Students learn cooking skills during after-school program

WATSONVILLE—Thanks to Pajaro Valley Unified University District’s Extended Finding out Application, pupils at Cesar Chavez Center University are mastering unconventional but realistic expertise, like how to make pasta, do-it-yourself salsa, enchiladas nopales, and seasoned fruits and veggies.

The class, Health and fitness For Daily life (which is less than the umbrella of the Prolonged Mastering System), is headed up by Patrick Littleton. Not long ago, a team of learners took turns building small batches of dough, flattened them out and then, with Littleton’s grandmother’s pasta maker, every scholar formed their individual spaghetti. 

But it did not cease there: They tossed their batches of pasta into a kettle of boiling water, cooked it up and blended it with clean stir-fried greens. Then they sat all over a picnic desk and feasted on their generation.

“I am really impressed to be connecting with the school and acquiring learners plant, grow and consume healthful food stuff,” Littleton explained. “The points we make are effortless to do and are dependent on nutrition whilst holding it culturally applicable. Every day is distinct. Fruits and greens are the major aim of our cooking.”

One particular pupil, Alvado Mendez, said he preferred the class for the reason that it “is actually unique.”

“It’s pleasurable building foodstuff you can consume and to learn how it is manufactured,” he stated.

Littleton is aided in the course by Ana Pupita Ramirez, enrichment specialist, who is also doing the job to finish her degree at CSUMB in Human Providers.

“It’s a great program and the students are super intrigued,” she stated. 

Littleton extra: “I am tremendous proud of her for balancing that work load she does astounding perform.”