Pickles!October 19, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolWith each new group of schoolchildren we teach to cook, we never know how our recipes are going to be received. Sometimes, the meals you
Experts!October 12, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolWhat a delight to return for our first week of cooking class and see three of our favorite students returning for another eight weeks of
Bon Appetit!April 29, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolThe last cooking class of the year is always bittersweet. The students are so excited to cook for their parents but also sad that this
Chowda!April 14, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolWe had a chilly afternoon for cooking class, a perfect day for New England Clam “Chowda “! Only Brianna Veletenga had tried clams before and was
Highs and Lows of EggplantsApril 14, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolIn today’s cooking class, we had the unenviable task of introducing a vegetable that none of the students had ever tasted before, and they weren’t
ASMRMarch 17, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolWhen I started cooking with fifth graders more than a dozen years ago, my goal was to teach them how to make some easy, healthy,
Family RecipeMarch 10, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolCooking class this week was a lesson in dealing with adversity. As I told the kids, things happen in the kitchen -- and in life
Hearts warm, tummies full!February 26, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolTuna Pasta Salad Home cooking is a window into family cultures, especially with foods families eat so often that even the kids know how to prepare
Grand Experience!February 16, 2026in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolOne of the true joys of returning to the same school for cooking class each year is having our former students stop by to say
Family CelebrationDecember 15, 2025in St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral SchoolThe ingredients for our final class were a bit intimidating, covering most of the prep table in the cafeteria kitchen: four pounds of ground turkey,