“The Shmarties” work together to mash an avocado and prep their spinach and green bean pesto. (L-R): Gabby DeLaRosa, Wyatt Lemke, and Sierra Feickert.
Erin Lemke, an older 4-H member, works with London Wishard as they mix and pour the filling for a breakfast quiche.
Using the ingredients you have available is both practical and usually necessary, especially when you live in a rural area. Making the same ingredients into more interesting meals is also a useful skill as “adulting” requires cooking a lot. The 4-H CHOPPED cooking event, based on the competitive cooking show, is where each group is given the same ingredients and asked to create a meal in a two hou…
