Cooking Classes Promote Health and Connection

The health ministries team at the Yellville Seventh-day Adventist Church has been conducting bi-monthly healthy living cooking classes for their church and community. 

Through contact with church member Mindy Saethre and her vegan restaurant, Better Country Kitchen, located in Yellville, we were invited to conduct a cooking class at the Church on the Rock, an interdenominational church. Our health ministries team served a full meal, and every participant responded enthusiastically, signing up for notification of the next class. Demonstrations included salad, soup, cheesy sauce, Mexican lasagna, vanilla cake with sliced strawberries and pear cream.

Another class demonstrated salads and healthy desserts. The team always provided a full meal after each class, including the recipes demonstrated. Each student left with a cookbook of many recipes to try themselves. One of the classes also included a drawing for jars of local honey donated by one of the team members.

In November, the demonstrations focused on easy holiday menus. A meal was provided, along with a cookbook to add to the students’ collection. And there was a drawing for a garlic rocker press and a lemon squeezer.

We are having fun together as we encourage each other and learn to make healthful and delicious foods that will nourish our bodies. God knows that we need to be more intentional about taking care of our bodies and being an example for those around us who are searching for health and life.

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