Our daughter has always had an interest in cooking; Chopped, Cupcake Wars, etc. are staples on TV. A couple years ago we gave her some professional cooking lessons as a Christmas gift. She's enjoyed cooking for us, but things are really taking off.
This summer, she put together a list of countries and regions with the intent to cook from one area per month. Well, she and we enjoy it so much that her 6th grade brother has joined in with preparing his own (with mom's help) meals as well. Over the past month, we've had meals from Hawaii, France, Morocco, China and Brazil. Each kiddo makes a meal complete with a Powerpoint and regional music while we eat. They're making some good food, and judging from the smiles on their faces, some good fun. It's just something that they want to do
France: ratatouille, chicken francese, madelines (shaped as Star Wars charachters...hey, the chef is a 6th grade boy
This was a yummy meal!
China: Marinated chicken, handmade eggrolls, hand made sweet wontons
Brazil: Brazilian Chicken A Mineira, Po de Queijo (cheese bread), and Beijinho de Coco (coconut candy, super sweet)
Morocco: citrus shrimp, couscous w/vegetables and gold raisins, dill sauce and sfenj (basically donuts) So yummy!