December was a blur of classes, fundraisers and holiday parties.

Our founder Chef Lena came out from behind the camera and put her chef coat on to teach a couple of classes this month. First off was knife skills with the teen foster boys at Varsity Team house. She brought a pile of onions and made the boys cry! At YAC she taught the ever-so-fancy-named polenta & ragu, which is simply an upgraded cornmeal grits.

Chef Alyssa took her turn at YAC to teach skillet Greek flatbreads and refreshing tzaziki. We were covered in flour and had so much fun!

We held our first ever fundraising event at the new Gaslamplighter, raising greats funds, with generous donations from bars, restaurants, liquor companies, and health & wellness businesses. All events and media carefully crafted by the talented Nicollee Dietz of Graphic Lab.

Lastly, we gathered a crew of volunteers to support our sister org SD Foster Angels, making cotton candy for local foster children at their annual holiday party at Belmont Park.

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