It was a great day at LIST last Saturday! First, we started the day off with our first Chef’s School. Seven students came and participated in making three different desserts. We first started off by making chocolate covered pretzels. The students had a choice of dipping sauces, white chocolate, chocolate and even caramel. Once they dipped their pretzels, they then had the option to add sprinkles as well.
For the next part of the Chef’s School, the students broke into two groups according to what they wanted to make. The first group made Caramel Cracker Chocolate Bars where they made their own caramel from scratch. The second group made Popcorn Mountains using popcorn, marshmellows, peanuts and M&M’s. These students in particular had a great time as the marchmellows had melted sitting in the sun, so their hands got especially dirty getting those out of the bags. Then while making the mountains, their hands got sticky once again!
Later in the afternoon, we had our Delicious Desserts Tear Party. We had so many wonderful desserts donated by so many people and we are very thankful. We also had a good turnout of donors and families from LIST coming to support us. We even had a blind tea tasting! Besides the delicious desserts and wonderful teas, the highlight occurred when five of our students spoke about why they like coming to LIST. Phrases commonly heard during these speeches were, “I like coming to LIST because I can finish my homework and then I don’t have to do it when I get home.” Or, “I like coming to LIST because it has improved my grades!”
It was a wonderful day, and I want to thank those who donated their time to help out with the Chef’s School, those who helped with the set up, and those who donated desserts. Of course, we also want to thank everyone who was able to attend. If you were not able to attend, we have some great pictures of the two events. Click here to see the Chef’s School, and click here to see the Tea Party!
