This is how the seasons were explained in ancient Greece. Persephone was also especially fond of daffodils. This can be simplified by having smaller amounts of food and just having samples. Still it is a lot of fun. Since I only have students part of the day, I rarely do cooking in class although I have done so.
Cooking makes for wonderful hands-on application of math and health.
Years ago I used to take students camping, and they had to plan all the meals and amounts of food needed. Photo of guests enjoying themselves. At times the tables were completely full. I logged on the Chat room early and kept going back to refresh the Chat room with a comment. Fortunately Jason Wood was available, and I talked with him for tech support.