Culinary
Contact Info:
Mrs. Micah Myers
mmyers@hardee.k12.fl.us
(863)773-3147 (ext. 2211)
7th Grade : Culinary 1
Fundamentals of Culinary Careers
8th Grade : Culinary 2
1st Semester - Nutrition and Wellness
2nd Semester - Principles of Food Prep
Overview
Culinary is a relatively new elective class currently offered to 7th and 8th grade students at HJH. Throughout the course of this class, students will develop leadership, communication, and employability skills in the field of culinary. They will learn about resource management, explore careers in the culinary field, and learn about the importance of health and safety in the culinary environment. Students will receive instruction and learning opportunities in a laboratory (kitchen) setting using hands-on experiences with the appropriate equipment, material, and technology. As they advance, they will also learn more about planning nutritious meals, table-settings and service and etiquette/manners, shopping/budgeting, and more. The second semester of the 8th grade class can also earn students some high school credit and a Safe Staff certification.
Thank You!
A special thank you to all the students and parents that brought in donations for our Culinary classes this year! We got more than ever, and so much was dropped off at a time that I lost track of who donated what. I like to do thank you notes, but I really don't know exactly who to thank for what which is a good thing! We really appreciate the support!
Class Pictures - 7th Grade Culinary
Class Pictures - 8th Grade Culinary
Chefs in the Making
Kitchen Relay
8th Graders raced around to see if they could find different kitchen equipment and cooking supplies. Once everyone found everything, then they raced to see who could put everything back in the correct place first.
Our First Cooking Lab
On Thursday, August 22nd, Culinary Students put their knowledge, teamwork, and skills to the test with their first Cooking Lab making our famous sweet tea.
Cake Mix Cookies!!
These are one of our specialties!
Breakfast Foods
We tried a new recipe for McGriddle Muffins in 8th grade Culinary, while 7th Grade Culinary students made one of our classic recipes: Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Toast.
The next week, 8th Graders made amazing French Toast and delivered breakfast orders to some teachers. 7th Graders learned how to make Eggs in the Microwave and Oven Baked Cheese Toast which made a perfect egg sandwich when put together!
Then, the following week, 8th Graders made Breakfast Tots!
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Learning Culinary Terms in 7th Grade Culinary
7th Grade Culinary Students have been learning some basic culinary terms and putting what they learned to practice, doing things like leveling flour, packing brown sugar, and measuring liquids at eye level.
Grilled Cheese Time!
On our early release day, we squeezed in an easy, class recipe: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches!
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7th Graders Learned How to Make a Copycat Panera Bread Mac & Cheese Recipe!
8th Graders Made Taco Soup to celebrate the beginning of Fall and wishes for colder weather!
7th Graders Made Pumpkin Rice Krispies to celebrate the beginning of Autumn!
Measurement Rotations in 7th Grade Culinary
Chicken Quesadillas with Rice and Beans in 8th Grade Culinary
We were busy so I didn't take many pictures, but they did a great job & it was delicious! Each group also made and delivered 2 extra plates for teachers.
7th Graders Made Stovetop Popcorn!
Free Cook
Before the hurricane, we tried to use up some of our perishable food and students got to choose what to make from several options, such as egg sandwiches, tater tots, quesadillas, and grilled cheese sandwiches.
Festive Orange & Blue Funfetti Cookies!
New Culinary Shirts!
Apples, Apples, and more Apples!
Special thanks to the Medina family for donating tons of apples to our Culinary Program. We are busy making Halloween treats, so we practiced our peeling and cutting skills to prepare the apples to be frozen. We'll make something yummy with them in the near future.
Hocus Pocus Rolls
More Halloween Recipes!
Culinary students have been able to show their creative side with Halloween Dirt Cake and Cupcakes.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Muffins
Everyday Seasoning
8th grade Culinary Students have been learning how to measure, so they put their knowledge to work and made an everyday seasoning mix to take home and try out.
Chili and Cornbread Weather (At least we'll pretend anyway!)
No Bake Pumpkin Pie
Copycat Chick-Fil-A Mac & Cheese
Homemade Butter with Rolls and Homemade Ranch with Veggies
We used up some of our leftovers to make homemade butter and ranch and practiced our cutting and peeling to have veggies to go with our homemade ranch.
Apple Crisp
We finally used the apples that were donated a few months ago. We had washed, peeled, cut, and frozen them, so they were perfect to use to make apple crisp! It was delightful!
Chili Fundraiser
We spent the majority of December 9-12 working on food for the Chili Dinner Fundraiser for Band. We worked during the school day, and many students stayed after school to help prepare the rest of the food and package and serve the meals.
