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Use your noodle and celebrate with one of our simple recipes! From pasta with meat sauce to spring tortellini, penne with sausage and mushrooms, and easy skillet lasgna, I'd say we've got you covered.

It's and I can't think of a better time to celebrate all my pals who've cooked with us over the years!

It's been a while but I'm excited to be teaching a cooking class to the Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society self-advocates this afternoon via Zoom! On the menu: spaghetti with meat sauce, roasted green beans, and raspberry Italian soda, all part of the Look Cook and Eat library!

Mia was one of the first friends of Look Cook and Eat, helping us launch the site and promote it to others with disabilities. She was a force and made an immeasurable difference in this world. I'm proud to have known her and grateful for her contributions to our city, state, country, and world. Today is Mia Peterson Day in Iowa and would have been her 50th birthday.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has proclaimed Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, as "Mia Peterson Day in Iowa'' to commemorate the 50th birthday of an under-recognized Iowan who worked throughout her adult life to promote self-advocacy and equal treatment for people with developmental disabilities.

Image: Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council Executive Director Brooke Lovelace; Mia's sister, Missy Keenan; State Curator Leo Landis; Iowa Developmental Council Chair Brady Werger; and Iowa Department of Administrative Services Director Adam Steen stand with a photo of Mia following today's proclamation ceremony.

Learn more at bit.ly/40RZyIo.

Iowa DD Council

https://who13.com/news/dmacc-strive-academy-helping-young-adults-with-disabilities-thrive/

Check it out!! The STRIVE students at are making tuna melts from LCE! And gaining valuable independent living skills in the process! Proud of all the students -- good job, everyone!

DMACC STRIVE Academy helping young adults with disabilities thrive ANKENY, Iowa — There’s a kitchen at DMACC where students are chopping, measuring and mixing up ingredients as part of a program called STRIVE Academy. It stands for Selected Training Received…

Our friends in Maine are cooking up a storm with LCE! Love seeing this!

Hi friends!! It's been a loooooong time and I've missed you! Lots of things happened over the summer but I'm back now and it's fall and it just had to share this really cool story about a young man named Jack. He finds friends and community through cooking and that is just about the coolest thing, don't you think? (Plus, it's caramel apple season and Jack *nailed* his caramel apples, don't you think?)

Anyway, it's great to see you and I'm so happy to be back! What's your favorite fall food?? Share it in the comments below!

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My son Jack has autism. He is nineteen.

Last year, Jack moved into a residential space. He takes classes at a nearby college.

We decided his first year away wasn’t about academics. It was about finding out if our son could live away from us.

There have been challenges. He is trying to understand this new social landscape.

Yet every week he bakes for the other students and staff in his residence.

He chooses a recipe.

He makes a list.

He goes to the grocery store and puts the ingredients in his cart.

Today he made caramel apples. He asked the other students to join him.

This boy Jack.

He is building a life for himself.

Food. Fellowship. Community.

He understands they are somehow intertwined.

To say I never imagined this day would come is a tremendous understatement.

The year of Jack. Indeed.

"Mom, We had fun."

Cheeseburger Pizza! Success! Cam Alb

Getting ready to Zoom teach Cheeseburger Pizza to my pals in California! Never done this from my kitchen before!

It's been a while since I'd heard from my friend, Jenee, but she emailed this weekend and shared her taco salad adventures! I'm so glad to see her and that salad looks so good, I might have to make it for dinner tonight. Recipe is on the site -- try it! Great job, Jenee!

When it's you can go old school (always delish) or level up and put an egg in the middle! Whatever style grilled cheese sandwich you're in the mood for, enjoy some ooey-gooey goodness today!

I've been wanting to get my friend, Angela, back to the kitchen for so long and today we were finally able to sync our schedules and make it happen! Lemon bars were made (they taste like spring!) and lots of fun was had. She was a baking boss, using a pastry blender like a pro and dusting the bars with powdered sugar for the perfect finishing touch. I can't wait to do it again, Angela!!