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Mom's Recipes
by Charcie Russell, Chairman, Excelsior Board of Directors
Photos by Kelly Williams

M. Salazar

The head of Excelsior's Food Services Class, Trish Wilson, searched my eyes, saying, "The girls need pass along recipes."

Seeing my blank look, she explained, "They need recipes like their mothers would hand down to them when they move into their first apartment. You know, great recipes that moms have on hand that are easy, quick and inexpensive."

Ah, I thought, understanding a need that I took for granted.

In May, I invited two good friends, Kelly Williams and Mary Abramson, who are also good moms and good cooks, to come out to Excelsior to demonstrate one of their own "Pass Along" recipes for the girls in the Food Services Class. They thought it was a great idea and soon we found ourselves in the Excelsior kitchen, decked out in chef's coats and hats, surrounded by interested girls with big smiles. It was a wonderful morning for all of us! We could see how happy the girls were that we had come to spend time with them and they loved our recipes for Chicken Parmesan, Feta Zucchini and Dream Cookies.

Left to right: Kelly Williams, Mary Abramson, Trish Wilson (Food Services Teacher) and Charcie Russell share their "Pass Down" recipes with Excelsior's student chefs.

As for us, our smiles were just as big as theirs. What a gratifying experience for three moms who love kids.

Vocational training programs include a licensed Cosmetology School, Business, Food Service Training, Bicycle Maintenance and Repair, and Graphic Design.

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