From left, Rebeka Plaskon, Megan Trenz and Robin Mabe stir a little laughter into their recipe for Edible Dirt dessert. Although the college has several kids' classes, this is one of the few in cooking. Kids love it.
Parents love it.
For five weeks, she was one of 11 kids ranging from 8 to 12 years old learning kitchen basics. The finale on Saturday was a Show 'n' Tell 'n' Eat, with parents as most of nearly 40 guests. Since last summer, Mary Lou Luzader and Terry Foremsky, both of Monroeville, have offered the class each college semester. Friends since graduating from Gateway High School in 1963, they were inspired after talking about today's lack of kids in the kitchen. Kids today are raised on sliceand-bake cookies.