pm for 4th - 6Th grade (Brunch Week) (off on the 4th)
July 9th - 12th 9-1pm for 6th - 8th grade (Brunch Week)
July 16th -19th 9-1pm for 6th- 8th grade (International Foods)
July 23th-26th 9-1pm for 9th-12th grade(Knife Skills/cooking class)
It's only $375 per session, the kids not only learn tons of cooking techniques, they also enjoy the fruits of their labor!
Please contact The Kiddie Kitchen for your registration forms:
www.thekiddiekitchen.com
info@thekiddiekitchen.com
or call; 203-347-8225

Swet 16 Cake tiger stripe cake

Hope you like the cake. It's not completed with all the bells and whistles but I wanted to show you the progress

Spring Cooking Classes Coming To Stamford!

The Kiddie kitchen is teaming up with Stamford Recreation this spring and offering Fun, Educational and Yummy cooking classes. It's coming in April. Look out for the dates because they will fill up fast!!!!!

Cookie decorating and costume prizes

we are having cooking decorating and costume prizes at Christie's in Westport CT.
$10 per child for cookie decorating
Come on and join us this Sunday Oct. 30th from 1-3pm
give us a call with any questions... 203-347-8225

Cooking Class for only $20

Kids Cooking Classes!!!!

Hosted by Chef Neena Perez

Located: 161 Cross Hwy

          Westport CT 

SIGN UP TODAY!!!!!

Spaces are limited, only $35 $20 per kid!

October 9^th     1pm-3pm

October 23^rd    1pm-3pm

October 30^th    1pm-3pm

Sign up at the front counter at Christies

Or call 203-347-8225

**Kids Eat What They Make**

www.thekiddiekitchen.com

info@thekiddiekitchen.com

203-347-8225

                        Where Every Kid Can Cook!                        

Farmers market Sunday 9/18/11 1-3pm

Garden Veggie Pizza

Apple crumb tart

Tomorrow is going to be fun! Pizza's and Fruit tarts for our cooking class. You can join us at Christies Country Store on 161 Cross Hwy, Westport CT only $20 per student. ages 9-teen. See you there!

Kids cooking at Farmers market

We had a blast today, the ages ranged from 3yo to 6yo. We made Ratatouille from the veggies from the local farmers and we made stuffed apples wrapped in Filo dough. It was yummy!!!
For the next two Sunday's we will be holding kids cooking classes at the farmers market in Westport CT at Christies Country Store at 161 Cross Hwy.
Here is the Ratatouille recipe we used today. we also topped it with grated Parmesan cheese. it was soooo good.

Ingredients
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped

1 cup crushed tomato

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small eggplant (Italian, Japanese any small one’s will work well)
1 zucchini
1 yellow squash (yellow zucchini)
1 red bell pepper
Italian herbs
Salt and pepper

1.     Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2.     Pour crushed tomato into bottom of an oval baking dish and sprinkle with Italian herbs and salt and pepper, cover the bottom. Sprinkle chopped garlic cloves and chopped onion and olive oil into the sauce.

3.     Trim the eggplant, yellow and green zucchini, slice red pepper removing the stem and seed,

4.     On a mandoline, adjustable-blade slicer or with a very sharp knife, cut the eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash and red pepper into very thin slices, less than ¼ inch thick.

5.     On top of the crushed tomato sauce, arrange slices one veggie at a time: 1 eggplant, 1 yellow squash, 1 green zucchini, 1 slice of pepper and keep going around that way in a oval pattern from outer pan to center of the baking dish. Drizzle a little olive oil over the vegetables and season them with salt and pepper. Sprinkle some more Italian herbs over the veggies. Cover with a little bit more of crushed tomato like ¼ cup.

6.     Cover dish with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit inside. Bake for approximately 45 to 55 minutes, until vegetables have released their liquid and are clearly cooked, but careful not to over cook. You should see that the tomato sauce is bubbling up around them.

7.     Serve with fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top. Enjoy!!

www.Thekiddiekitchen.com

203-347-8225

Cooking Parties for kids, teens and adults!!

Info@thekiddiekitchen.com

This class was sponsored by:  

Located: 161 Cross Hwy

          Westport CT

Peanut butter cups

So we are now entering the Fall and our phones are ringing off the hook!! We are practically booked for the month of September.... Cooking parties are a big hit with kids, teens and adults!!! I wanted to share a fun recipe with you to help bring in the fall at home. Enjoy!

The Real Peanut Butter Cups

3 ½ to 4 Cups of Powdered Sugar

2 Cups of Peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)

1 ½ cups vanilla wafers

2 ¼ Sticks of Butter (you can use salted or unsalted)

**Bag of chocolate chips, melted (white or dark)

Method:

1.    Melt butter in Microwave.

2.    Put bag of Vanilla wafers in food processor and make into fine crumbs.

3.    Mix powder sugar, peanut butter, vanilla wafer crumbs, and butter in a bowl. Mix until well combined set aside.

4.    Melt the bag of chocolate chips in a bowl over a pot of simmering water, stirring every 30-40 seconds until smooth, be careful not to burn chocolate.

5.    Place mini cup cake cups in mini cupcake pan;

6.    pour a dab of chocolate in mini paper cupcake cup.

7.    Roll small amount of peanut butter mixture into a ½” to 1” ball using the palm of your hands, place into chocolate cup, chocolate may rise up on sides.

8.    Place another dab of chocolate on top of mixture

9.    Place in Fridge for 25 min, or in Freezer for 10-12 min (if you just can’t wait)

10.Place a spoonful inside of each cup. Let chocolate set inside, and then enjoy the best PB cups you ever had.

**You can even paint the inside of the cupcake cups with chocolate, let it cool then place the peanut butter in it and proceed)

Cooking Camp, Fairfield county CT

We are approaching our last week of cooking camp!!!! You can have your child join for this last week. We are having an open enrollment, we will have it open for 4th to 8th grade..... Come and join us, it's Grilling week! Call 203-347-8225