2023 Cooking Classes
Connecting Communities with Local, Accessible Community Supported Agriculture
In Partnership with The Pacific Northwest CSA Coalition
Zani’s Spinach Pupusas with Growing Gardens
In our second class of the season with Growing Gardens, we visited the Providence Milwaukie Hospital Community Teaching Kitchen. Farmer and Chef, Zani Refugio showed everyone how to make rich pupusas filled with spinach and cheese, and delicata and peppers from Eloisa Organic Farm.
Zani’s Amaranth Quesadillas at Growing Gardens
In this class, we joined families at Growing Gardens’ annual Community CSA Celebration and sampled co-instructor Zani Refugio’s Amaranth Quesadillas. Together with peppers that Zani grew from seed her family sent her from Guerrero, and amaranth greens from Burundi grown by Happiness Family Farm, the quesadillas were delicious and lots of folks got to celebrate a beloved quelite.
Making Tomato Sauce at The Albany Youth House
In this class, we joined families at The Albany Youth House (in partnership with the Community Services Consortium) in learning how to take advantage of summer abundance and make a big batch of homemade spaghetti sauce. With incredible produce from Sunbow Farm, together we learned tips and tricks to making a super flavorful and versatile tomato sauce that can be used for spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, or a base for tomato soups and chilis.