Virtual: Healthier Holidays

**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  

To register for the program: use this link: https://bit.ly/CPLDec9th

Let's explore really delicious holiday dishes with Mediterranean flair to incorporate into your celebrations without feeling weighed down. Learn how to make a declious healthy meal in this cooking demonstration with Chef Christine Van Bloem of the Empty Nest Kitchen.  

More about Christine Van Bloem: 

With over 20 years of experience as a cooking instructor, Christine has taught thousands of home chefs how to have fun while cooking well. Christine has been teaching cooking for a long, long time. She is still excited to cook, teach, and share with you. If you’ve got a question, she’ll work hard to give you an answer so that you’re better and more confident in the kitchen. Christine's philosophy is simple:

  • It’s a meal not a mortgage. 
  • Real food is the most important factor in good cooking. 

Post heart attack, Christine is reforming her butter-loving, heavy cream worshiping ways by making changes to how she cooks, taking things in a healthier direction, without doing a complete 180 and still keeping things flavorful and delightful. The key here is healthier. She is not afraid of butter, but uses a touch instead of stick. A tablespoon or two of cream or half-and-half, not a cup, and so on and so forth. And now that the kids are grown and living lives on their own, she’s re-learning how to cook for two.

Presented in collaboration with the Groton Public Library.

NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. 

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
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Groton Public Library