Cooking Matters: Pesto Caprese Pasta

Cooking Matters: Pesto Caprese Pasta
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Join the Full Circle Food Pantry for our first Cooking Matters class on Tuesday, Sept. 17! We will be making Pesto Caprese Pasta. Food pantry board members conduct this free cooking class to teach students how to make budget-friendly, homemade meals on Tuesday evenings from 5-6 p.m. in Arkansas Union 201. Registration for this event is required through Hogsync. Register here: Hogsync Link.

If you are unable to attend this Cooking Matters event, you can stay up-to-date on upcoming events by following @uavac on Instagram.

Are you interested in collaborating with Cooking Matters? We would love to work with your RSO to do a class with your members and the campus community using ingredients from the pantry. Please fill out the form linked, and we will reply as soon as possible about scheduling a class. Form: Cooking Matters Collaboration Form.

The Full Circle Food Pantry is an on-campus resource for all students, faculty and staff. Located at 324 Stadium Dr., the pantry is open Mondays 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesdays 3-6 p.m., and Thursdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The only eligibility requirement is affiliation through the university. If you have questions regarding food assistance, please email pantry@uark.edu or visit fullcircle.uark.edu. You can find additional area pantry resources at nwafoodbank.org/find-food.

Food drives are the primary source of food for the Full Circle Food Pantry. Are you involved with a group that would like to host a food drive? Please email fcdrives@uark.edu to set up a drive!

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