Recipes of Community and Joy:  How East Valley Narwhals Celebrate with Food

The Community & Joy committee has come up with a beautiful and yummy idea to bring our community together in the name of celebration and food! A cookbook!! 

The idea is for families AND staff to share a recipe for a dish that is unique to their family in times of celebration. It can be anything that sparks joy for your family and represents those special times. Sweet or savory! Breakfast or dinner! Is it that dish you always had for Sunday supper growing up that you now make for your family? Or the one that everyone looks forward to cooking each year for a holiday or a birthday? It can be something passed down for generations or a new tradition your family started together. No recipe is too simple. Semi-homemade welcome! Kid versions of recipes work too! 

• Recipe Submissions Due April 19, 2025!

• Please fill out the attached Google form. Include a short description as to how this dish is special and unique to your family and/or culture. Maybe include a quote or tip you remember your grandmother gave while making it, or something your child says now when you make it. 

• We will be selling Recipes of Community and Joy: How East Valley Narwhals Celebrate with Food. We anticipate that each book will be around $10.00. In an effort to include everyone in this joyous and tasty project, all families will be able to receive a book, regardless of their financial situation. 

• Additionally, all staff will receive a copy of the cookbook for free!