Learning Kitchen & Conference Room

We envision a community that embraces food justice where social safety net programs are recognized as part of the solution.

Wednesday, May 13th, 11am-1pm

Comfort Food with Amber

In this class we will make cozy comforting foods for a rainy, book reading kind of day. Weather in Montana is unpredictable so who knows what kind of weather we will actually be having, but maybe we can conjure a cozy rainy spring day into existence if we want it enough. Come ready to cook, bake, and maybe sit with our food and a hot drink and chat about what we've been reading. Totally optional, but for some added fun, feel free to bring a used book and we'll do a book swap. Please leave a comment if you need a food accomodation- all recipes could be made gluten free, nut free, and egg free. They are heavy on the dairy though, so we can't accomodate dairy free this time. Many of the recipes also involve meat.

Monday, May 18th, 4:30-6:30

Nepali MoMo with Uri

Uri will be teaching participants how to make Nepali Mo:Mo (dumplings) and sauce, using her own recipe. Uri's love language is food and is excited to share her food and culture with you. This recipe will be vegetarian- with instructions for how to make with meat at home. This recipe does involve eggs and nuts but can be left out.

Thursday, May 21st, 3:30-6:30

Cake Decorating with Sarah W.

Cake Decorating? Yes, Chef! In this hands-on class, children will be taught cake decorating and piping fundamentals by a former MCPS educator and recent Big Sky Culinary Institute alum. Come join us for an exciting afternoon as we decorate three-layer cakes and let our creativity fly! This class is for ages 10-15. Participants aged 12 and older can attend without an adult present if a permission form is signed. If the participant is under the age of 12, an adult caregiver will be required to remain in the room.

Wednesday, June 10th, 11am-1pm

Craft your own pizza with Kevin & Ashlee

Join us for a fun afternoon on Wednesday, June 10th from 11am-1pm to learn how to make your own custom pizza with expert ex-pizza maker Kevin and expert pizza-eater Ashlee. This class is a fundraiser for Missoula Food Bank & Community Center where participants will donate $45 to the learning kitchen budget which will support us offering other cooking class to our community free of charge. Learn with Kevin and Ashlee how to make deliciously yeasty dough, savory and zesty pizza sauce, and a buffet of fun toppings and finishing ingredients to take your pizza to the next level. After cooking two small pizzas, participants will sit down to eat together and take home leftovers. Registration is limited to twelve participants.

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In the Bill & Rosemary Gallagher Learning Kitchen, our food bank offers free cooking classes to help connect families with skill and know-how for healthy, low-cost meal preparation and food preservation. We are also able to partner with other service providers in this space for workshops and other educational opportunities for our community.

Explore upcoming classes & events taking place in the Bill & Rosemary Gallagher Learning Kitchen or take a look at all upcoming events at Missoula Food Bank & Community Center.

For more information

Contact Ashlee Schleicher at ashlee@missoulafoodbank.org or 406.541.0784 for reserving the space.

Contact Amber Stewart at amber@missoulafoodbank.org or 406.541.0783 for cooking classes.

To learn about sponsorship opportunities for programming in the Bill & Rosemary Gallagher Learning Kitchen, contact Jessy Lee: jessy@missoulafoodbank.org.

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