For me, everything went great today. As the class, the students were very engaged. Now that we have been together for a while now, they are very much more open to asking questions about certain things. They've learned over there over the time they've been with us and then also, Some of them are watching cooking shows now they do like Junior Chef. So they now feel like they can relate to some of the wording and some of the techniques that they've been seeing on the cooking show. So yeah, went great and everything was good, no issues, no problems.

And the students like those kind of challenges where we do a challenge on two recipes. So one was sweet. When was Savory on the shish kabobs, we learn the history of where it's just grab started and that they're usually cooked on an open flame. Pretty much. That's how they got the name, but they could also be baked. So the students selected from the vegetables that were available to arrange their own. Recipe. Each one had their own individual way of arranging, the shish kebabs, and also seasonings that they could us add-on for flavor and then they could also create a dipping sauce, which I demonstrated how that could be done using hummus and other things like soy sauce, hummus mixing other ingredients, the spices. And so those are I made a dipping sauce for her Savory. No one else was interested for those but then Sam made a dipping sauce for his sweet shish kebab. So he made his own recipe with that and each student was able to try and Sample it and give him suggestions on what would make it better. They learn to how, you know, cutting up the fruit and how you do it in bite-sized pieces. And then Avery, who is the youngest return? I haven't seen him in a while. He's never ever heard of a shish kebab. So this was something new for him. Yeah and that's what we did today.

The students were very much engaged, they really do. Enjoy the challenges of creating their own recipes. Some of the students who usually have more of a challenge of staying focused. We're very focused today because they were more engaged with creating their recipe. The only problem with today is far as my class, I left my phone and I came back to look for it. I couldn't find it. So, I Left my phone. I did find it. It was in the garage but I didn't want to be late. So I didn't have a phone today. So there were no photos taken today for this to parents unfortunately.

Today and then clicking players, we decided to break up into partners and do a smoothie challenge. So the students first got a chance to look at the basics to a smoothie. What was needed? Like the milk and non-dairy milks and also yogurt Then we separated everything as far as spices pumpkin spice, cinnamon cloves, allspice things that you could use to enhance the flavor this smoothie. Then we have the wet ingredients such as pumpkin spice liquid, no it extract orange juice and then there was fruits, bananas strawberries apples and Then we separated the toppings which were pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate. So each student created their own smoothie recipe for their partner to try to taste test and then they switch and the other person comes up with their smoothies recipe for the other partner to taste test.

Went well the participants were engaged and interacted well with each other.

Today most students have already most likely not in attendance are on travel time . With the group we checked on the garden for new blooms. Looks like the carrots are starting to bloom. We checked on the rooting of the Aloe Vera took off dead growth and freshened the water. We decided to give an area of the garden a festive holiday decor. Participants also made an up cycle flower from paper.

Day for the students, there's a good day with the interaction of everyone. Everyone that was part of the class today. Did lot of exploring and it was a good class for me, I liked where they're going and then I like how they are participating.

artwork first project with leaves, creating a Floral type flower using leaves. Always like to create something that is a way to get connected with the the outside Outdoors. And then we went to the Garden checked on the progress of the seeds that we planted last week. The second that we repotted, we watered those. We also did some weeding identified. Some new things that were in the garden. It had grown like potatoes. And also noticed, some of the fungi that we looked up which was mushrooms somewhere edible, some were not after that, we worked on a poster for their upcoming presentation regarding, what programs are program

Class went very well today. Alex enjoyed the hands on creating his own receipe. He was focused today.

Today was cracker appetizers challenge. Students picked a partner. They created a appetizer receipe for their partner to taste test and discuss what made it good in taste or what could have made it better. The receipe was shared we the rest of the participants The first challenge was to create an appetizer that is savory They choose from ingredients provided. The Second challenge was to create an appetizer that is sweet

Today, you know, the students were all participating. Engaged had no problems. It was a good day for me today.

Beat it out. The areas that needed to have weaving done. We did several things like I planted corn seeds today and carrot seeds. We also checked on the succulents that were rooting and water. They sprout Roots. So we re planted those and we make passion fruit lemonade from the passion fruit. That was from the trees.

today was a little bit challenging as a teacher, the youngest student Alex today was a little bit more challenging as far as you know, following instructions or, you know, not creating Disruption during the class by getting into things or just refusing to follow any of the directions when I was trying to redirect them into doing activities. So I gave him a minute to take a break. And then when he was ready, he came back and things went better from that point, otherwise it was a good class. The rest of the students were very an active and engaged. So it went well other than the little mishap with Alex, the beginning of class

Today we decided to make the requested recipe by Zora the students which was candied yams. Unfortunately, she wasn't here today but we made it anyway. One of the things that was also part of the class was to learn the difference between potatoes, which ones would yams and a difference between yams and sweet potatoes We talked about different ways to make measurements. If you've needed to substitute for not having a cup of sugar and only had tablespoons, how do you calculate the measurements? And they also talked about how to create a glaze. We made the glaze or candied yams, which was also topped with marshmallow, Close. It was a quick demo on how to turn the marshmallows into Taffy while the sweet potatoes were baking.

