Griffin Center for Healthy Living in Oxford to host class on baking with sourdough

OXFORD - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is inviting individuals to learn a new healthy baking technique to start 2026 with a free cooking demonstration about making sourdough and the nutritional benefits of fermentation.

The Yeast You Can Do will be presented Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss clean eating, weight management and overall healthy lifestyle decisions, including the gut health benefits of probiotics in fermented foods. 

Poole will demonstrate how to make and maintain a sourdough bread starter, discuss different flours, methods of baking and troubleshoot various issues that arise. Participants will receive a 1/2 cup sourdough starter.
Sourdough is often considered a healthier bread option due to its long fermentation, which improves digestibility, has a lower glycemic index, boosts gut health by breaking down fructans and creates prebiotics and probiotics. 

This sourdough process also makes minerals like iron, zinc, and magnesium more available for absorption and reduces gluten content (though sourdough bread is not gluten-free).

Space is limited for this event; registration is required.

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/yeast-you-can-do or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree person-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Derby Neck Library to host Crafternoon fun Sunday

 Derby Neck Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.,  Derby.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page. 

Kids can learn to bake scones at Huntington Branch Library in Shelton

SHELTON - Children ages 8 to 12 can come to the Huntington Branch Library to bake vanilla scones at 1:30 p.m. April 14.

We will provide the materials and in-person instruction. 

Each child must be registered individually. Caregivers must remain in the library for the duration of the program.

We will be using a stove. We will be using flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, cream, vanilla, milk, and powdered sugar, and cannot accommodate for any allergies. 

Please keep this in mind when registering.

Registration required. Register online or call (203) 926-0111.

The Library is at 41 Church St.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Food Explorers program at Seymour Public Library to teach kids about baking

SEYMOUR - Join Food Explorers at 5:30 p.m. April 11 at Seymour Public Library for a deliciously sweet baking program.

You’ll be making Red Velvet Trifles! 

Learn how to make red velvet cake from scratch and a smooth and silky cream cheese frosting, and combine everything together into a yummy parfait.

Recipe is nut free but will contain dairy and eggs.

Registration is limited and required for this program. Please call 203-888-3903 for more information or to register.

The Library is at 46 Church St.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Beacon Falls Public Library offers fall baking fun for teens

The Library is located at 10 Maple Ave., Beacon Falls.

Learn to make crumb bars in virtual class presented by Seymour Public Library

Seymour Public Library to host online Food Explorers class on baking cupcakes

SEYMOUR - Join Katie, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers, at 4:30 p.m. May 7 to make Strawberry Stuffed Cupcakes! 

This program is hosted by Seymour Public Library.

Yep, these cupcakes are stuffed with an entire strawberry. 

You’ll need the following ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, butter, sugar, 2 eggs, milk, plain Greek yogurt, powdered sugar, strawberries (1 pound) and heavy cream. 

This frosting is made from whipped cream, but can be a buttercream if preferred, which would require 1 stick of butter instead of heavy cream.”

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZUqc...

This is shared from Seymour Public Library's Facebook page.

Learn to make scones in Seymour Public Library's virtual Food Explorers program

 

Seymour Public Library to host Food Explorers' program via Zoom

Join Katie, registered dietitian from Food Explorers, to make Pumpkin Maple Scones!

You’ll need the following ingredients: flour, butter, 1 egg, baking powder, pumpkin puree, light brown sugar, cinnamon, powdered sugar, maple syrup, and optional vanilla extract and pumpkin pie spice (or a mixture of nutmeg, ginger, allspice, etc.). Chocolate chips are also a great addition to this recipe! 

A cheese grater is recommended but not required.

This is a FREE ZOOM program but registration is required as space is limited!

This program is run by the Seymour Public Library Adult Services Department. For more information, please contact sgarvey@biblio.org. 

You are invited to a Zoom meeting

When: March 4, 2021 6:30 p.m.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdumqrTMrE9TLq36bUALF3u0E1SlSrdbk

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

This information is shared from the Library's website.

Beacon Falls Public Library to host Valentine's baking activity for teens

Click here to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/valentines-baking-take-make-teen-program-tickets-134547797083?fbclid=IwAR3V7FvZfGR4Sb83-GidCjyCdXh5rYn_zvxHHn4YwZCWkSHTcIQ90VCapK0

The Library is at 10 Maple Ave., Beacon Falls.

Seymour Public Library slates cookie Bake-Along on Zoom

'Grounded Goodwife' mother-daughter duo of Velya Jancz-Urban and Ehris Urban. /Photo from Seymour Public Library Facebook page. 

SEYMOUR - Seymour Public Library will sponsor a cookie bake-along via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24.

Learn how to make luscious zucchini sandwich cookies from the “Grounded Goodwife” duo.
They will teach how to use your own ingredients to make a crispy drop cookie with a hint of cinnamon and a silky cream cheese filling that has a healthy 590 milligrams of potassium.
Please contact the library, 203-888-3903, or check the Calendar of Events at seymourpubliclibrary.org for the free Zoom link and ingredient list or for more information prior to the program.


This is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Residents, chef at Wesley Heights in Shelton share recipes, bake

Wesley Heights resident and baking club member Libby Floroski makes cookies./ Contributed photo

SHELTON - A group of six residents and Chef Richard Scaife of Wesley Heights, met on a recent Monday morning to mix up a Snickerdoodle recipe for their unique baking club.

“This recipe was one of my son’s favorites. My son is in his 70s, so I’ve been making Snickerdoodles for 70 years,” said Florence Chicos, a resident. 

Florence Chicos

The residents meet on a regular basis and share their own recipes and ideas with one another.  
Scaife supplies the ingredients, equipment, and space to make the process easier and more accessible for residents. 
Once the mixing of batter is complete and the cookies are placed on baking sheets, Scaife puts them in an industrial oven to bake. “Once everything is made, I package up the cookies, go to the residents' apartments and bring them what they made,” said Scaife. 

The Baker's Bakers club began as an initiative to reignite a shared passion for baking, by bringing people together and celebrating their heritage and traditions. 
“You name it and I must’ve tried it once,” said Chicos. “I used to love making wedding cakes. I made all of my boys’ wedding cakes and my nieces and nephews.” 

Many residents grew up in households where they learned cooking and baking skills at a young age and provided their families with special desserts or simply enjoyed baking as a hobby. 

“When I was 13, I was cooking for the family- I would make dinner. I was about the only one who would make a dessert. I would make pudding cake-just simple stuff,” said resident Libby Floroski. 

What makes this baking program so special is it allows residents the opportunity to bake for fun. “I’ve always like to bake and through the holidays I baked cookies. I made a platter for each person and in order to do that you had to make a lot of cookies. So, I would start baking three weeks before the holiday.  Everybody had a favorite cookie,” she said. 

Residents can enjoy the process of making cakes, bread, and cookies with others and not be overwhelmed by the prepping, organizing, and cleaning that goes along with it. 

The Wesley Village Campus is located at 580 Long Hill Ave. It includes: Crosby Commons Independent/Assisted Living Community, Wesley Heights Independent/Assisted Living Community, Lifestyle Transitions Assisted Living/Memory Support Community, and Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center. 

The campus is owned and operated by UMH, a local, mission-based, not-for-profit organization. 

This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.

Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to host baking class for kids