Extension office’s ‘Cooking Across Cultures’ series explores Mediterranean cuisine

  • Debra Nix, Susi Hinton and Ellen Kennedy hold food they made during the Cooking Across Cultures workshop, including a olive hummus appetizer and grilled peach dessert. Photo by Abbey Archer
    Debra Nix, Susi Hinton and Ellen Kennedy hold food they made during the Cooking Across Cultures workshop, including a olive hummus appetizer and grilled peach dessert. Photo by Abbey Archer

    Williamson County residents learned how to prepare heart-healthy Mediterranean dishes during a hands-on cooking class hosted August 18 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office.

    The class was part of the Extension Office’s new health-conscious Cooking Across Cultures workshop series. Jennifer Powell, the office’s Family and Community Health County Agent, said she organized the class after rece…