Bread Head

Congratulations to our talented PAN graduate, Stephanie Dorzin, for taking the next step in her culinary journey! Stephanie was recently accepted into the Hospitality Training Academy's culinary program, and we’re so proud of her. She shared the good news with us and gave a shout-out to Bread Head’s PAN program for helping build her confidence in the kitchen. Keep following your passion and cooking up amazing things, Stephanie. We can’t wait to see you shine even brighter!

2023 has been a GREAT year for new collaborations! Bread Head and Claris Health recently started their third PAN cohort this year.

Bread Head partners with community-based organizations and the populations they serve to bring PAN to communities across LA County. Our 8-week virtual cooking course focuses on building food literacy competencies for individuals and families relying on food aid.

Pictured: Bernadette Benware, Claris Health’s Parenting Program Coordinator, and Jolie Mason, Bread Head’s Executive Director, ready to distribute PAN welcome bags to the new cohort.

It's soup season! Soup is an excellent way to make a dish that can last several meals without many ingredients. Our vegetarian and vegan participants love PAN soup recipes. Lentil soup is the main course of week 6 of PAN, and participants will learn how to make this simple meal with some of their staple fridge and pantry ingredients.

When someone completes our PAN course, we celebrate them! Here is a testimonial from a recent PAN graduate, Katrina R.

"Bread Head helped me change my eating habits and cooking habits. I am a single, working mom and very busy, sometimes the nights are so filled with homework and nighttime routines that there is very little energy left for family time. Bread Head taught me how simple cooking can be and enabled me to cook with my daughter. I never realized cooking from scratch could be so fun, simple, and interactive. Making the muffins and tortilla recipes became my daughter's favorite pastime and we began cooking together. I hope these recipes and cooking together will become a family tradition that I can pass on for generations. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to take the Bread Head course." – Katrina R.

The photo is a selfie of Katrina R. and our executive director, Jolie Mason, celebrating Katrina's PAN completion.

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