Tagged Cooking and Nutrition

Goodbye Summer and Hello Back-to-School: Bookbag Giveaway and Cookout

After our awesome Summer its time to go back to School, kids can receive a free backpack filled with school supplies (while supplies last) and have a cookout to saying goodbye to Summer. Let's get excited for the new school year!

Hands on Cooking Class

Join Snap-Ed PA and help prepare a tasty meal. Learn about the food that you are making, basic cooking skills and general information about how to eat a healthy diet. Best suited for school age children and their families.

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Cooking Up a Solution: Meal Planning

Part 4 of a four part series of interactive classes will offer healthy eating tips, food demonstrations, and guest speakers to provide information on various health topics. Explore strategies to plan easy, healthy meals.…

Nutrition Classes

Join us for five weeks of nutrition classes.  These will be fun lessons that include healthy snacks, storybook readings, and craft activities for children. Hosted by Jefferson + Einstein's A Better Start F.U.N. Program. This…

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Healthy Eating for Kids!

Learn about healthy eating and nutrition while preparing a tasty, healthy snack.  This program is presented by Jefferson/Einstein's A Better Start F.U.N. Program.  Save your spot by calling the library at 215-685-2152. If…

Kids’ Summer Nutrition Classes with Jefferson’s A Better Start F.U.N.

Mondays, July 14th to August 11th @ 2 pm Kids’ Summer Nutrition Classes with Jefferson’s A Better Start F.U.N.   Through hands-on activities, engaging games, and simple cooking demonstrations, children will learn where…

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Cooking Up a Solution: Benefits of Beans

Part 3 of a four part series of interactive classes will offer healthy eating tips, food demonstrations, and guest speakers to provide information on various health topics. Learn about the benefits of including beans in your diet.…

Nutrition Classes

Join us for five weeks of nutrition classes.  These will be fun lessons that include healthy snacks, storybook readings, and craft activities for children. Hosted by Jefferson + Einstein's A Better Start F.U.N. Program. This…

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Summer Lunches for Kids

Monday, June 23 – Friday, August 15th @ 1:30 pm   Free lunches are available for children up to 18 years old, provided by Nutritional Development Services. All meals must be eaten onsite.  We cannot accommodate groups.

Healthy Eating for Kids!

Learn about healthy eating and nutrition while preparing a tasty, healthy snack.  This program is presented by Jefferson/Einstein's A Better Start F.U.N. Program.  Save your spot by calling the library at 215-685-2152. If…

Kid's Cooking Club

Experience the art and science of cooking while you make a delicious snack with your very own hands! 6/9 Doughnut Decorating 7/14 Butterfly Blue Lemonade 8/14 Ice Cream!  

Kids’ Summer Nutrition Classes with Jefferson’s A Better Start F.U.N.

Mondays, July 14th to August 11th @ 2 pm Kids’ Summer Nutrition Classes with Jefferson’s A Better Start F.U.N.   Through hands-on activities, engaging games, and simple cooking demonstrations, children will learn where…

Grace Lin | Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite American Chinese Foods

In conversation with Ellen Yin A  New York Times  bestselling children’s author and illustrator,  Grace Lin  earned the Newbery Honor for  Where the Mountain Meets the Moon , the Theodor Geisel Honor for  Ling and Ting , and the…

Sohla El-Waylly | Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

In conversation with Reem Kassis A chef, writer, video producer, and community advocate, Sohla El-Waylly hosts Mystery Menu for The New York Times Cooking YouTube channel and The History Channel’s Ancient Recipes with Sohla , and serves…

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich | Lidia's From Our Family Table to Yours: More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions

In conversation with Heather Marold Thomason, Butcher & Founder of Primal Supply “The cookbook author who changed the way Americans cook Italian food” ( The New York Times ), Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is the author of 15 beloved…

Deb Perelman | Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files: A Cookbook

Julie Dannenbaum Memorial Culinary Arts Lecture In conversation with Dena Heilik, head of Philbrick Hall, the Fiction and Movie department at Parkway Central. She also cohosts a monthly library Cookbook Club that has been running…

Kardea Brown | The Way Home: A Celebration of Sea Islands Food and Family with over 100 Recipes

In conversation with Valerie Erwin Charleston, South Carolina–based Kardea Brown hosts the Food Network’s Delicious Miss Brown and OWN’s The Great Soul Food Cookoff . She also is the creator of the pop-up New Gullah Supper Club, where…

Bryant Terry | Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora

In conversation with Jamila Robinson Chef and educator Bryant Terry is the author of four vegan cookbooks, including  Grub ,  Afro-Vegan , and  Vegetable Kingdom , winner of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. In 2015 he…

Reem Kassis | The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World

In conversation with Deb Perelman Reem Kassis is the author of  The Palestinian Table , a guide to Middle Eastern cooking woven together through recipes, regional history, and three generations of family traditions. Praised by fellow…

Sam Sifton | See You on Sunday: A Cookbook for Family and Friends

The food editor at the New York Times  and the founding editor of the  Times ’s digital cookbook, NYT Cooking , Sam Sifton is one of America’s most popular culinary writers. He formerly worked as the Gray Lady’s national news editor,…