Chick peas+lemon juice+sesame tahini+olive oil+salt+blender+kids=Hummus+oodles of snacking fun?

Ved and I attended a Wholesome Kids cooking class recently. Since Ved and I both love hummus and that was on the menu, I figured, why not?

So we headed to the class at Robert Wood Johnson Fitness Center in Hamilton, NJ. The instructors were ready to do their demo with roasted red pepper, cooked chick peas, tahini and food processor on the table. The kids quickly put on their neat little white aprons and gloves. Each of the kids then sat across from the demo station with bowls, spices, rolling pin, plastic mat and spoons in front of them on tables.

Ved and the other kids looked on eagerly as the demonstration began. First, the instructor threw in the chick peas, roasted red pepper and tahini in the processor and belnded them. The thick blend was then distributed amongst the kids and they were asked to add lemon juice, salt and olive oil to it based on their desired taste. Ved really enjoyed this discretion and mixed in a little of each ingredient and asked me to taste. 

Once the Hummus was done, it was time to make our own pita. The instructors had brought in prepared dough and it was up to the kids to flatten out their respective dough ball into a desireded pita shape. Ved loved using the rolling pin to flatten out his dough.....and he made quite a circle. The flattened dough was then baked for 3 minutes and voila, we had pita and hummus for our snack!
"Wow, Ved you made really good hummus...shall we take some for daddy to sample?" "I said.  "I didn't really make the hummus, I just blended it," said, Ved. "Well, we didn't have time but now that we know all the ingredients, we can make it from scratch at home...what do you think?".

"YESSSSS, I can make it for you and daddy," smiled Ved, happy on his new achievement. A great end to a great cooking adventure!!!!

Zippity Zippers Club, Terrific Tiers Club, and Marc's Club?

In order to encourage kids to zip up their own winter jackets and tie their own shoe laces,Ved's teacher started Club inductions into the Zippity Zippers Club and the Terrific Tiers Club. We found out about it only a month into the program when his teacher wrote about it in the Class newsletter. Of course, Ved was content with us helping him with his zipper and shoe lace, so he had not bothered mentioning about the club to us.

Ravi asked him the following morning, "So Ved, are you in the Zippity Zippers Club or the Terrific Tiers Club?" "Noooooo", answered Ved, but I am almost in the "Terrific Tiers Club." "What do you mean by almost?", asked Ravi. "Well, if you can make the bunny ear but not tie the knot through, then you're almost in the Club". clarified Ved. "Hmmm, I see" exclaimed Ravi.

"And I'm in Marc's Club," shouted Ved, excited at making the announcement. "What is Marc's Club?" asked Ravi, somewhat surprised at the coincidence that the club shared its name with Ved's best friend in school, Marc.

"Marc said that if I am his friend then I can be in his club." said Ved. "So, how many friends are in Marc's Club, Ved?" asked Ravi. "Me, Marc, and Jefferson." said Ved.  I could hardly believe that Ved was already part of a kindergarten Fraternity!