N.B. news: Volunteers teach budget-friendly cooking skills [Video]

A group of volunteers in southwestern New Brunswick have been teaching some finely honed kitchen skills for people stretching their food budgets.

Individuals living in food insecure households were invited to attend a series of classes at Neighbourhood Works in St. Stephen, hosted by volunteers teaching different recipe ideas that could be made with the same food.

“Our first class was chicken, so we cooked a whole chicken,” said Betty Gatta, a coordinator of the classes. “Then we did all the things you can do with leftover chicken. Casseroles, soups, and so on.”

Other classes focused on making multiple dishes from ground beef and oatmeal, as well as a focus on vegetarian meals and bread making. The final class was spent teaching holiday baking.

Lorie Davey, a coordinator of the classes, said an emphasis was placed on making pivots when recipes didn’t go as planned.

“We talk about our D and D’s, disasters and discoveries,” said …