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PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.6 

April 9, 2023March 30, 2023 by Dave Kimmel

March 30, 2023 – PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.6 

Staff and students checking the recipe
Chopping herbs for fritters
Faculty advisor Betsey Valenza holding herbs as a mustache
Student quickly prepping a few more herbs
Student with thumbs up for eating green
Students and staff dining and sharing
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PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.5

April 7, 2023March 28, 2023 by Dave Kimmel

March 28, 2023 – PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.5 

Making two smoothie varieties for pre-cooking snacks
Students grating zucchini in the kitchen
Students whisking eggs with other ingredients
Students adding feta cheese to fritters batter
Shallow frying and making tzaziki sauce
Students keeping an eye on the temperature for frying
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PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.4 

April 7, 2023March 23, 2023 by Dave Kimmel

March 23, 2023 – PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.4 

Knife skills and onion chopping in kitchen
Division of labor at the cutting board and stove in the kitchen
Flavorings at the ready in the kitchen
Students adding aromatics to the soup pot
Students eating DIY soup together
Eating soup and marking rating system in notebook
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Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.3

April 7, 2023March 21, 2023 by Dave Kimmel

March 21, 2023 – PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.3 

Teacher demonstrating how to hold a knife
Working on knife skills in the teaching kitchen
Adding ingredients to DIY soup in kitchen
Students garnishing DIY soups
Making DIY soups to go
Discussion in kitchen before prep
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Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.2

April 7, 2023March 16, 2023 by Dave Kimmel

March 16, 2023 – PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.2

Early spring sky over Princeton Middle School edible gardens
Master Gardener Debbie Gries at raised bed garden, and Faculty Advisor Betsey Valenza walking behind
Removing early weeds from raised bed garden outside
Preparing a raised bed garden for spring planting
Peas and carrots for snacking
Master Gardener Debbie Gries discusses early spring crops in the kitchen
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Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.1

April 7, 2023March 14, 2023 by Dave Kimmel

March 14, 2023 – PPS Cooks+Gardens, Spring 2023, Session 1.1 

MARCH 14, 2023: THICKET OF ROSEMARY
Thicket of rosemary
MARCH 14, 2023: JANET GAUDINO, SCIENCE TEACHER PMS (BLACK COAT, HAIR BLOWING IN WIND). Students find volunteer spinach to snack on while preparing to plant peas
Students find volunteer spinach to snack on while preparing to plant peas
MARCH 14, 2023: growing requirements for vegetable crops
Growing requirements for vegetable crops
MARCH 14, 2023: SEED CATALOGS & PLANNING FOR SUMMER GARDENING
Seed catalogs & planning for summer gardening
MARCH 14, 2023: MASTER GARDENER DEBBIE GRIES at the stove
Master gardener Debbie Gries at the stove
MARCH 14, 2023: SUGAR SNAP AND SNOW PEAS FOR SNACKS
Sugar snap and snow peas for snacks
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