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Book n' Cook

By EVPL, Urban Seeds, and Legacy Taste of the Garden

Learn about the tradition of food and cooking as well as the local food system and land use. Follow along virtually while our food experts showcase wonderful recipes found in amazing books.

Presenters Denise with Lyles Station (Legacy Taste of the Garden) and Maria with Urban Seeds will teach youth how to prepare a recipe while connecting them to the local food system. We encourage you to prepare a dish to share with family and start a dialogue about the cooking tradition in your family. 

Registrants for this event will receive basic cooking paraphernalia with the initial ingredient pick up. Ingredients will be available for pick up from the chosen library location between 1pm-5pm the day before the virtual session.  This program is intended for ages 8 through 10 (Grades 3-5) but siblings and other family members are encouraged to join in the fun. See below for a list of recipes and skills to be discussed in each session:

June 10th - Book: The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs - Recipe: Summer Celebration Salad (Introductions, Kitchen Rules & Reminders, Knife Skills, Seasonality)

July 8th- Book: Bake Like a Pro + Cookbook for Young Chefs - Recipe: Cornbread + Honey Butter(Baking Rules, Corn Varieties, Local Honey - Loughrie's Honey)

August 12th- Book: Sky Wolf’s Call - Recipe: Three Sisters Stew (Indigenous Foods, Companion Planting, Building a Soup)  

September 9th- Book: The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs - Recipe: Apple Snack Cake(Apple Varieties, Local Apples - Countryside Orchard)

October 14th- Book: The Perfect Sushi - Recipe: Sushi Bake (Sushi Rice, Types of Sushi, Cultural Foods)

November 11th- Book: Soul Food Sunday - Recipe: Mac & Cheese (Thanksgiving Sides, Dietary Restrictions and Cooking Substitutions, What is a Roux?)

NOTICE: Please make us aware of any food allergies you may have.

DISCLAIMER: By registering, I acknowledge that this event will be streamed, recorded, and distributed. If I wish for my child to not be recorded, I will alert EVPL staff.

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