Like every Friday, I visited my mentee at Port Richmond High School this Friday for the cooking class. I always enjoy going to Port Richmond on Fridays because it is their eating day of the food they made that week and it allows me to talk to the students and get to know them. I’ve developed a relationship with my mentees as well as the other students in the class.

This past Friday the students made a dish with eggplant, ground beef, and mozzarella cheese. It was similar to the way eggplant parmagiana is prepared except without sauce. I was skeptical in trying it, considering all the students were telling me the dish is, in their opinions, gross. Nevertheless, we all took a bite and to our surprise it was good. My only issue with the dish was the excessive oil that was layered on the top. I think that it is beneficial that the students are learning cooking skills but they should also teach the students more nutritional recipes and cooking styles.