Cooking Club - September 2011

Posted At : September 9, 2011 8:15 PM
Related Categories: Kid's cooking, Chefs Move to Schools, recipe
School has started and so has cooking club!  This is my second year with Autrey Mill Middle School.  The teachers and I met a few weeks ago to get organized and get ready for the new year. 

A few things are the same - Mrs. Purwin, Mrs. Chereck, Mrs. Keurer, the science room for meeting.  A few things are different - the French teacher is joining us, the science teacher is new but happy to loan his room, there is a new principal.  

We also have some of the same kids and lots of new.  We had 40 students sign up for club so Mrs Purwin held another lottery.  We feel 25 is a good number of students for the club.  We'll do two sessions of camp again so we can let everyone experience club.





I chose an easy recipe for the first meeting so we could talk about future meetings and also eat.  The students are pretty hungry at 4:00.  They've had a long day at school. 

I brought one burner and we have an induction burner donated by All Clad to The Chefs Move to Schools program.  I brought pots, pans, groceries and we started.  Some of the kids made the salsa.





While I talked with the students we started cooking.  I had students saute and stir while we met.  Love our burners! 








So, Border Pork Roll-ups for 30.  Coming right up! Here is the recipe for 4 servings.

Border Pork Roll-ups adapted from Pillsbury Fast and Healthy

  • 8 ounces crushed pineapple
  • 3/4 cup salsa
  • 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced in strips
  • 4 flour tortillas, 6 inch
  1. In a small bowl, combine pineapple and salsa, mix well, set aside. 
  2. Cut pork in half lengthwise and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices.
  3. In a medium bowl combine the brown sugar, chili powder, and vinegar. Mix well. Add pork, toss to coat.  Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes to marinate.
  4. Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray.  Heat over medium high heat until hot.  Add pork mixture, cook and stir 3 minutes. 
  5. Add onion and pepper, cook and stir 2 to 4 minutes until pork is cooked and vegetables are soft.
  6. Roll in tortilla, top with salsa. 
So cook at home.  Add some beans, maybe a salad and you have a quick meal that's good and good for you.  And try ii with chicken, sirloin, flank steak or even shrimp. 

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