September Culinary Recipes

APPLE-CINNAMON LEARNING LAB CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Clear serving cups

Small spoons

Small bowls for each ingredient

Large mixing bowl

Safety knives

Cutting boards

APPLE-CINNAMON LEARNING LAB CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Mixing spoon

Measuring cups

Ziploc bags

Rolling pin

Serving tray

COLOR WHEEL FRUIT CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Clear serving cups

Small spoons

Small bowls for each fruit

Safety knives

Cutting boards

COLOR WHEEL FRUIT CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Colander

Measuring cups

Serving spoons

Serving tray

PASSPORT TRAIL MIX CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Large mixing bowl

Mixing spoon

Measuring cups

Small bowls for each ingredient

PASSPORT TRAIL MIX CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Small serving cups

Serving spoons

Serving tray

GRADUATION BERRY SHORTCAKE CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Clear serving cups

Small spoons

Small bowls for each ingredient

Safety knives

GRADUATION BERRY SHORTCAKE CUPS

Now let's make sure we have our supplies. Please check to ensure we have:

Cutting board

Measuring cups

Serving spoon

Serving tray

CULINARY | LIFELONG LEARNING | STORYTELLING AND BRANCH CONNECTION

STORYTELLING AND BRANCH CONNECTION

This Culinary series is more than preparing food. Residents make choices, follow familiar steps, use their senses, share memories, teach one another, and contribute to something the community can enjoy. Every role matters, whether a resident measures, mixes, tastes, watches, chooses, remembers, or encourages others.

Belonging

Respect

Autonomy

Nurture

Connection

Everyone has a place in the kitchen experience, whether they prepare, taste, observe, pass an ingredient, or celebrate the finished recipe.

Residents are approached as people with preferences, family traditions, skills, and wisdom. Their pace, culture, and choices are honored.

Residents choose ingredients, colors, flavors, tools, roles, portions, or the way they would like to participate.

Familiar aromas, simple steps, sensory cues, and gentle encouragement create comfort, confidence, and emotional warmth.

Preparing and sharing food creates natural conversation among residents, staff, families, dining, recreation, and visitors.

Hope

The Lifelong Learning theme reminds the community that residents continue to learn, teach, contribute, create, and be celebrated.

FAMILY, TOUR, AND COMMUNITY SHARING SCRIPT

Today our community participated in Lifelong Learning through Culinary. Residents chose ingredients, measured, mixed, arranged, tasted, shared food memories, and helped complete a recipe together. Every resident can be part of it by preparing, choosing, tasting, watching, remembering, encouraging, or simply enjoying the aromas and conversation. This is BRANCH in action through belonging, respect, autonomy, nurture, connection, and hope.

CULINARY | LIFELONG LEARNING | PHOTO SUGGESTIONS

PHOTO SUGGESTIONS

Use these ideas to capture dignity, participation, connection, choice, and teamwork during Lifelong Learning Theme Week.

Resident choosing an ingredient

Highlights resident voice, preference, and meaningful choice.

Hands measuring, stirring, or arranging

Captures active participation without requiring a full-face photo.

Residents preparing food side by side

Shows belonging, teamwork, and shared purpose.

Resident reading or checking a recipe step

Connects the activity to learning, sequencing, and retained skills.

Ingredient colors arranged before preparation

Creates a strong sensory image and highlights visual choice.

Resident offering a taste or serving a cup

Shows contribution, generosity, and a meaningful community role.

Staff and residents cooking together

Demonstrates connection, support, and staff engagement.

Finished recipe with residents nearby

Celebrates accomplishment and the contribution of the group.

Resident sharing a food memory

Captures storytelling, identity, culture, and personal history.