June 9th Cooking Class

On Thursday night, the FCS agent here in Albemarle/Charlottesville hosted a Hispanic Cooking Class. There were 12 participants who got to experience cooking some familiar and some unfamiliar foods.
The recipes that the participants made were:
Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops (a similar recipe to the one we actually made)
http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/apple-cinnamon-pork-chops/

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Lemon Aioli (a similar recipe: we actually used greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise and I prefer the greek yogurt instead of the mayo)
http://www.dishingdelish.com/recipe/crispy-baked-sweet-potato-fries-with-garlic-aioli-dipping-sauce/

Spicy Quinoa Salad (a similar recipe to the one we actually made)
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/229156/zesty-quinoa-salad/

There was lots of conversation, laughter, and learning that took place and it was awesome to see all of the participants work together to make these tasty dishes. I got to use a little bit of Spanish and listened to conversations that took place around me. I am looking forward to the next cooking class next week!

Some of the finished products!

Spicy Quinoa Salad

Roasted Sweet Potatoes