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Lori Hinze, professional educator with over 15 years of classroom instructional experience, professional program and curriculum development and educational leadership, has earned recognition for her unique expertise and contribution to education. As a former elementary and middle school teacher, a 2007 recipient of Wal-Mart’s Teacher of the Year and graduate of The International Culinary Center, New York City, Lori brings a professional background of combined expertise and experience in education and the culinary arts. Lori uses cooking as a platform for teaching food literacy, academic reinforcement, boosting self-confidence, life skills and social skills in children to help the next generation live healthy lives through hands-on educational programming.
Currently, Lori works as an Educational Consultant, Instructional Coach, Public Speaker and Founder and Executive Director of CookLearnGrow based in Austin, TX. read more...
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Cook Learn Grow
Look where we’ve been
Around the World Summer Cooking Camp, 2011 we practiced our knife skills, we made pizza, even with a booboo… we cracked eggs, we measured, we played spoon and nose games, …»» Continue Reading
This is what it’s all about.
It’s been a little sad around here lately. I remember the first year I taught public school…I was assigned to PreK. After a few months into the job, I couldn’t believe …»» Continue Reading
Yea, it’s TAKS Test Time!! Woohoo!!
Yea, because this year, instead of being up at the school on my days off making copies and prepping for the BIG test this Spring, I’ve been in the kitchen prepping …»» Continue Reading
Check out the Mardi Gras Menu, Summer Camps and More!
Mardi Gras on the Dinner & Dessert Menu! Don’t miss these seasonal Cajun Classics: Shrimp Sauce Piquant Gator Jambalaya Crawfish Etouffee Pie Chicken Fricasse’ Catfish Courtboullion Chocolate Bread Pudding Gateau …»» Continue Reading
look at this sweet love!
If you’re happy and you know it, raise your chocolate hands. “Kneading” some love…the beginning of scones awww, what a sweetie. and the scones were cute too! no words to …»» Continue Reading
Need a special gift for your Valentine?
Food to tease the tongue, wine to make you swoon with pleasure, music to make you fall in love…again. Lori’s Culinary teams up with Spicewood Vineyards and Stanley and the Jazz …»» Continue Reading
November’s Menu: It’s all his fault!
So, here I am with 527 projects going on simultaneously while feeling lucky to get 5 hours of sleep because my brain keeps pop, pop, popping with ideas, to-do lists, …»» Continue Reading
Here’s what we talked about:
Last week I had the delightful pleasure of speaking with the ladies from Baytown’s FBC Women’s Ministry. What a fun group of ladies!! We talked about all sorts of food related …»» Continue Reading
Oh, Baby!
The other day I stopped in to say hi to my friend Nichole out at Becker Vineyards and had the delight in experiencing dirt. Well, not exactly dirt, but the …»» Continue Reading
What would you do?
Recently, we played this silly game in class and it turned out to not be so silly. More like creative and super fun or maybe I’m just full of dorkiness. Not …»» Continue Reading
