Batch cooking at Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary School's new kitchen uses batch cooking.

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Tue., Dec. 4, 2018

Fresh made pizza in sliced at Jefferson Elementary in Spokane on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Jefferson is one of the area schools that are now batch cooking, in which all meals are prepared from scratch in the kitchen.

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Jefferson Elementary 5th grader Uma Warran eats lunch at the school in Spokane on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Jefferson is one of the area schools that are now batch cooking, in which all meals are prepared from scratch in the kitchen.

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“I love these kids and I love to cook,” said Teri Smith as she served lunch at Jefferson Elementaryin Spokane on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. "I feel like I'm making a real difference," she added. Jefferson is one of the area schools that are now batch cooking, in which all meals are prepared from scratch in the kitchen.

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