Parents, do you have a teen heading to college in the fall, but has NO idea how to cook for themselves? Or what about teens needing to make their own dinner a couple nights a week? Teens, have you ever wondered how to re-create your favorite meal from a restaurant?

YSB has a new volunteer named Joor Erin who has her own company as a caterer and personal chef (Soup du Joor, www.soupdujoor.com). She is passionate about cooking, food & being healthy and wants to pass along valuable lifelong skills to our community youth by teaching them all about it!

Youth entering grades 7-12 are welcome to attend “Cooking with Joor” offered once per month. Scheduled next are Tuesday, August 19 & Tuesday, September 16. August’s menu is Spaghetti, Pesto and Mac & Cheese. In September, the menu is all kinds of breakfast foods! Sessions will be held from 6:00-8:00pm in St. Paul Lutheran’s kitchen in Wyoming. Cost is $10 per session. Dinner is included as youth will be able to eat what they make! A parent waiver must be signed for each participant. Classes are limited to 8 youth. Call now to get signed up!

For more information about “Cooking with Joor” and other ways to get involved in the community, please contact Tovah Rykken at the Youth Service Bureau at

(651) 464-3685 or tovah.rykken@ysblakesarea.org.