Cooking from our garden

In addition to Mr. Swan leading the gardening science class during this summer's session, Mrs. Deacon is teaching a healthy cooking class. We are using food harvested from the garden to cook using several supplies donated through Donors Choose. 

Thus far we have made several steamed and grilled vegetables, and various salads with dressings. Today we made salsa and grilled mushrooms. The students are learning terms for cooking (i.e. the difference between baking and broiling, or grilling and sauteing), and also the proper ways to prepare foods (i.e. how to hold a knife). 

They are so eager to learn new skills, and believe it or not they don't mind doing the dishes :)