Chef Amee’s Girl Scout Culinary and Baking Workshops
Chef Amee’s Girl Scout Culinary and Baking Workshops
Workshops are led by professional teacher and chef instructor, Chef Amee Hoge-Dunfee. All workshops can be held at my Cooking School in Avon Lake, your meeting location, or at one of your leaders’ home.
www.chefamee.com 480.678.4988 ameehoge@hotmail.com
COSTS: $15-18/girl (depending on workshop and location) + the cost of ingredients if hosted by the troop. If you would like Chef Amee to host, then there will be a $7/girl ingredients and supplies fee added. Contact me via phone or email to set up your workshop.
All workshops are designed for DAISIES, BROWNIES, JUNIORS, and CADETTES.
Chef Amee has created curriculum for 10 fun badge workshops as well as Creative and Tasty Workshops that fulfill the GS requirements for- Healthy Snacks, Simple Meals, New Cuisines and Locavore. **Cost of exclusively designed fun patch is not included, they may be ordered ($3.50 each) upon request.
Whimsical Cupcake Decorating: Spring/Fall/Summer or Holiday: Girls will learn fun classic cake decorating techniques using professional tips and fondant while creating seasonal themed cupcakes while making homemade buttercream frosting. Focus is on making frosting, filling and using pastry bags and tips, and using fondant.
Cookie Diva: Spring/Fall/Summer or Holiday Girls will learn the history of cookies, how to make a variety of creatively simple, take-home cookies along with valuable baking terms and techniques.
Holiday Baking: Learn various hands-on cookie recipes to create for the holidays, baking terms/vocabulary and the science behind cookie baking. Recipes to choose from: Chocolate Mint Cookies, Chewy Ginger Cookies, and Spritz Cookies.
Chocolate Lovers: It’s all about chocolate here- how it’s made, distinguishing quality, and cooking with it in various ways. Recipes to include: Chocolate Berry Roll-ups, Chocolate Mint Truffles and Double Chocolate Brownies.
Taste of Italy: Girls will experience Italy through recipes & skills developed from Chef Amee’s travel through Tuscany along with learning about ingredients used in Italian Cuisine. Recipes to include: Homemade Pasta Dough made into fettuccini with a Tuscan Marinara Sauce from Scratch.
Doughnut Lovers: Girls learn skills & baking terms while learning how to make & take-home a variety of doughnuts. Recipes to to choose from: Glazed Chocolate Donuts, Doughnut Waffles with Cinnamon and Sugar, and Grandma Rosa’s Italian Zeppoles.
Tour of Paris: Girls will experience Paris with classic recipes and culinary terms learned from Chef Amee’s experiences at the French Culinary Institute, NYC. Recipes to include: Crepes Suzettes, Chocolate Truffles, and Poached Eggs on Toast.
International Breakfast: Girls will learn recipes from Chef Amee’s travels to the countries of Germany, France and Switzerland. Recipes to include: Omelettes for One and Warm Belgian Waffles with Chocolate Orange Ganache.
Become a Baker: Girls will learn important culinary terms, baking skills as well as the science behind baking. Recipes to choose from: Berry Crumb Muffins, Old-Fashioned Lemon Sugar Cookies, and Buttermilk Biscuits.
Cupcake Wars: Girls will work in teams creating basic cupcake and frosting recipes while adding their own flavor & flair. Instruction and basic recipes will be given. Basic baking and cake decorating experience is necessary for the girls to really compete successfully together. **This workshop will run a bit longer and fee is $25/student + plus supplies.
Please wear clothes that can get messy, hair pulled up and back-away from their face. They can each bring an apron to wear, as well as bring a labeled take-home container or two (to be determined), and a labeled water bottle if they want.
If you are visiting Chef Amee’s Cooking School, please park in the driveway or in front of the her home.
