This week lesson was how to make homemade burgers and sweet potato fries.  In addition, they learned to make homemade barbeque sauce.  However, sweet potatoes are the one food I am allergic to, so we made Idaho potato fries instead.   I spoke to our online cooking class instructor, Shelley and she told me how much time to add when using regular potatoes.

They started with the fries:

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David waits patiently...

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Yes, that is a generator in the background. Our town seems to be "wind storm" challenged this year. Third time the town has lost power this year.

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Anne Mary makes the homemade barbeque sauce. YUMMY!

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Sarah starts on the homemade burgers. Anne Mary told me she thought that if she touched the raw meat it might make her sick, so she just watched this step.

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Fries are finished!

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Burgers are finished!  David is checking out the final product.

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You may not be able to see this in the picture, but this made big, thick burgers, and half of one was more than enough for the children. We had leftovers for lunch the next day.

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If you want to learn more about the classes from my friend Shelley at One Roast Vegetable, 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 :) Back to Basics Cooking Class http://tinyurl.com/oneroastveg 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 3-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: Back to Basics Cooking Class http://tinyurl.com/oneroastveg The class I am taking filled up the FIRST day it was offered, but I know she is offering it again soon. We think this will be a great "home-ec" class for home educators, and for moms who just need a little help!