Pictures from the First Collective Cooking Session

The first of what we hope will be a long series of collective cooking sessions took place at the LCC on Sunday, September 16. About a dozen neighbourhood denizens showed up to share ingredients, recipes and skills, to produce food to take home and share. 

To be maximally inclusive, (as well as super-healthy!) the group went with a 100% plant-based low-fat strategy for picking dishes. 

Participants advocating a particular recipe brought the necessary ingredients and special cooking tools, and costs were shared by all.

Although the kitchen is small, there are a lot of electrical outlets and tables available, so we got some Instant Pots and chopping and assembly stations going through the entire main room. The group put together and shared a dal, a humus, a chili, a salad, two salad dressings, a broth, and two preparations of plantains. One participant also brought some vegan cupcakes from the Beechwood Farmers' Market. We cooked, ate, laughed and learned, and got to know each other a little bit. The participants are eager to do it again, and we expect to meet again one Sunday in October.

There is a mailing list forming to support the group. If you are interested in participating in future cooking sessions, please contact mtobis@gmail.com to be added to the list!