Food and Nutrition

What’s Cooking?

For the latest on Cooking Matters news and events, please click here to view our newsletter that includes a review of our Fall 2012 session, a recap of our volunteer appreciation event and fall trimester updates and announcements.

We greatly appreciate our volunteers and their impact on the success of Cooking Matters. Each year we honor several volunteers for their committed service. The honorees from the Summer 2011 to Spring 2012 session are:

• 2+ Classes - Chris George, Kay Kennedy, Laura Osornio, Lauren Osborne, Tim Schaub, Jeremy Landrum, Lauren Medoff, Meg Carstens, Kate Bosche, Antonio Pruneda, Morris Salerno, Alicia Schroeder, Dan Burrows, Chris Fahrenbruch, Vianny Guevara, Pam Van Meter, Cassondra Armstrong, Donna Winborn, Greg Engle, Martha Torres, Penny Kent, Aubla Clay
• Support Volunteers of the Year - Aubla Clay and Marian Hubbard
• Nutrition Instructor of the Year - Janice Scott
• Chef Instructor of the Year - Greg Engle
• Rookie of the Year - Stephanie Couser
• Motivator of the Year - Lauren Osborne
• Rising Star Volunteer - Antonio Pruneda and Martha Torres
• Dream Team Award - Chris George, Kay Kennedy, and Laura Osornio
• Advocacy Award - Morris Salerno
• Gold Standard Volunteer Uno and Liz Immanivong

About Cooking Matters

• Offering Cooking Matters courses since 1996

• Since 1996, over 3,440 participants have taken part in over 245 courses
• Cooking Matter classes are offered at over 171 sites, such as senior centers, food pantries, after school programs and public health sites
• Cooking Matters is offered in the 13 counties NTFB serves
• In 2011, over 768 bags of groceries were distributed and 440 families were served through Cooking Matter courses.

Thank you for your support of Cooking Matters.

Calendar

See the events here

Media Gallery

What Participants Are Saying

“The class was informative and fun! The Chef was kind to all and taught easily understandable recipes that were delicious, nutritious, and fun to try at home. Thank you for your unselfishness in teaching this class.”

~ Adult Participant

“I really like it because you get to cook and have fun.”

~ Child Participant

“I learned about different types of foods and that you can have a delicious, tasty meal from scratch, and it can be healthy.”

~ Teen Participant

Resources

Share our Strength (pdf)

NTFB Cooking Matters Fact Sheet (word doc)

Contact Information:

Nutrition Education Department