An update...

The rain might be around for a while, but we’re springing into spring at CookingThyme! If you’re looking for a fun Spring Break activity for your kids, our Italian Cooking Camp is just the thing. Where else can your kids enjoy making fresh pasta and homemade marinara sauce? Not to mention tasty fruit crostata and chocolate-chip pound cake. We have plenty of other spring classes up on our website, and we’ve also listed them below.

I’m excited to announce the launch of our first-ever afterschool programs, beginning in April at Scouters Mountain Elementary School in Happy Valley (grades 1-5) and Touchstone School in Lake Oswego (grades K-3). The eight-week program runs for an hour after school one day a week. Each class will include hands-on instructions for 2-3 recipes as well as an overview of beginner kitchen skills. I am thrilled to be spreading the message that food matters to elementary students in our community. If you’re interested in a CookingThyme after school program at your local school, contact me.

There’s quite a bit going on behind the scenes at CookingThyme, so keep watching for updates in our emails.

Thanks, as always, for being a part of CookingThyme,





P.S. Have an idea for a class that you would love to take? Send us an email! Or, gather a group of 6 people, and we’ll set up a custom class for you!

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Apple Tasting

Wow, it's been a long time since we've blogged on here, but we're planning to start blogging twice a week from here on out! We had a WONDERFUL time at Portland Nursery's Apple Tasting Event yesterday. We were swamped with kids the entire time, and sent lots of little ones away with apple cupcakes and apple smiles! We love gardening almost as much as we love cooking, and we admire Portland Nursery for their community involvement, especially with this free event. We're already looking forward to next year!

We sent out an email with some of our upcoming classes this morning. If you missed it, read it here. You can sign up for our email mailing list here.

-Joan, Jen and Katie

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Cheers to 2011!

We're cooking up a few new ideas over at CookingThyme, and hoping that 2011 will be our best year yet! For starters, we're adding a host of new adult class offerings and dedicating the first Saturday of each month to our ever-popular Mommy & Me classes.

We're also anxiously awaiting the debut of our new website, which will add ease to the registration process and spread the word to would-be cooks of all ages!

If you've had any involvement in CookingThyme since our beginnings in 2008, we'd like to offer a sincere thank you. We cherish every class taught, recipe shared, and technique learned.

We're planning to dedicate this blog as a place where we'll share tips, recipes, class highlights and much more throughout the year. Be sure to check back as we'll be updating often. 

Cheers to 2011!

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