The Healthy cooking class enjoys their well prepared meal.

By: Felicita Zanatta

The Healthy cooking class has been operating in Scarborough for many years now. Betty Anne Wilson is the teacher and along with some consistent wonderful volunteers has been holding a class twice a year with fantastic results. There is usually a waitlist for this delicious class.

Betty Anne selects healthy mains to include in the cook book that everyone takes home. Each Monday night of the class, Betty Anne and the volunteers demonstrate how to make that night’s dish. Then each budding cook makes the dish for themselves. The students take turns preparing accompanying salads and doing clean up.

The class is geared to budding cooks who are interested in preparing their own meals and are encouraged to cook at home possibly even for family and room mates, lucky people.

Betty Anne has found some popular recipes and changes them to include many variations. She has the budding cooks thinking about healthy cooking and the recipes reflect that with a variety of foods and

vegetables. Any dietary restrictions can be accommodated. The cooks also receive instruction in kitchen safety, cleanliness, measuring and Canada’s food guide. The main dish is usually all prepared in an individual foil container and baked in the oven.

The students enjoy trying new things or learning to include their favorites. At the last class, as a special treat, the class also prepare dessert.

The fall cooking class started in September and then we plan to have one in the spring of 2019. The class runs for 10 Mondays from 5-8pm for $150. The class is sponsored by the Scarborough Council.

For any information or to register, please contact Felicita at fzanatta@cltoronto.ca or 647-729-1635.