Friday, December 14, 2012

Holidays in the EV FCS classroom

Thanksgiving Dinner in the Foods & Nutrition I class....



Cranberry Sauce and Green Bean Casserole

Pumpkin Toffee Cheesecake

Turkey and Broccoli Salad

Party Potatoes

The Beautiful Table...



Getting ready for the Holiday Reception...
Every year, the Foods class plans a reception for all of the EV employees. The parents/families of the Foods' class students are also invited. The Independent Living and Life Skills classes also help prepare for this event. A LOT of work goes into this, but it is A LOT of fun, too!
There's always laundry to put away!



LOTS of ironing...those tablecloths need to look perfect!

An ironing lesson???



Making candy

more sweets...

Making a list, checking it twice....

All the finishing touches....

MORE candy....

THE FINAL PRODUCTS...








The Holiday Reception....with everyone dressed up!



The feast...







MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Friday, December 7, 2012

Homemade S'mores

As an introduction to the candy and cookie unit, the Foods class made homemade marshmallows and graham crackers. It is not as hard as it looks and the end result is delicious! 
 



star shaped marshmallows



two groups added cinnamon to their graham crackers

Just add chocolate and you have homemade s'mores!