So today class went well, I had these students today, so it kind of acclimated them to the idea of Art and gardening. And they were very engaged, the students seem to be very proud of the gardening. What has happened so far as cleaning it and replanting and actually, seeing some of the things that were already in the garden actually blooming and collecting the fruit from the tree. So when Really good today. Kids were interactive engaged and it went well.

Today we decided to start the class with an art project based off of Georgia, o'keeffe's Roses of clothes, roses had a book on the head bright, that the students were really interested in possibly duplicating the design. So, I showed him a simple way using markers and paint brush and water to create the Georgia. O'Keefe type rose paintings, the second, half the class. We went to the Garden to check out all the things that we had replanted. See if there was any roots that showed on the ones that were being rooted in water, we pulled the weeds that were growing from The Ring. It's a lot of weeds Friday it out, then we also collected passion fruit from the trees. So that next week, well, actually no class next week but when they returned, we were going to do passion fruit smoothies.

Today when goods and far as the class everyone, again was very helpful, everyone is was more into helping with prepping all the ingredients. Getting all the comedian's together, rolling out the dough, very interactive and engage. So for today was a good day for me. I had no issues with any behaviors today. So everything went well, a very good day today the gingerbread cookies Well, they came out but the vegan recipes or the dough was a little bit too sticky for the cookie cutters. So we did make one. But because of the time, we decided to just make one in the rest were just cookie cookie. Well, he looked more like biscuits but they were very good. They were tasty. I think we're learning more about what certain things will rise, you know, our be more. Fluffier. So they are a little bit more fluffier than what a cookie like crispy cookie. If they could have baked a little longer perhaps that would have been A different outcome but they taste good. The kids enjoy them and it was a good day.

Today we decided to make vegan gingerbread cookies gingerbread man. The students today were very good and coming. Along with the recipe, sharing the ingredients measuring out the ingredients, learning how to alter certain ingredients such as like four eggs, instead of using eggs using Being a different binders. We talked about different dividers you could use like, bananas or applesauce. The students are really becoming more independent as far as how to go about, you know, putting together the ingredients for the recipe and very helpful and cleaning up and things like that. So, it's coming along really. Well. Today was a good day. The gingerbread cookies came out. Well, they came out as cookies. He's?

Was a little bit more challenging from one student, that it usually don't have a challenge, which was one of the younger kids usually is not as not focused. And you know, going other things besides participating. He's a lot of in agitation even in the beginning of the class I'm having an item that he did not want to give up and then me a thing about another student kind of bullying bullying him over. It. So it was a little disruptive with that and had to have someone come in and escort them out, because I tried several things, giving them tast and other things, and it's still, it was becoming a challenge trying to get them to focus and work with the recipe. The rest of the students did pretty good. Those who did participate. I like the questions they were asking so that was good and they were very helpful. And making sure that we double check the ingredients, so that we didn't have any issues. And then when we did have our test and it didn't work well, you know, students were able to express how they feel and making it work. So, we did those things and yeah, overall little challenging with the younger one and I don't know what was. He's usually not one to you know, create such a the challenge. It's usually the other Other younger student that he was focused today. And I guess they switch places today. But then again, it's still after Halloween. And I'm quite sure they've been doing a lot of candy, so kind of understandable, but overall, it was a good day.

We decided to make vegan waffles with fruit toppings. So everything was done by scratch. So each student was able to measure out, parts of the ingredients to create the batter. Also learned, how to make the simulation of buttermilk using apple cider vinegar and other ingredients and how that works. They learned also again, how to separate the weak from the dries and then to house you not over. Whip the batter also preparing the flour for the batter, they learned how to each person, got a chance to understand how I sift the flour and what that process is about. And then each student was able to top off, whatever other besides fruit, we had like, cinnamon pumpkin spices to create their own waffle. And yeah, It didn't go great at first, the first Waffle was a test, so we tweak the recipe and then they came out very good.