At a Middle School, I teach a group of 5 to 6 girls in an after school program. After the first 6 weeks of classes this winter, they all signed up for another 6 weeks of lessons. The girls really enjoy learning new recipes, and one girl loves to cook for her family so much that her mom decided to give her one night a week where she is in charge of making dinner. Every week she plans her menu and uses the recipes from our class. Her family’s favorites are Enchilada Rice, Cowboy Salad, and Splendid Fruit Salad. The girls also really enjoyed our lesson on food safety. We did an experiment using agar plates and the girls swabbed different areas of the school for germs. The principal even agreed to have the girls test his office computer for germs. The teachers were very impressed with our experiment as well, and they all wanted to know where they could get the agar plates to use with their kids.