“Meet Me in the Kitchen” is a five week course designed to empower LightHouse students with the non-visual techniques needed to prepare and present delicious meals independently. This course is created and taught by Bobbi Pompey, a Independent Living Skills Specialist with a passion for cooking and teaching. Each week you will learn non-visual kitchen skills, general cooking tips and tricks, and prepare a snack or meal.
Skills You Will Learn Include
Organizing, labeling, and preparing your kitchen and work space
Measuring wet and dry ingredients
Using knives, kitchen appliances, blindness/low vision gadgets and other “tools of the trade”
Understanding how to build flavor profiles, decipher lingo used in recipes, and determine the doneness of food
Serving, garnishing, and presenting meals with multiple dishes to friends and families
Spots in this fun and educational course are limited, so secure your participation by contacting Briana Kusuma, bkusuma@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7335.
Course Schedule
Session 1- Welcome and Course Overview- This session will include staff/student introductions, a course overview, a tour of the kitchen, and an introduction to basic techniques for navigating a kitchen. Class will conclude with a lesson on pouring and spreading and the preparation of a snack.
Session 2 - Cracking the Code- By the end of this session, you will understand how to decipher common recipe lingo, develop delicious flavor profiles with spices stock a pantry with basic staples, and shop for groceries independently. Techniques for measuring will be used to create a spice rub and/or basic sauce.
Session 3 - Getting the Job Done- Knife skills are the main focus of this session. Students will make a simple one-pot soup and learn to determine when food is done.
Session 4 - Learning to Spin All the Plates- This class marks the transition into the more advanced portion of the course. Labeling, organizing, blindness devices, kitchen gadgets, and the use of small appliances will be covered as ways to add efficiency to meal preparation. You will prepare a three part meal during this session.
Session 5 - Putting On the Finishing Touches- Taking all the skills of previous classes you will learn to; serve themselves, serve others, set a table, decorate and/or garnish a meal.
It’s time to kick off summer in a fun way with your blind and low vision friends from the LightHouse. Join us on June 4 for our next in person adventure with the LightHouse’s Youth Program as we head to Sausalito for a kayaking day trip with our friends and guides from Environmental Travel Companions (ETC). In addition to experienced guides leading us on our adventure the trip will also include picnic lunch and time to catch up with your LightHouse and EHC friends. The adventure will start in Sausalito and will run from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM. The trip is intended for all kayaking skill levels and ETC strives to make their trips accessible for all. For more information about the ETC Sea Kayaking Program please visit this link.
Who: LightHouse Students between the ages of 14 and 24 What: LightHouse kayaking day trip with ETC When: Saturday, June 4, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Where: 85 Liberty Ship Way Sausalito, California Cost: The cost of the trip is $60.00 per student and includes lunch, kayaking equipment, and orientation lessons taught by experienced kayaking guides (limited scholarships available) RSVP: Please contact Jamey Gump at 415-694-7372 or youth@lighthouse-sf.org. The deadline to sign up for this trip is Friday, May 25.
Please Note: Limited space is available on this trip. Students must submit payment and all necessary paperwork before one's spot in the trip will be confirmed.
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