Fun with Jake!

Eating dessert is one of our favorite things to do; but today our master chef, Jake, took some time out of his day to help us make our own desserts! Though we love our sweets, Jake knows that there can be too much of a good thing; so he decided to help us make a healthier alternative to sugar-filled desserts. He helped us make Dessert Pizza.

First, Jake baked the pizza crust – it was made out of cookie dough! Once the crust was ready, we started working our magic to make some delicious Dessert Pizza. Jake carefully cut pizza slices out of the monster cookie he had made and told us to put the “pizza sauce” on the slices – but it wasn’t pizza sauce at all! We had made the sauce with yogurt.

Next we carefully selected pieces of our favorite fruits – blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, mango and grapes. We then made patterns and decorated our pizza slices as we saw fit. It was a blast to see how creative we could be with food – even though our mothers made sure we wouldn’t dare do something like this in her kitchen! It seems Jake is a little less strict….

After we finished decorating, we couldn’t wait to be done with supper so we could all enjoy our delicious Dessert Pizza! Not only was it a blast to make, it was also the tastiest treat of the day!

Good Food, Good People!

Lately the food has been so good here at Serenity that we might have to start loosening our belts soon! Our new chef, Jacob, has been cooking up a storm for all of us here; and we certainly enjoy his cuisines.

Jacob is originally from Ada, Minnesota and went to high school with Richard and Denise for a few years. He currently attends the Minnesota State University of Moorhead and is studying business administration and marketing. Aside from his schooling Jacob has volunteered at Serenity in the past and decided to spend this summer creating his delicacies for all of us here; and we sure enjoy it!

So far Jacob’s favorite part of working at Serenity is the people, and he is looking forward to all the events we have planned for the coming summer. Welcome, Jacob!