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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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Mother’s Day Lavender Strawberry Shortcake
Know how much Mom loves you? Love her back with Lavender Strawberry Shortcake. There are 3 parts to this classic and lovely treat: Strawberries Shortcake Lavender Whipped Cream Start …»» Continue Reading
Pancakes by Kayleah for Show & Tell!
Paw-Paw’s Pancakes are my favorite for breakfast! I got my recipe from my Great grandpa, Poppy! He made the pancakes from scratch. I love making and eating Paw-Paw’s pancakes because, pancakes are easy to …»» Continue Reading
Kid’s Cook Lotsa Pasta!
Do you like to eat pasta? Have you ever made homemade pasta? Well today is your day! If you like to get your hands in the flour, use a rolling …»» Continue Reading
Kid’s zest, chop and learn science in cooking class!
Have you ever eaten the inside of an orange? Of course you have…who hasn’t? Did you know you can eat the outside of an orange too? You didn’t know that? …»» Continue Reading
The Theme is: Breakfast!
Colder days bring wishes for warm and coziness. Nothing starts a day off better than warm bacon and eggs! Here is a fun and easy version called Bacon & Egg …»» Continue Reading
Hanukkah Potato Latkes
December is full of wonderful celebrations that include yummy food. Hanukkah is one of those celebrations. At Hanukkah, Jewish people eat food fried in oil to remind them of the …»» Continue Reading
An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away
I’m sure you’ve heard your mom or dad or grandparents say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Apples are sweet and crisp and yummy, but did you know …»» Continue Reading
Easy Cranberry Sauce
Last week in cooking class, we made homemade Cranberry Sauce. Tangy, sweet, delicious, and beautiful cranberry sauce. It looked like a bowl of beautiful, shiny jewelry and tasted so yummy, …»» Continue Reading
Today in Cooking Class: Tongs
Tongs contributed by Samantha Sizemore Tongs for Kids by William-Sonoma Have you ever seen your mom or dad using a giant tweezer-like tool when cooking? Most likely they use this …»» Continue Reading
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
