Cooking With Chefs
Episode 2
Episode 2 Checklist
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Mise En Place
Being prepared before you start cooking makes cooking more enjoyable
and ensures that your recipe is prepared properly
This French term is a concept that will make life in the kitchen less time consuming and more enjoyable. Often just called "mise" it means being prepared by reading the recipe, knowing the steps, and being ready to go as you proceed through the recipe. When you're prepared, you set yourself up for success.
Mise en place means "everything in its place" and it's so important that some chefs even have it tattooed on their arms."
Mise En Place Video
The Healthy Plate Way
Eating a variety of foods in appropriate amounts maximizes your energy, attention, and overall health
The Healthy Plate Method is a system that you can use to help you maximize your nutrition at every meal.
Using this tool assures you'll get plenty of the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients you need to feel full and energized until your next meal, and not require taking separate vitamins. You don't have to leave out any foods when you are eating healthy, just make sure you are getting a variety of nutrient dense foods as well.
Healthy Plate Video
Discussion Topics
Find the bread or tortillas or cereal in your cabinets. What is the fiber amount in a serving? Does it have at least 3 grams of fiber?
What did you think when you saw the Healthy Plate? What surprised you? What is easy for you? What makes it challenging to eat this way?
Knowing that for optimal health, energy, and focus that half of what you eat should be fruits and vegetables, what are 2 ways that you can make it easier to eat more each day?
How close are you to eating the Healthy Plate way? What gets in the way of you eating fruits and vegetables?
What is one thing you can do in the next week to improve your plate?
Overnight Oats
Key skills: eating a variety of foods using the plate ratio, including starting your day with a whole grain.
Overnight Oats Video
Assignments for Episode 2
1.
Snap some photos!
Time in the kitchen is about de-stressing, having fun, challenging yourself, and nourishing your mind, body, and soul. Our hope is that you find great pride in your efforts after each lesson. We also want you to learn and grow! Take a photo of your recipes and share them with the group. After each episode, you'll be talking with your group about what went well and where you were challenged.
Feeling a little extra?
Upload your pictures to Instagram and tag @sdchefsdecuisine
or email them to cwc@sdchefs.org
2.
Chef's reflections
Chefs take notes! Each experience in the kitchen will provide you with wins and some fails. Writing down what you liked and where you can improve will expand your chef skills and guide you toward your own culinary creations. Start a chef's journal, you'll continue to use it years from now.
Questions
What worked well with each recipe?
How can you make the recipe your own while still keeping it healthy?
How can you make the recipe your own while still keeping it healthy?
3.
Share your Weekly “Wow!”
Here’s your chance to tell us about something that struck you in the video. Maybe it was something the chef said or an idea for how you can improve the look, or the texture or the taste of your dish. Write down your response in your Workbook and feel free to share with us by emailing cwc@sdchefs.org
Episode 2 Handout & Recipes
We’ve created a printable Handbook for each episode of Cooking With Chefs which includes all the recipes!
You can find this Handbook in your ingredients package or download and print it from here.
Great Job Chef!
This concludes Episode 2 of Cooking with Chefs.
Check back with our Program Homepage on March 8th for our next episode