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Cooking & Meal Planning 102 (4/26 7p Cook102)


Description
You learned the basics in Cooking and Meal Planning, let’s learn the next steps in Cooking 102! We’ll expand on knife skills and kitchen time management, explore flavor and texture, the basics of baking, and discuss strategies for cost-effective and environmentally friendly cooking! See you in the virtual kitchen!

By the end of this course, students will...

1. Recognize different knife cuts and describe their importance
2. Describe the importance of time management and organization in the kitchen
3. Identify elements of flavor and texture
4. Define and label macronutrients
5. List money saving shopping and cooking techniques
6. Identify baking ingredients and their role in baking
7. Describe strategies to minimize food waste

Start Date: 04/06/2026 End Date: 05/10/2026

Content
  • Course Homepage
  • Course Overview
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-In)
  • Seminar & Recording Information
  • Weekly Seminars
  • Unit 1 Seminar 1: 4/7/2026
  • Unit 1 Seminar 2: 4/9/2026
  • Unit 2 Seminar 3: 4/14/2026
  • Unit 1: Skill Builders
  • Unit 1 Introduction
  • Knife Skills: Slicing & Dicing
  • Does Size Matter?
  • Shaping Up
  • Cut Like a Chef
  • Time Well Spent
  • Clean As You Go
  • Time Saving Tools
  • Organization Importance
  • Unit 2: Basics of Balance
  • Unit 2 Introduction
  • Flavor and Balance: Sweet Salty, Sour, Bitter, and Umami
  • Flavor and Seasoning: Herbs & Spices
  • Flavor Friends
  • Texture: Crunchy, Creamy, Chewy, and More
  • Macros, Bro!
  • Macro Meals
  • This unit is locked until 4/20/26 100d
  • Unit 3: Baking
  • The Chemistry of Cookies
  • Mix It Up (Fold in the Cheese) Part 1
  • Mix It Up (Fold in the Cheese) Part 2
  • Mix It Up (Fold in the Cheese) Part 3
  • Let's Check That Knowledge: Mix & Match Game
  • Unit 4: Let That Budget Cook!
  • Unit 5: Plan it for the Planet
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-Out)
  • Upcoming Classes
  • Macro Meal Audio
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Organization Importance, 20 Questions Game (Check-Out), Macro Meals, Macros, Bro!, Texture: Crunchy, Creamy, Chewy, and More, Flavor Friends, Flavor and Seasoning: Herbs & Spices, Flavor and Balance: Sweet Salty, Sour, Bitter, and Umami, 20 Questions Game (Check-In), Time Saving Tools, Clean As You Go, Time Well Spent, Cut Like a Chef, Shaping Up, Does Size Matter?, Knife Skills: Slicing & Dicing"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever