MCOA Cooking Class on Zoom Fridays, February 5th and 19th at 11:00 AM Welcome to The Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) new 12-month cooking series focused on improving the health of older adults! We start with some basics, introducing ways cooking can be healthy and easy. Each month we will highlight safe food handling and […]
Join Maryellen King of Concord Park on March 12th 11:00 AM for “Brain Healthy Cooking for One,” a discussion on foods that improve memory and concentration. This is Part II of the Brain Healthy Cooking Program, designed to improve cognitive function whether or not you have memory loss. There is no charge for this program. […]
Join us for another virtual event in our wellness series as panelists discuss eating cleanly to nourish our bodies and finding the beauty in nature to nourish our minds. Learn how to create a welcoming spring-themed dinner, plan healthful grab-and-go lunch options, and learn about Forest Bathing, an age-old method of meditation in nature. Panelists […]
Learn tips and tricks to make the perfect chocolate whoopie pies. Also, learn the technique of how to make an incredible vanilla swiss meringue buttercream.
It’s planting season! Come to the COA and pick up a young tomato plant and a young basil plant with a gallon size bag of excellent potting soil. Plant them in a container outside and water them daily. Before long, you will have tomato and basil salad! This gift is a made possible through past […]
Learn how to deepen connections among kids and family through shared meal prep and bring playful, creative and meaningful experiences to the table. Join us for another virtual event in our wellness series. Panelists will discuss how to engage your family in meal preparation. They will share easy, healthy and simple weeknight recipes. We will […]
Learn Lagan nu Custard is a delectable wedding custard, enjoyed in Parsi Homes. Original and authentic dessert, which you can make for your Valentine! With toppings of Fruits, Flavor of Rose, it becomes even more delectable. Can be made ahead and refrigerated.
Learn how to make these pillowy, chewy, crispy, potato and onion filled Polish dumplings! For this class, you can choose to participate in-person or online. Adrienne will teach how to make the dough and filling, proper assembling procedure, and how to cook them. You will also make a sour cream and scallion dressing. Adrienne will […]
Learn how to make pillowy authentic Italian gnocchi at home in this interactive online cooking class. During this live and interactive virtual cooking class, you will learn the trade secrets to preparing authentic Italian gnocchi (Riccotta based), including how to add those hallmark ridges to catch the sauce. We will prepare a simple/traditional red sauce […]
Due to an unexpected illness, this event has been postponed. Immerse yourself in the colonial home as a living historian grinds cocoa beans, adds spices and concocts delicious treats by the winter hearth. Read a colonial recipe or “receipt” and decipher the steps to cooking rare delicacies in colonial Concord. Free with Museum admission. Members […]
