Take Charge with Confidence and Self-Reliance

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  • Can a Geek Be a Good Cook? David’s Mini Meal

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    Dan Burke

    Well, yes! And a geek who is blind can be too, as David describes how he’s come from being only able to warm up frozen French fries to making Shepherd’s Pie for fifteen people.

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  • Sleepshades, Cinnamon Pudding Cake & Seniors In Charge May 2017

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    Dan Burke

    Steve works with Janet to learn the Braille Alphabet using a muffin tin and tennis balls

    You wouldn’t have needed to be told that Dorine’s Cinnamon-Pudding Cake was an award-winner if you had been anywhere near the Center’s kitchen this afternoon. It’s our spring Seniors in Charge week, and we have five dynamic seniors determined to keep living the lives they want. This afternoon, of course, they were cooking and baking…

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  • Serena’s homemade applesauce for a snowy spring Saturday

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    Dan Burke

    a smiling young woman holds a quart jar of amber appplesauce

    Believe it or not, the forecasts were correct, snow came in Friday night and is still falling Saturday morning of the last weekend in April. So here’s a warm thought. Serena made applesauce from scratch on Thursday in Home Management – peeling, coring, chopping, cooking and putting the mixture through the food processor. She’s got…

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  • A Menu with Flair: Ceci’s Mini Meal

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    Dan Burke

    Ceci working on her Mini Meal

    Tilapia and ratatouille were served to fifteen with flair for Ceci’s mini-meal, but that was no surprise!

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  • And No One Left Hungry from Julie’s Mini Meal

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    Dan Burke

    Julie admits she’d barely cooked at all before coming to the Center, but now she’s cooked and served a meal for fifteen! And no one left hungry … no one!

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  • Taking Charge of the Deep-fryer with Confidence & Deliciousness! #LivetheLifeYouWant

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    Dan Burke

    On Tuesday all four Home Management classes took charge of the deep-fryer, making a “copy-cat” chicken recipe. Watch to see how things turned out!

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  • Lasagna from Scratch: Chaz’s Mini Meal

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    Dan Burke

    Chaz admits he was only a little above the average college student with respect to his cooking skills. Now he’s made lasagna from scratch and fed fifteen people witt it.

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  • Happy #PiDay from CCB … Cheesecake will do!

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    Dan Burke

    Trevor definitely knows what day it is …It’s probably just a coincidence though that he’s baking 6 cheesecakes for his graduation March 30. It’s close enough for Pi Day though!

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  • Quinoa and Kale? CCB and BLVS Partner Under Shades to Make it Tasty!

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    Dan Burke

    We were pleased to have three professionals from Blind Low Vision Services, part of Colorado’s Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) at the Center for training this week. We spent four days together exploring every topic we could think of, including cane travel and cooking under sleepshades. We’ll let them introduce themselves and the meal they…

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  • It’s Going on! Jackson’s Mini-meal for Fifteen

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    Dan Burke

    Planning, preparing and serving a three-recipe meal to 15 people is no small matter. Jackson admits at one point he was getting nervous, but he tried to treat the process as a “regular day in class”. He definitely had it going on with his mini-meal!

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