DSLCC has multiple reports of campus events including a cooking class and the Food Bank

“Chef Ed” McArdle

To Teach Culinary Workshops at DSLCC

“Chef Ed” To Teach Cooking, Kitchen Skills Workshops at DSLCC

                A series of basic cooking and kitchen skills classes with Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Culinary Arts Program Head Ed McArdleas the instructor is being offered this fall at the DSLCC Rockbridge Regional Center in Buena Vista. The one-night non-credit sessions will be held in October and November on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm.

               “Take the chore out of cooking and learn how to ‘score’ with your cooking,” says “Chef Ed,” as he is fondly known by his students.  “These tips and techniques are sure to take the struggle out of making dinner.”

The first workshop on October 2, “Knife Skills”, will cover types of knifes, sharpening techniques, classical and decorating knife cuts. Students are asked to bring their own knives for sharpening.

                “Stocks, Sauces and Soups” on October 9 explores the various types of stocks, how to prepare a stock, storage of stocks, and how to incorporate stocks into soups and sauces.

                “Breads 101”, scheduled October 16, will cover yeasts, sourdoughs, flatbreads, whole wheats, rye breads and even crackers.

                Elevate the mundane potato and rice with the October 23 class on “Starches.” Topics will include types of rice, risotto, grits, lentils, and other grains and starches.

                “Pasta, Pasta, Pasta” is the topic on October 30:  Learn how to prepare homemade pasta, flavored pastas, raviolis and pierogis.

                In the last session, “Grilling  (for Girls!)” on November 6, participants who might be intimidated by grilling with charcoal will learn the difference between grilling and smoking, make marinades and spice rubs, and learn Chef Ed’s “trick to knowing when a steak is cooked to perfection!”

Participants will also be provided with a meal during each class. The tuition fee is $45 per session.

                To register online, go to https://www.dslcc.edu/workforce/ or contact Robin Jennings at (540) 863-2899 or rjennings@dslcc.edu.

Judy Clark, Public Relations

DSLCC Bookstore Raises Money for Campus Food Bank

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College is partnering with the Virginia Community College Schools (VCCS) Hunger Project to help raise money for the campus food bank by accepting customer donations at the register in the DSLCC bookstore. Follett Higher Education Group, which operates the bookstore, located in the Highlands Community Bank Suite in the Moomaw Center on the DSLCC Clifton Forge campus, will match donations up to $1,000.

DSLCC joins 18 other VCCS campus stores accepting donations in-store, where Follett will match donations dollar for dollar, up to $19,000 and $1,000 per institution.

Normal semester operating hours for the bookstore are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. Fall hours begin August 21. For more information, contact Store Manager Jana Evans at (540) 862-7320.

The DSLCC Roadrunner Cubby Closet, which opens each weekday at 8 am and is located in room 645 in the Armory on the Clifton Forge campus, offers non-perishable food items as well as clothing and paper products, among other items. It is open to DSLCC students as well as the community.

 Follett Corporation is the world’s largest single source of educational materials, digital content, eCommerce, and multi-media for libraries, schools and institutions. Follett provides education technology, services and physical and digital content to millions of students at 70,000 schools, and more than 2,700 physical locations, and campus eCommerce platforms in North America. Through Baker & Taylor, Follett’s reach also extends to the public library markets.

Judy Clark, Public Relations