Ranch Seasoning Gift
7th Grade Culinary Students got to make their own little jar of ranch seasoning to give to a loved one.
Tis the Season for Baking and Decorating (Christmas Cookies)!!
Brownies in a Jar
One group of 8th Graders got to make Brownies in a Jar to give someone this Christmas.
Homemade Pizza!!
Salsa
Our Ag Department donated lots of freshly grown tomatoes to our Culinary Program, so 8th grade Culinary students got to use them to make homemade salsa!
Brownie Cupcakes for Brownie Sundaes!
8th Graders made homemade hamburgers!!
7th Graders Made Chili Pie!
Cat Paw Cookies!
My Plate!
8th Grade Culinary Students have been learning about the benefits of a balanced diet including all 5 food groups.
8th Grade Culinary Field Trip!
We picked strawberries at Berry Sweet Acres in Plant City, and then we ventured over to Mongolian Grill in Lakeland for lunch. It was a great day and a great experience!
Picking Berries!
Lunchtime!
Strawberry Recipes
The 8th graders used the strawberries they picked to make Strawberry Freezer Jam, Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Strawberry Lemonade, and Strawberry Shortcake. They also froze some to use in the future for smoothies!
Bacon!
7th Graders learned how to make bacon in the oven. They also made pancakes to go along with it. Then, they used the leftover bacon to make bacon cheese toast.
Pizza, Pizza!
On February 5th, Mr. Aubry and a team of HHS Culinary Students came to demonstrate how they make pizza. We got to participate by stretching dough, adding toppings, and baking our own pizzas in an oven with bricks for that authentic fresh pizza taste!
Valentine's Day Projects
All students made red velvet and strawberry cookies. 8th graders made chocolate covered strawberries for the Hilltop teachers as a gift from Mrs. Cornelius. They also made Oreo Truffles. 7th graders made Valentine's Day cupcakes. Everything was adorable and delicious!
Meal on a Budget
As a finale to our unit on My Plate, each group in 8th Grade Culinary was given a $25 budget to come up with a meal they could make during class covering all 5 food groups. We had everything from brussel sprouts to burgers to smoothies to homemade tomato soup to salad to breakfast foods to quesadillas to pumpkin ravioli! It was impressive to see all the creativity and variety!
Egg Week in 7th Grade Culinary
So far they've learned all about eggs, made fried eggs and learned about the 4 ways to make them and they've made cheesy scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, and deviled eggs.
Honeybun Cupcakes in 8th Grade Culinary
These were time consuming so not many pictures were taken but they were worth it!
Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies in 8th Grade Culinary
Knife/Cutting Skills
7th Graders have been learning all about knives and cutting techniques. They practiced with Kinetic Sand first, then they practiced with the real thing and made salad with lots of veggies and cheese and homemade ranch.
Strawberry JAM
8th Graders made their famous strawberry jam for the upcoming Rural Days in Tallahassee.
Blue Cupcakes in Honor of Mrs. Jaquez and her fight against Colorectal Cancer.
7th Graders Made Our Famous Pasta Salad!
8th Grade Culinary Students Made Homemade Chicken Alfredo with garlic bread and caesar salad!
Smoothies - Always a Favorite!
Our Annual Cake Mix Cookie Contest in 7th Grade Culinary!
Easy Nachos in 8th Grade Culinary and Hamburger Macaroni with Green Beans and Garlic Bread in 7th Grade Culinary
Banana Pudding!!
Safe Staff
All 8th grade culinary students completed the Safe Staff through Florida Restaurant and Lodging and got their certificate as a Food Handler!
Easter Dirt Cake!
Hospitality and Table Etiquette
8th Grade Culinary Students got to make a breakfast and then sit down to eat at the table together to practice their table setting and table manners.
Spaghetti and Green Beans - We practiced for the upcoming fundraiser.
Cat Paw Cookies
7th Graders made 350 cookies for a Parent Night for 5th Graders coming up to 6th Grade.
Fruit Cups and Walking Tacos for Cinco De Mayo
Chicken Week in 8th Grade Culinary
They learned how to boil and shred chicken, and then they used it to make barbeque chicken sandwiches, buffalo chicken dip, and salsa tacos.
The Radio Show
On February 3rd, 2022, we were invited to talk about culinary on the radio on 102.1. 4 students got to come along and share about what we've done in class. It was such a cool experience! All 4 of these students were 7th grade students that are continuing in culinary this year as 8th grade students.
On April 13, 2023, we went back! All of the students that represented Culinary this time were 8th graders and also in the AVID program.
