McCook Community Kitchen

09/24/2026

Used since ancient times for a variety of medicinal uses, marigolds are rich in antioxidants including vitamin C and E. They are in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and therefore related to dandelions and calendula. Thank you Common Scents for letting us harvest marigolds which we added to mixed greens and sprinkled on spaetzle for our Know How remedy meal.

09/23/2026

Can you smell the herbs? Southwest Nebraska is so fortunate to have Sawline Apothecary and we were lucky to incorporate this herbal bounty into our menu and decor to celebrate with artist Jody Wood.

09/21/2026

We were fortunate to have Chef Damon Little from Headlands Center for the Arts join us last week to prepare a phenomenal three course meal from delicious local produce and beef. The volunteers who assisted in the kitchen were lucky to work with him and we are so thankful for Damon’s ability to adapt to a church kitchen, adjust ingredients and take a calm approach to feeding 50 people!

09/17/2026

Last chance! Come see the Know How McCook installation highlighting local and international remedies. ArtBank 108 West D Street, McCook Open 1-8 pm today. Artist Jody Wood will be on site to share her vision and experience collecting remedies and recipes in Southwest Nebraska over the past year.

09/16/2026

A beautiful autumn morning visit to Busy Bees Garden and Greenhouse to harvest vegetables with Kelly Leggott.

09/03/2026

Only a few weeks left to admire Jody Wood’s Know How McCook installation at ArtBank (108 West D Street). Open today 1-8 pm! Jody will be in town to share insights into the project during Heritage Days weekend. (Photo credit Jared Muehlenkamp)

https://www.jodywoodart.com/know-how-mccook

08/04/2026

Beautiful abundance!

Delivery boxes are ready!! Everyone will be SO surprised when we show up EARLY this time!!

07/25/2026

What a joy to host the fifth monthly class in our Know How series with Sawline Apothecary at Kinship Pointe at McCook and Hillcrest "A Caring Center". Emily demonstrated how to make a prairie flower salve with olive oil, shea, beeswax and fresh lavender, comfrey, calendula and rosemary flowers. Nature’s way to heal bumps, scrapes, boo-boos and owies! Know How is supported by generous grants byNebraska Arts Council, McCook Community Foundation Fund, and Graff Charitable Foundation. Today would have been Dolores Graff’s 94th birthday and her wisdom about natural remedies inspired this project. Thank you Emily and Linda Graff for volunteering today!

07/18/2026

Thank you Citta' Deli for hosting our Little Chefs class today. We are so thankful for your spectacular generosity, Bill and Jade Lesko in offering a tour, space, ingredients and letting each participant make their own individual pizza, as well as taste all three styles of pizza: New York, Sicilian, and the rocket pizza with bottomless beverages!

Thank you Diane Wilson Lyons for volunteering, the Citta’ Deli staff for assisting and Elliot and Evelyn for generously offering a hand too! Thank you Kimberlee Obert for your dedication to our Little Chefs in organizing this class!

We are so fortunate to have such a special restaurant in our community

07/07/2026

Spots limited! Join Kimberlee Obert for this class at Citta Deli! Ages 4-8 and $7 per student.