The most common question I get is “How can you teach a cooking class without a kitchen?” We’ve taught cooking classes in a LOT of environments including: Cafeterias Dining Halls...
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How We Partner With Charter, Public and Private Schools in 2022
Our theme for 2022 is “Cooking Up BIG Result” and in order to do that we are focusing on partnerships with schools and districts. In particular, schools we work with are charter, public or...
The BEST recipe we’ve taught to over 10,000 students (Pasta Primavera!)
I noticed one student, a 1st grader with an adorable black bow in her hair, needed some help. It was a sunny afternoon in San Diego and I had flown out to this particular charter school ready...
How We Are Bringing Back In-Person Culinary Workshops to Schools in 2021 and Beyond
I was at Target and it felt like returning to an old friend. I was in the kitchen aisle staring at my most important piece of cooking equipment of all time. This machine is the key element for the...
Weekend Recipe: Healthy Pizza with Easy Tomato Sauce & Cucumber Salad
Here’s a short cut for pizza: Use pita bread as a base and make your sauce using canned tomatoes! It’s faster and healthier than ordering a pizza for delivery… and just as satisfying! Active time:10...
Giving Back: Volunteering, Arizona Entrepreneurs and How To Market A Small Business
Do you live by your Core Values? One of LIFT Enrichment’s is “Give Back” and I got the chance recently to create a value-packed event for a room of 30+ local entrepreneurs, vice presidents and...
Weekend Recipe: Healthy Orange Chicken with Jasmine Rice
This is a Chinese Classic made of juicy pieces of chicken coated with a delicious salt-and-sweet orange sauce.Our version is lighter because we substitute chicken breast for chicken thighs, and...
Gear Up West 2021 Review: Making Friends, Native American Dance and VERY Early Flights
Montana??? “Why are you going to Montana?” my friend Eli asked as he passed me an old-fashioned on a Saturday evening at a hip bar in Desert Ridge, Arizona. “For the “Gear Up conference, and...
Weekend Recipe: Greek Beef and Veggie Shish Kabobs with Hummus and Pita Bread
Grilled Shish kabobs are a great and easy dinner that kids enjoy making because it’s fun to assemble the kebabs using steak and vegetables! It’s even better with hummus and homemade pita bread...
Gretchen Jewell on Balancing Life As A Mom with Real Estate and Adopting Kids
Watch the full interview here ===> Gretchen Jewell on Balancing Life As A Mom with Real Estate and Adopting Kids Gretchen Jewell is an Arizona-based real estate agent who is also the...