Season Cooking Class
May 2 – June 6, 2025
Vassalboro United Methodist Church
614 Main Street, Vassalboro, Maine 04989 (Google Maps)
Cost: Free
Join us for a 6-session class that will focus on nutritional education and food safety for those that are 55+. The classes are designed to be “make and take,”where participants assist in the making of a nutritious meal that will then be packaged and taken home to be eaten later. There is no fee for the class, but space is limited. You may sign up for all sessions, or only those that interest you.
- Session 1: Focus on Vegetables
Friday, May 2, 2025, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
This session will focus on vegetables (sodium). We will be making carrot ginger soup and a tomato tart. - Session 2: Focus on Fruit
Friday, May 9, 2025, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
This session will focus on fruit (sugar). We will be making a blueberry spinach salad and baked pears. - Session 3: Great Grains
Friday, May 16, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m.
This session will focus on grains (fiber-folate). We will be making kamut and chicken casserole. - Session 4: Dairy Delicious Dinners
Friday, May 23, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m.
This session will focus on dairy (calcium-vitamin D). We will be making loaded potato soup and pudding. - Session 5: Protein Power
Friday, May 30, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m.
This session will focus on protein (protein-fat). We will be making stuffed shells. - Session 6: Summer Salads
Friday, June 6, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m.
This session will focus on summer salads that have it all (food safety). Pasta salad, rice salad, and sweet salad, too.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Lisa Fishman at lisa.fishman@maine.edu or 207.834.3905 at least a week prior to a session. If requests are received after this date, we may not have sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements.
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