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| Fresh produce and new friendships cooked up in the kitchen |
Christian Service Mission continues on the quest to bring lasting change and community to Birmingham in strategic ways. This spring, ladies from Hope Health Clinic (Fairfield), Covenant Presbyterian, Birmingham Bible (Woodlawn), Mountain Brook Community, True Vine (Tarrant/Inglenook), Oak Mountain Presbyterian, Church of the Highlands, Redeemer, Briarwood, Christ Fellowship and Common Thread Community have been learning and growing together around cutting boards, stove tops and the dinner table through Cooking Well, our healthy lifestyle initiative.
Cooking Well has become a delicious connection between incredible women, who are together one night a week for six weeks to learn about nutrition and healthy cooking techniques that focus on herbs and produce fresh (primarily from the CSM greenhouses!) In the process, subjects are covered such as learning to read food labels, reducing sugar and salt intake, incorporating more vegetables into our diet, meal planning and becoming more physically active. But the deeper truths come from the time we shared eating the meal we prepared together. We are encouraged to be intentional about the nurture of ourselves and our families, to cook and eat dinner at home, and to recognize God’s provision for our lives and godliness (II Peter 1:3).
CSM, eMeals and Samford have partnered to bring this vision to life. Our Cooking Well classes are a beautiful picture of the Body of Christ, a unique experience of feasting together, a bonding that only comes when you are shoulder to shoulder, eye to eye and heart to heart. There is a place set at the table for each participant, expressing an invitation to friendship and celebrating the intrinsic value of each individual and the great gift of community. You are invited to be involved with Cooking Well during the summer months. If you are interested in sponsoring, volunteering or participating, please contact Judy Vann:
judy@csmission.org
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| Jenny Cochran, eMeals Co-Founder, teaching the culinary segment of class |
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| Deborah and Ms. Addie |
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| Carolyn taught us! |
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| Hannah and Kate demonstrate servant's hearts like no one else! |
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| Kate Perry teaching the nutrition segment for a class |
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| Food Management class interns at the "back of the house" for the large classes |
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| Lady Pam Mason from Birmingham Bible Church in Woodlawn |
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| Connie Edwards (rt) brought ladies to class from Hope Health Clinic in Fairfield |
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| Intent to learn new cooking techniques |
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| Invaluable interns from Samford's Nutrition program |
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| Camaraderie |
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| Commensality |
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| Graduate Nutrition and Dietetic intern delved into the difficult subject of diabetes |
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| Cooking Well class with expert instructor, Allie Sanderson (rt) |
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| Everybody gets to be teacher's pet at Cooking Well |
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| Healthy and happy |
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| Fresh and affordable menus |
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| Allie's kind and gentle teaching methods |
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Allie showing the class a visual demonstration of how much
sugar and salt is hidden in our food |
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| Kirsten setting a perfect table for a graduation dinner |
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Candles lit! |
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| Spring-time patio dinners are best |
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| Learning to know each other is the greatest gift of Cooking Well |
Cooking Well has become a delicious connection between incredible women, who are together one night a week for six weeks to learn about nutrition and healthy cooking techniques that focus on herbs and produce fresh (primarily from the CSM greenhouses!) In the process, subjects are covered such as learning to read food labels, reducing sugar and salt intake, incorporating more vegetables into our diet, meal planning and becoming more physically active. But the deeper truths come from the time we shared eating the meal we prepared together. We are encouraged to be intentional about the nurture of ourselves and our families, to cook and eat dinner at home, and to recognize God’s provision for our lives and godliness (II Peter 1:3).
