Paris, Tenn.–During the summer reading program at the Carroll County Library, 4-H Agent Amanda Paschall and 4-H Healthy Living Ambassadors Allie Paschall (Henry County) and Paige Costello (Carroll County) hosted a cooking class in celebration of National Caribbean Heritage Month.
A total 43 youth attended this class along with 20 parents/guardians. Students learned proper hand washing through a glo germ activity, how to safely use a knife to chop peppers and onions, use an apple corer, and correctly use measuring cups and spoons. The students rotated through several stations making Caribbean chicken quesadillas, Caribbean black beans and rice, and a tropical fruit dip with yogurt and cool whip.
The Carroll County UT Extension Office’s Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and 4-H programs have joined to provide cooking classes geared towards youth for three years. They have taught students as young as kindergarten and first grade to high school aged youth. This year, with the help of the 4-H Healthy Habits grant, we were able to successfully offer after-school cooking programs at Bruceton, Huntingdon, and McKenzie school. They also offer summer cooking days and other cooking programs as requested.
Recipes for the class can be found on the SNAP-Education- Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Facebook page. To find out more about the upcoming programs, check out the Carroll County TN 4-H Facebook page and the UT Extension Service- Carroll County Facebook page. You can also contact the UT Extension office for more information by contacting Lacy Yeley or Amanda Paschall at 731-986-1976.