This school year, a new culinary club has been introduced here at Warren Hills. The club started in September and has been a success.

Culinary Club is run by World Language teacher, Teresa Fahy. She felt that a new club centered around cooking would catch students’ interests.

“Cooking brings me so much pleasure and incorporates so many disciplines that are useful in life,” she said. “I wanted to share my passion and give students a forum to explore their culinary curiosity.”

In the beginning of the year, the faculty donated pots, pans and other utensils to help out the club.

The club has about 18 students that meet in Room 106 on Thursdays and/or Fridays. Cooking sessions are double sessions, with one during lunch where food is prepped, and one after school to start cooking.

The president, Alexa Dos-Santos and the vice-president, Kelcie Mannon, come up with cooking ideas that all members can agree on.

Fahy buys all the ingredients for the cooking sessions and the club treasurer totals and divides the amount owed by each member for each cooking project.

Mannon explained her interest in joining the club.

“It was a new club with a teacher I had and was interested in cooking and the opportunity for a leadership position,” she said.

Mannon said so far, she has enjoyed the bread interpretation session best.

“The bread interpretation session I liked more because I got to make beignets. The beignets are an advanced skill and I was super excited to try the recipe,” she said.

Sophomore Kayla Ates said her reasoning for joining the club was that she wanted to learn how to cook better.

“One way that I learned to cook better was through the empanada cooking session,” she said.  “I learned to develop organization, as well as brainstorming ideas, and cooperation.”

Junior Katherine Insel recalled one of her favorite cooking sessions so far.

“Although we had many fun cooking projects, I enjoyed cooking empanadas the most. They were both delicious and fun to make,” she said.

Senior Samantha Applebaum also said she has obtained new skills.

“I have learned to work with others and listen to other people’s ideas,” she said.

Fahy, who hopes to encourage others, gave a piece of advice for someone starting their own culinary experience.

“Just start.  Read.  Be curious, research and ask questions,” she said. “Also, be willing to create less than perfect dishes because they, too, serve to educate.”