JAY — When Kristie Cooper of Livermore excitedly announced, “I made noodles,” her classmates applauded proudly. Cooper was making fresh pasta for soups while her classmates made other preparations. Cooper and about 25 others are taking a free 6-week Cooking Matters class offered by Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. The course curriculum teaches […]
Cooking Matters
Cooking matters teaches healthy kitchen skills
JAY — When Kristie Cooper of Livermore excitedly announced, “I made noodles,” her classmates applauded proudly. Cooper was making fresh pasta for soups while her classmates made other preparations. Cooper and about 25 others are taking a free 6-week Cooking Matters class offered by Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. The course curriculum teaches […]
Health coalition holding cooking course
JAY — Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County will hold a six-week Cooking Matters course at the St. Rose Catholic Rectory in Jay. The course is free and open to the public. Classes begin Thursday, Oct. 18, from 9-11 a.m. The curriculum teaches hands-on meal preparation, practical nutrition information, and food budgeting skills. Topics […]
Cooking Matters brings nutritional lesson to APL
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and Cooking Matters will host a Pop-Up Tour of the pretend Grocery Store from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Androscoggin Room of the library. Dedicated to instructing adults, teens and kids in how to get the most nutrition out of a limited food budget, the […]
Coalition offering Cooking Matters classes
JAY — Healthy Community Coalition (HCC) of Greater Franklin County is conducting a six-week Cooking Matters course from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 22, at the St. Rose Catholic Rectory. The goal of the course is to teach adults about healthy meal preparation and shopping on a limited food budget. The Cooking Matters™ curriculum teaches […]
Fourth graders learn about healthy eating through Cooking Matters
FARMINGTON — A celebration of healthy eating and good nutrition took place Monday as 105 fourth graders at Cascade Brook School graduated from Cooking Matters. The year-long series of workshops provides an opportunity for students to “learn life-long good nutritional habits and make positive changes,” Alyce Cavanaugh, school health coordinator and health educator, said. As […]
RES plans author visit, Internet safety and other programs for children, parents
RUMFORD — A wide variety of events and programs have been organized at Rumford Elementary School for students and parents during the next few weeks. Librarian Eileen Broderick said well-known Maine children’s author Amy MacDonald, creator of “Rachel Fister’s Blister,” will provide two days of writing coaching on Dec. 5 and 6. “We have a […]