We have a whole new group of children with this new semester at The Challenger's Boys and Girls Club so we got back to the basics: knife skills. For this first class we took something simple like celery stalks and  demonstrated how to peel the stringy part off and then chop it evenly. We also peeled the stems of some rapini stalks and chopped those up too. Peeling lends itself to a more tender finished product, it's not necessary but it's nice, plus it shows these students how to use a peeler properly. We also cut a chiffonade of basil…