Last month I was given the opportunity to try a new online cooking class called Back to Basics. I didn’t think I needed it as much as I thought it would be a great beginning to a home economics program for my oldest daughter. At the beginning of the year I had good intentions of creating my own home economics course, but with the pregnancy I just never had time. My daughter has some cooking skills and is great at following recipes, but I thought it would be a bonus if she had some formal training… unlike my method which is something like, “Add garlic to everything.”
I cannot stress how important it is to teach your children to cook, or learn to cook yourself. One of my biggest stumbling blocks to cutting back our finances was the fact that I had a very limited repertoire of meals and relied heavily on convenience foods for the first several years of our marriage. Learning to cook from scratch helped me tremendously in my quest to save more money at the grocery store. I was able to purchase food in bulk as well as walk by all those high priced convenience items since I knew how to make it myself.
Shelley at One Roast Vegetable has created a 14-week Back to Basics Cooking Class and registration for the next class beings March 24th.
It’s an online class that takes place in your own home (no traveling), and you can work at your own pace, so very low stress.
Each week you receive a new lesson, and you can follow along with her step-by-step instructions and videos. You’ll learn the basics, like how to make a perfect hard boiled egg, how to roast a chicken (and what to do with the leftovers). And I know for a fact that in this class she’s going to share her 4-ingredient recipe for cinnamon ice cream that’s a real show-stopper!
In fact, if you’d like to see some of the preview lessons Shelley has created for the Back to Basics Cooking Class, then you should definitely sign up here and check them out.
I have viewed the first four lessons so far and have been impressed. The videos are easy to follow and the instructions are simple. If fancy cooking terminology is used, it is immediately explained for the less experienced cooks.
According to Shelley here are a few reasons you should take her class.
- If you think your husband secretly likes his mother’s cooking better than yours … this class is for you.
- If you’re a home schooling mom who is looking for some perfect Home Economics curriculum … this class is for you.
- If you’re paralyzed in the kitchen or you think you’re a terrible cook … this class is for you.
- And if you’re worried about how much take-out and prepared food you’re eating and you want to learn how to make more things ‘homemade’ … this class is for you.
Of course, I wouldn’t tell you all these great things and then not offer a giveaway to one of my readers, right? If you would like to win a free registration to the next Back to Basics Cooking Class all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. For a second entry tweet about this contest, and leave a second comment letting me know. Contest ends Friday March 13, 2009 at 10 pm EST.
For a limited time you can view an entire sample lesson, Homemade Egg ‘McMuffin” Sandwich.
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What a great giveaway! Thanks!!!
pinguinlvr@roadrunner.com
This sounds like a great idea! I never really had the opportunity to learn the basics of cooking…I have kind of had to make it up as I go along. This would be great.
I have a few dishes that I rotate constantly. I need some variation–or, rather, my husband does.
Ok this sounds absolutely wonderful, problem I can not get any of the links to open each one says error (I tried all four links) I don’t know if I am the only one but if you can offer help PLEASE lol… I try to cook my we end up eating out because we are so tired of the 5 meals I can make and that is including mac n’ cheese as one of them.
The class looks so awesome!
I think this is very interesting. Hope to win.
What a cool idea! I’d love to win!
I would be so tickled to win this. Thanks for the chance. I’m a recent follower of your blog, keep up the good work!
Brandi
Id loved to take the class. My mom never taught me, she always got the stuff in the box that you can microwave (even then i once caught the microwave on fire.) Now I have a 2 and 1/2 year old and I’m married. I need to learn the basics. I cant even boil an egg with out directions in front of me!
Oh, I need this. I’ve been trying to expand our dinner selections at home, but my husband and I like different stuff! Please count me in. Thanks!
This sounds great – I would love to win this!
I’m a terribe cook and could use some help!
I too really need to learn the basics. I agree that it is so important to teach your kids and want to be able to teach my kids something more than how to make blueberry muffins.
I soooo could use these cooking classes!! I have a handful of recipes and know what you mean about convience food….
Also, I don’t have twitter, but if I blog about the contest will that get me an extra entry?!?
I love to cook and I embrace any learning opportunity for my homeschooled daughter
I could REALLY use this!
WOW! I could really use this as I’m in a cooking rut!
ok don’t know if the issue was your side or mine but I got to go to the site and it’s awesome!!! I am so excited, thanks so much for sharing!!
this would be perfect for my almost 13 yo daughter and I could use it myself too! thanks
LOL – I understand the “add garlic to everything” way of cooking. My husband doesn’t believe me when I tell him I cook the same thing every night – only the proportions and maybe one ingredient change. He’s so sweet he thanks me for dinner every night … I don’t know how, the man is a dream.
i’d love a shot at this…for my homeschool and for me!!
I am a homeschooling mom and would love to win this!
Here’s my tweet. http://twitter.com/1KarenW/status/1292766281
I’m a mom in desperate need of cooking skills. My idea of cooking currently is opening a box of pasta roni. Seriously. Pasta Roni.
Help.
Here’s my tweet:
http://twitter.com/Green_Mama
I too would love to take this class to reduce the amount of pre-packaged meals we eat.
I would love to win!
Oooh, how cool! I’d love to win this!
Great idea, my daughter would love this!
I am definitely in need of more cooking skills! After almost 5 years of marriage I just started staying home with our first child, and I am clueless in the basics of cooking since I grew up in a “hamburger helper” house. Thanks for offering this giveaway!!
I would truly LOVE and APPRECIATE this! Thank you!
oh!! how wonderful! i’m a newly married girl.. and I’m lost in the cooking department…. and sadly my mom lives across the ocean!! would be a great gift for my husband ;o)
I have 4 married daughters and two especially would really benefit from this great idea! One just got married in August! Wonderful!
Okay – your website says you can enter two times. I would love to bless one of my daughters with this great cooking online class! Wonderful idea! Blessings!
I can use all the help I can get with my cooking!
Ohh How neat!! I am just starting to teach my oldest how to cook but I have never used recipes, just kinda “winged it” so this would be a great experience!!
This sounds great! Thanks for the give away!
Sounds like fun! I think it would help me just learn the basics
I tweetered it
I just blogged a post about your contest!! Thanks for the opportunity for the contest!!
I would love a cooking class.
I’d love a chance to be entered. Thanks!
I would love to win! I need help! I need some basic skills, & how to start eating home made to save money!
Always looking for new and simple ways to get food on the table! Thanks
That looks like something my daughter would LOVE!
Count me in, please. I need all the help I can get in the kitchen. LOL!
I am a work in progress :0
I am just learning to be domestic, cooking ironing and the like so this would be helpful I think!
Thanks for the opportunity to enter!
Holy Toledo, I’m so the first reason – I know my poor SO is suffering from my cooking instead of his mother’s! This would be fantastic!
I’d love to win this and give it to my sister! She would absolutely love it.
i’ll take comment 100 honors