Cooking does matter
Wednesday - July 18, 2018 by Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
The Cooking Matters class made salmon casserole and oatmeal peanut butter cookies, as part of their hands-on, six-week program in the Southern Ute Education kitchen, Thursday, July 12.
Sylviann Valdez pours oatmeal into the bowl her niece, Jade, stirs. Keelyn Reynolds waits to assist in the cookie preparation.
Rochelle Taylor measures out the noodles for the salmon casserole as son, Darius stirs the noodles.
Velma Armijo explains to grandson, KJ Reynolds how to correctly use the measuring cup.
Deyton Aguilar presses the fork into the oatmeal peanut butter cookies, as he puts on the finishing touches before they enter the oven.
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum





The Cooking Matters program is geared to teach families how to stretch their food budget, ensuring families get healthy meals at home, as part of the No Kid Hungry program. The class will also make a trip to the grocery store to learn how to shop for food, prior to graduating from the class.