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Middle School Intersession 2025
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Tuesday, January 7
 

8:30am PST

Culinary Explorations: The Tomato
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am PST
EC112
Exploring the Tomato: Culinary history, cultural influences and tasting tomatoes. We will trace the history of the tomato through world cuisines and learn why it was thought to be poisonous up through the 17th century. Come with a curiosity about food, culture and cuisine and a willingness to sample some varieties of tomatoes.

You will be learning hands-on cooking techniques (knife skills) and making a tomato & cucumber salad (lightly dressed with Balsamic vinegar and olive oil). Food consumed will be vegan and contain no nuts. Please notify the instructor of any food allergies.
Facilitators
avatar for Russell Jong

Russell Jong

I learned to cook because I enjoy eating. I am a Nueva alumnus, having attended Nueva a long time ago. I enrolled in cooking school after I earned my degree from Stanford University. After a few years of working in kitchens as a cook and having my own catering company, I took a break... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am PST
EC112
  5-6 Grade

8:30am PST

The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am PST
Café
Let’s cook breakfast together! In this class, students will create sweet and savory crepes, pancakes, made-to-order omelettes, and hot cocoa. No prior cooking experience required. Eat your culinary creations!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am PST
Café
  7-8 Grade

9:50am PST

The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes
Tuesday January 7, 2025 9:50am - 11:05am PST
Café
Let’s cook breakfast together! In this class, students will create sweet and savory crepes, pancakes, made-to-order omelettes, and hot cocoa. No prior cooking experience required. Eat your culinary creations!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 9:50am - 11:05am PST
Café
  5-6 Grade

9:50am PST

Culinary Explorations: The Tomato
Tuesday January 7, 2025 9:50am - 11:05am PST
EC112
Exploring the Tomato: Culinary history, cultural influences and tasting tomatoes. We will trace the history of the tomato through world cuisines and learn why it was thought to be poisonous up through the 17th century. Come with a curiosity about food, culture and cuisine and a willingness to sample some varieties of tomatoes.

You will be learning hands-on cooking techniques (knife skills) and making a tomato & cucumber salad (lightly dressed with Balsamic vinegar and olive oil). Food consumed will be vegan and contain no nuts. Please notify the instructor of any food allergies.
Facilitators
avatar for Russell Jong

Russell Jong

I learned to cook because I enjoy eating. I am a Nueva alumnus, having attended Nueva a long time ago. I enrolled in cooking school after I earned my degree from Stanford University. After a few years of working in kitchens as a cook and having my own catering company, I took a break... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 9:50am - 11:05am PST
EC112
  7-8 Grade

12:05pm PST

The Science of Baking: The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:05pm - 1:20pm PST
Café
Join us in the food lab for “The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment''. First, we’ll examine the role of flour, leavening agents, sugar, eggs, fats, time, and temperature and how they work together to create delicious baked goods. After baking the control recipe, students will break into teams where they will change ingredients, proportions, and ratios in the recipe to see how it affects the cookie’s flavor, texture, spread and color. Be prepared for a lot of taste testing – and homemade hot cocoa to accompany the cookies!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 12:05pm - 1:20pm PST
Café
  5-6 Grade

1:25pm PST

The Science of Baking: The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:25pm - 2:40pm PST
Café
Join us in the food lab for “The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment''. First, we’ll examine the role of flour, leavening agents, sugar, eggs, fats, time, and temperature and how they work together to create delicious baked goods. After baking the control recipe, students will break into teams where they will change ingredients, proportions, and ratios in the recipe to see how it affects the cookie’s flavor, texture, spread and color. Be prepared for a lot of taste testing – and homemade hot cocoa to accompany the cookies!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Tuesday January 7, 2025 1:25pm - 2:40pm PST
Café
  7-8 Grade
 
Wednesday, January 8
 

8:30am PST

The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes
Wednesday January 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am PST
Café
Let’s cook breakfast together! In this class, students will create sweet and savory crepes, pancakes, made-to-order omelettes, and hot cocoa. No prior cooking experience required. Eat your culinary creations!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Wednesday January 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am PST
Café
  5-6 Grade

8:30am PST

Flavors of the Mediterranean: A Cooking & Tasting Adventure
Wednesday January 8, 2025 8:30am - 2:40pm PST
EC112
Learn all about Mediterranean food and how fresh herbs, good fats, and balancing the five flavor elements translate into delicious food. We will learn how to make stove-top pizza with fresh tomato basil sauce and homemade dough, herb and olive oil hummus, tiramisu with seasonal fruit compote, and fresh mint lemonade. We will also have some fun tastings with various herbs, cheeses, olives, olive oils, and vinegars.

Menu
Stove-top pizza with homemade dough and tomato basil sauce
Herb and olive oil hummus
Tiramisu with seasonal fruit
Mint lemonade
Facilitators
avatar for Sam Mehra

Sam Mehra

Chef
Sam is a long-time Nueva parent who has lived globally and is an avid home chef. She enjoys creating new recipes and teaching using fresh and flavorful ingredients to create comfort food from around the world.Sam completed her culinary degree from the SF Cooking School in San Francisco... Read More →
Wednesday January 8, 2025 8:30am - 2:40pm PST
EC112
  5-6 Grade

9:50am PST

The Art of Cooking Breakfast: Crepes, Pancakes, and Omelettes
Wednesday January 8, 2025 9:50am - 11:05am PST
Café
Let’s cook breakfast together! In this class, students will create sweet and savory crepes, pancakes, made-to-order omelettes, and hot cocoa. No prior cooking experience required. Eat your culinary creations!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Wednesday January 8, 2025 9:50am - 11:05am PST
Café
  7-8 Grade

12:05pm PST

The Science of Baking: The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment
Wednesday January 8, 2025 12:05pm - 1:20pm PST
Café
Join us in the food lab for “The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment''. First, we’ll examine the role of flour, leavening agents, sugar, eggs, fats, time, and temperature and how they work together to create delicious baked goods. After baking the control recipe, students will break into teams where they will change ingredients, proportions, and ratios in the recipe to see how it affects the cookie’s flavor, texture, spread and color. Be prepared for a lot of taste testing – and homemade hot cocoa to accompany the cookies!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Wednesday January 8, 2025 12:05pm - 1:20pm PST
Café
  7-8 Grade

1:25pm PST

The Science of Baking: The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment
Wednesday January 8, 2025 1:25pm - 2:40pm PST
Café
Join us in the food lab for “The Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment''. First, we’ll examine the role of flour, leavening agents, sugar, eggs, fats, time, and temperature and how they work together to create delicious baked goods. After baking the control recipe, students will break into teams where they will change ingredients, proportions, and ratios in the recipe to see how it affects the cookie’s flavor, texture, spread and color. Be prepared for a lot of taste testing – and homemade hot cocoa to accompany the cookies!
Facilitators
avatar for Michelle Greenebaum

Michelle Greenebaum

Together In The Kitchen
Michelle Greenebaum of Together In The Kitchen (and mom of an 8th grader at Nueva!) teaches the Art and Science of Cooking and Baking to kids, teenagers, and adults in the Bay Area. This is her 4th year teaching Intersession at Nueva. Her classes are hands-on, fun, and support all... Read More →
Wednesday January 8, 2025 1:25pm - 2:40pm PST
Café
  5-6 Grade
 
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