Culinary Skills for A+ School Meals
Sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education
Want to enhance your culinary skills? Looking to improve the flavor of your school meals? Want to work smarter, not harder in the kitchen? Want to receive quality Professional Development hours? Then these trainings are for YOU!
Details
Due to COVID-19, all in-person culinary trainings had to be canceled. However, we are now very excited to bring these trainings to you as free live, virtual trainings over the course of six weeks from July - August!
Join us each day from 10 am to 11:15 am EST to explore culinary skills for School Nutrition Programs sponsors.
Choose from 30 topics over 6 weeks to enhance your culinary portfolio and learn tips and tricks from the pros, including trainings on hot topics every Friday!
Attendees are able to register for as many topics as they prefer, whether that be one, a few, or all topics covered!
Learn from these talented school nutrition chefs and instructors!
Cathy Powers, MS, RDN
Michael McGreal, CEC
Samantha Gasbarro
Stephen Menyhart, RDN, SNS
Rebecca Polson, CC, SNS
Tracey Burg, RD
Click on the topics below for more information and to register!
Week 1 - July 6 - 10: Culinary Basics and Knife Skills
Monday: Basic Knife Skills
Wednesday: Knife Skills for Fruits
Thursday: Knife Skills for Flavor Enhancers
Friday: Kitchen Essentials for Allergies
Week 2 - July 13 - 17: Vegetables
Tuesday: Roasting Vegetable Basics
Wednesday: Seasoning Vegetables to Increase Appeal
Thursday: Appealing Vegetable Side Salads
Friday: The New Salad Bar
Week 3 - July 20 - 24: Grains
Tuesday: Pasta Cookery
Wednesday: Whole Grain Bowls
Thursday: Grain Side Salads
Friday: Gluten Free Basics
Week 4 - July 27 - 31: Sandwiches
Tuesday: Breakfast Sandwiches
Wednesday: Sandwich Assembly and Work Efficiencies
Thursday: Quick Pickling
Friday: Special Dietary Needs
Week 5 - August 3 - 7: Plant-Based Meals
Tuesday: Cooking with Beans
Wednesday: Cooking with Nuts and Seeds
Thursday: Cooking with Tofu
Friday: Dealing with Peanut Allergies
Week 6 - August 10 - 14: Global Cuisine
Tuesday: Latino/Mexican Cuisine
Wednesday: Indian Cuisine
Thursday: Vietnamese Cuisine
Friday: Indiana Food Day - Spinach
Questions?
Email: powers.catharine@gmail.com
Website: https://healthyschoolrecipes.com/
Phone: 330-416-5943
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/K12culinaryskills/