Photos: Behind-the-scenes look at culinary boot camp
Cafeteria employees from Santa Barbara County schools attend a summertime culinary boot camp, where they learn to cook pork roasts and chicken, vegetables and casseroles they can serve in their schools -- healthful food that tastes good, comes in under budget and meets federal requirements. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Fresh yellow beans. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Participants prepare chicken wings with barbecue sauce. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Fresh local watermelon and oranges. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Sherry Cook, left, Cheryl Ausan, Maureen Acosta and Kristie Barrios attend the s’Cool Food Culinary Boot Camp at the Santa Barbara School District headquarters. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Spice-rubbed barbecue chicken. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Chef Andrea Martin demonstrates cutting techniques. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Participants work on a recipe. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Lucio Morales tastes a ground turkey dish while fellow student Martha Lorenz looks on. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Cheryl Ausan prepares a ground turkey recipe. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Cafeteria workers prepare barbecue chicken. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Cooks review the recipe. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Chef Kate Adamick teaches the class. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Connie Blanco prepares to put a tray of chicken breasts into the oven. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Chef Andrea Martin demonstrates how to prepare Asian barbecue pork. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
A cook checks the temperature of the Asian barbecue pork dish. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The planning board. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
A teaching moment. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
