New cooking class provides skills, food, and essential tools
November 14, 2025
By Jean Borst
Some of the best ideas are cooked up at the dinner table.
Whenever Shannon Kim’s son invited one of his good friends over for dinner, she noticed how excited he was about something many families take for granted – a home-cooked meal.
“He and his dad go to the store every night to buy prepared food because his dad doesn’t know how to cook,” said Kim, a Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) Culinary Arts instructor. “When he came to our house, he was really interested in learning how to make what we were eating. That really stuck with me.”
Read the rest of the story and download the recipes at "Pantry to plate: New cooking class helps CPTC students stretch resources and build skills".