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The authors of Epicuriosity 101 – Nancy Sweet, Marnie Record and Jay Kitterman – are ready to answer any questions you have about food (including organic and local food), cooking, baking or eating. Your question and their answer may appear in a future Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register. Take advantage of the knowledge of these experts. Send your question to epicuriosity101@llcc.edu.
The Value-Added Local Food program through the Workforce Development division is training food service managers for the Springfield Public School District this week. Free lunch is being served for the campus community in Bistro Verde, WFCC 1103, at 11:45 a.m. again today on a first-come, first-served basis; no reservations accepted. The menu changes daily. Contact Marnie Record at 786-4993 for more information.
Food service managers from Springfield District 186 schools will be serving lunch again today at 11:45 a.m. in Bistro Verde, Workforce Careers Center. No reservations are required; however, seating is limited in the Bistro. Guests may be directed to open classrooms or other seating areas to eat. Food will be served until it runs out. The food service managers have been learning to prepare lunches this week with local foods through a Workforce Development Value-Added Local Food course.
Faculty and staff can enjoy a free lunch today and tomorrow (Thurs.) prepared by food service managers from Springfield District 186 schools who are learning to cook from scratch with local food through a Workforce Development Value-Added Local Food course. Lunch is being served both days at 11:45 a.m. in Bistro Verde, Workforce Careers Center. No reservations are required. Food will be served until it runs out.
Food service managers from Springfield’s District 186 schools are learning to cook from scratch with local food through a Workforce Development Value-Added Local Food course. Faculty and staff are invited to lunch being prepared by the class. The free lunch is being served at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 9-11, in Bistro Verde, Workforce Careers Center. No reservations are required. Food will only be served until it runs out.
The Truck Driver Training program will debut a newly wrapped 
trailer, featuring LLCC students, on the roads starting next week!
Want to know the best way to cook an Easter ham? Is it OK to heat extra virgin olive oil? Why did my yeast rolls fail to rise? What is an easy and delicious butter cookie recipe?
If you have cooking and baking questions, send them to epicuriosity101@llcc.edu. Epicuriosity 101 is a new column written by LLCC’s Nancy Sweet, Marnie Record and Jay Kitterman for the State Journal-Register food page. Every fourth week they will answer questions that are emailed to that address. It’s a great opportunity to learn and improve your skills in the kitchen! Watch for their column every Wednesday in the SJ-R.
12th annual Central Illinois Composting Symposium, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trutter Center. Participants learn about composting organic materials and other resources to help them be a successful composter. For more info: www.llcc.edu/green-center.
LLCC is partnering with several local organizations to host the “Roots to Rooftop” Tour Sunday, July 27, showcasing Springfield area community gardens, urban farms and a rooftop garden. Be sure to stop at Maldaner’s and the Executive Mansion and check out some of the projects our Workforce programs have done.
For more information, search Roots to Rooftop Tour on Facebook or click here.
Please join us for a Green Celebration in the Workforce Careers Center Wed., April 23, 4-4:45 p.m.
Displays will feature solar and biodiesel trainers, bio-fueled go-cart, campus prairie, LLCC Environmental Club and Sustainability Team, along with “solar-powered snacks.”
At 4:30 p.m., LLCC Board Chair Justin Reichert will announce new green initiatives of the college and unveil the LEED plaque for the Workforce Careers Center.