I am so proud of all the hard work that my culinary 2 students have put in over these past two weeks!! They have made hundreds of cookies between senior decision day, teacher appreciation week, and a fun class cookie exchange to reward their efforts!🍪 #Empower95

Our culinary 3 students completed their cake decorating unit with a classic: Cupcake Wars 🧁 We had some florals, some fall flavors, and even an appearance from Gru & his minions! Great job everyone 👏🏻 #Empower95

It was a super fun day of competition in the culinary room today! Culinary 1 Ss presented their Greatest Grains dishes to staff & student judges and showcased tons of creativity. They all spun for random ingredients which challenged them to think outside the box! #Empower95

Culinary 2 students were hard at work these last few days making chicken pot pies 🥧 They continued practicing their dough techniques to make the crust, prepped + cooked their chicken and veggies, and made delicious gravy from scratch! #Empower95

Before our culinary 3 students can become master cake decorators🧁, they have to start with the basics. Today was all about piping practice with their names, shapes, and lines! #Empower95

Whipped up some angel food cake in culinary 1! The perfect way for students to see the different stages of egg foams in action and what it takes to create a light & fluffy cake 🍰 #Empower95

Some of the delicious pizzas made by culinary 2 students for their pizza cook-off today 🍕They’re done with yeast breads for the semester and now it’s time to learn about pies & pastries! #Empower95

Culinary 1 students have started learning about the various functions of eggs and today’s mozzarella stick lab focused on using eggs as a coating agent #Empower95

Another successful Sandwich Wars competition for culinary 2 students today!! They used their yeast breads knowledge and worked so hard to make + bake all of their breads and fillings! I’m one proud teacher 🥯🍞🥖🥐 #Empower95

Huge congratulations to Rylan, Cesar, Luke, Jesus, Lucas, Brie, Tallon, Emilia, Jared, and Sarah for passing their ServSafe Food Manager test and earning their certifications! These culinary 3 students spent a lot of hours preparing and we couldn’t be more proud! #Empower95

End-of-week culinary recap! Learning how to poach eggs🥚 for eggs benedict in culinary 1, more yeast bread practice with soft pretzels 🥨 in culinary 2, and focusing on mother sauces with a bechamel pasta bake in culinary 3. Now, we enjoy spring break! #Empower9

Continuing our exploration of yeast breads with pizza in culinary 2 🍕 Always guaranteed to bring a smile to students’ faces 👍🏻 #Empower95

Ended the week off with cinnamon rolls in Culinary 2 to kick-off their yeast breads unit + a flower pot family activity in Adult Living to learn about challenges/crises families face and how they can overcome them to come out stronger. #Empower95

Our students have been working hard on producing ALL different types of quick breads in culinary 1! Cheddar biscuits for drop doughs, pancakes 🥞 for pour batters, and monkey bread for soft doughs. #Empower95

First competition of the semester for culinary 2 (soup cook-off) went great! So many fun soups were made 🥄 #Empower95

Check out our child development students working hard to earn their CPR certifications. Thank you Todd Gregory for taking the time out of your day to train & help them all out! #Empower95

Did you know that something as simple as changing up the type of fat you use for cookies makes a HUGE difference in your finished product? Culinary 1 students explored those differences by making cookies using six different fats and then taste testing them 🍪 #Empower95

EGGcellent work by Culinary 3 students today who conquered the daunting task of making hollandaise sauce and poaching eggs to start off our mother sauces unit!

Big congratulations to the 114! culinary 1 students who earned their ServSafe Food Handler certification! All of your hard work paid off and we are so proud of all of you!! 🎉 John L. Walsh Zach Gimm Dr. Kelley Gallt #Empower95 #BetterTogetherD95

Had such a great time at the IllinoisAFCS conference today! It’s always nice to meet new people and share fun ideas to implement in our classes. The Graham's Chocolate workshop, where we got to sample chocolate + work with modeling chocolate, was definitely a highlight 🍫 #sayyestoFCS