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Texas Teens Taste-Test School Lunch Options

Students of Victoria West and Victoria East high schools in Victoria, Texas, recently held their annual food shows, where they taste-tested offerings from various food vendors then selected their favorites. The winnin…

Teen Wins Hottest Kitchen Entrepreneur Challenge

Loren Martinez, 15, credits his grandmother, Sandra Gose, with instilling in him his love of cooking. The Fort Wayne, Ind., teen recently won the Indiana Hottest Kitchen Entrepreneur Challenge in the teen category for his recipe of Brussels sprouts and roasted fingerling potatoes. Sponsored by Indy’s Kitchen and

June 20, 2013

Teen Wins British Kitchen Masterchef Contest

Jack Penlington, 15, spends his Saturdays cooking for fun at the Junior Academy at Kidderminster in Worcestshire, England. Recently, though, he decided to ratchet up his involvement, competing against fellow teen culinarians in the academy’s Saturday Kitchen Masterchef Competition. Jack whipped up a stir fry followed by a fruit melee, and his efforts captured first place.

“This was the first cooking competition I’d ever entered. It was a lot of fun, so I’d take definitely take part in others,” Jack tells the Kidderminster Shuttle. In the meantime, though, Jack says he plans to stick to barbecuing with his family. He’ll be properly dressed for the endeavor, as he won a set of chef’s whites for his efforts.

Jack Pennington, 15, puts the finishing touches on his fruit melee during the Saturday Kitchen Masterchef Competition in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. (Photo by ACADEMY AT KIDDERMINSTER via Facebook)

Jack Penlington, 15, puts the finishing touches on his fruit melee during the Saturday Kitchen Masterchef Competition in Worcestershire, England. (Photo by ACADEMY AT KIDDERMINSTER via Facebook)

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Kale Chips Recipe

In the mood for something salty and crunchy that’s fresh and crispy too? How about kale chips … that you make at home.

We hear you laughing from here. Kale? As a chip? Yes, ye of little faith. Turns out that if you prep it right, the curly green collection of cruciferousness crisps up after barely 10 minutes in the oven. And if you season it right, well, let’s just say that…

Ohio Teens Learn Aquaponics in School Greenhouse

Teens and school officials in Ohio have turned an empty greenhouse at Choffin Career and Technical Center into an aquaponics center, where vegetables suspended in water are thriving. Officials believe the facility, in Youngstown, Ohio, is the first aqua…