Volunteer Chef

I have been a volunteer chef with the Cooking Matters organization for the past couple of years. Cooking Matters is a program affiliated with Share Our Strength and is designed to teach adults, families and children about healthy eating on a budget. The course covers nutrition, food shopping, discussions on eating healthy food, and of course how to cook in a healthy way.

Last week I completed another 6-week session with a group of seniors. They really enjoy the classes and always enjoy the food. Over the course of the class, we prepared breakfasts foods, several chicken dishes, and some vegetarian meals.

For the last class, we had a luncheon and I prepared green beans, macaroni and cheese and roasted several chickens with herbs. Everyone enjoyed the food and we had a good time visiting with each other and sharing what we had learned during the class.


Volunteering feels good, especially when you're doing something you love. It's easy for me to share my love of cooking and food and rewarding to see that others appreciate hearing about my passion.

Here's a link for more information about the Cooking Matters program:
http://cookingmatters.org/what-we-do/our-program/