“So Long, Lunch Lady” | The Philadelphia Citizen

September 21, 2015

Weekend Read: So Long, Lunch Lady

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One of the requests we hear most often in our clas

One of the requests we hear most often in our classes is to include more dessert recipes in our programs. While you may not think of dessert as an opportunity for added nutrition, it can be the perfect time to get your recommended daily serving of fruit!

Not only are fruits naturally sweet and delicious, they are also chock-full of nutrition like fiber and various vitamins and minerals.

#DidYouKnow that a single orange can contain as much as 91% of your daily value of vitamin C? Our recipe for Olive Oil Cornmeal Cake makes use of the aromatic zest of an orange and is served with the fruit on top. You could also try making Grilled Pineapple (pineapples provide tons of manganese and other antioxidants).

You will want to add these tasty recipes to your list for this summer! ✅

That’s a wrap on @st.laurentius_school spring se

That’s a wrap on @st.laurentius_school spring semester of Vetri Cooking Lab ✅

This semester our students gained new culinary skills, cooked up nutritious and delicious recipes and built up their confidence in the kitchen!

While they had a great semester, it is always a bittersweet feeling when it comes to an end. As one of our students put it: “I’m going to cry because I don’t want the cooking class to end!”

Thank you for another great semester @st.laurentius_school! We can’t wait to be back 🍎

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Thank you to the @zekauskasfamily for their continued support of Vetri Cooking Lab.

Thank you to the @zekauskasfamily for their contin

Thank you to the @zekauskasfamily for their continued support of Vetri Community Partnership and for spending the afternoon with us at St. Laurentius!

Head to the link in our bio to read more about the visit ✅

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Students at the Vetri Cooking Lab, a program from @vetricommunity, cooking and learning together at St. Laurentius School in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood.

Follow the link in bio to learn more about the Vetri Cooking Lab, an #ABZFF grantee, and read about this recent visit by Board Secretary @susanckoger

#nutritioneducation #kitchenclassroom #knifeskillsarelifeskills #cooking
#foodawareness #foodaccess #foodeducation

This morning our Mobile Teaching Kitchen team spen

This morning our Mobile Teaching Kitchen team spent a few hours with our friends at @zieglerelementary, teaching them all about how to make a tasty kale salad with our homemade dressing!

This quick and nutritious salad is a delicious lunch option for the upcoming summer season ☀️

#DidYouKnow it also National Salad Month?! Our students at @zieglerelementary have been growing kale and bell peppers (along with many other veggies) this spring in their school garden, so they are more than ready for summer and to celebrate National Salad Month with a new and tasty recipe ✅

Recipe:
•Fresh kale
•Bell peppers
•Homemade Honey Dijon Vinaigrette dressing

Happy Friday! With warm weather approaching, the

Happy Friday!

With warm weather approaching, the idea of cooking and eating hot pasta dishes or noodle soups can seem less and less appealing. But #DidYouKnow that whole grains like whole wheat noodles can provide a filling and nutritious base for your meals? So, try making our Chilled Peanut Noodle Salad! This recipe calls for crunchy cucumbers and carrots, but can be topped with any vegetables you love and have on hand. The peanut sauce is creamy, savory, and super versatile.

If you want to take advantage of an abundance of spring herbs, another way to go is to check out our recipe for Chimichurri Pasta Salad, a bright, green, and delicious dish perfect for barbecues and potlucks! 🥕🥒

What a night! On behalf of everyone here at Vetr

What a night!

On behalf of everyone here at Vetri Community Partnership, we want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make il Viaggio di Vetri a success.

Thanks to the generosity of our attendees, bidders, and sponsors, we raised over $220,000 to support nutrition education for kids & families across Philadelphia. We cannot express how grateful we are for your support!

To our wonderful chefs @marcvetri,
@mikesolomonov, @nichojimenez, Joey Baldino, and Jeremy Intille who made a delicious five-course meal for our attendees, THANK YOU!

To all who attended this event and bid on auction items, THANK YOU for your continued support!

To the @fitlerclub for hosting this event, THANK YOU!

To our volunteers, who worked alongside our team to ensure that this night was a success, THANK YOU!

To our sponsors: The Emerson Group, @mandt_bank, Paperless Solutions, @fitlerclub, @vetricucinaphl, Jaimie & David Field, Jill & Tom Durovsik, Patricia & Craig Giordano THANK YOU for your support!

To all of the local businesses and organizations in Philly who donated auction items for this event, THANK YOU!

#QuoteOfTheWeek Our Vetri Cooking Lab students h

#QuoteOfTheWeek

Our Vetri Cooking Lab students have spent this spring semester building their confidence in the kitchen and perfecting their knife skills.

We loved to see how excited they were each and every week to learn these new skills, make fresh and tasty nutritious recipes, and become more confident with every class!

#KnifeSkillsAreLifeSkills

Happy Monday! It’s a brand new week, and we wa