The second session in May was our eighth and last session. Party food was the order of the day. No Cook Slice Recipes, using crushed Marie Biscuits as the key ingredient, were distributed then demonstrated. Everyone then made their own Savoury Scones and Pizzas for lunch. Together with Devils on Horseback and Salmon Vol-au-vents, these were followed by colourful fresh fruit platters made by Val and Lin.
The Dietician guests answered more questions during lunch, evaluation forms were completed, and Chairperson Margaret presented fun certificates for attendance at the first U3A Solo Cooking Solo Course. This featured a photo of all 10 participants taken at the previous session.
We would like to express our thanks to Lin Ryan for her willingness to cover illness and become a Cooking Solo partner. Thanks also to Rina Caddy, Shirley Kearney and Nicole McFarlane for their help in the kitchen and support.
We would like to thank U3A for the opportunity to convene the ‘Cooking Solo’ Course, and the Uniting Church for subsidising use of the venue. Although the Cooking facilities were not ideal, we feel the aims of providing a nutritious meal for participants, and social interaction were achieved.
We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the ‘Cooking Solo’ film created by Val’s granddaughter, Nathalie, which we hope will screen at the Benalla Shorts Film Festival later in the year.
Thanks to the participants for receiving the Cooking Solo course in good humour! There was a lot of preparation, but a lot of fun!
Gwen Mildren and Val Whan.