Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Kathy Smith, 817-598-6168, Kathy.smith@ag.tamu.edu
WEATHERFORD – The 2018 Health Cooking School, in conjunction with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Dinner Tonight and Path to the Plate programs, will be held Oct. 23 in Weatherford.
Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. and the program will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Couts United Methodist Church, 802 N. Elm St. The fee is $20, with free entry for those under 18.
Preregistration is requested by Oct. 22 for planning purposes. To register or for more information, contact the AgriLife Extension office for Parker County at 817-598-6168.
“We want to invite everyone to join us for a fun, exciting evening showcasing live cooking demonstrations with delicious samples, recipes and cooking tips,” said Kathy Smith, AgriLife Extension family and community health agent for Parker County. “They will also learn how to prepare easy, nutritious and economical meals at home.”
Smith said local agricultural commodities will be featured throughout the evening “as we connect agricultural production to health and nutrition. We will talk about the important role agriculture plays in providing proper nutrition and dispel some common myths about the production of our food supply.”
There will be door prizes, vendors and healthy cooking handouts also, she said.
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