Brian Brookman CEC

Executive Chef with MCL

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The residents at Raybrook made 2 kinds no bake energy bites in the Teaching Kitchen this month. Chocolate peanut butter and Pumpkin, featuring Libby’s %100 pumpkin purée. @MCL_AllIn @mcl_at @bethebenchmark @MorrisonCLiving @LibbysPumpkin

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This month’s Teaching Kitchen is all about pumpkins, featuring Libby’s canned 100% pumpkin purée. At Breton Rehabilitation and Living Center the residents made a fall salad with a pumpkin vinaigrette dressing. @MCL_AllIn @MCL_CBodanza @bethebenchmark @mcl_at @MorrisonCLiving

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GFS food show in Grand Rapids, MI. The ACFGGR is sharing a booth with SICE. Thanks to GFS for your continuing awesome support of our chapter. @GGRacfchefs @MCL_CBodanza

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This month’s teaching kitchen for Holland Home was no bake energy bites. As much fun to make as they are to eat. @mcl_at @bethebenchmark @MCL_AllIn @MorrisonCLiving @compassgroupusa

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Chef Christina Bodanza of Christian Rest Home serves up a soup and salad Birthday Party buffet to benefit Kids Food Basket. KFB assembles and distributes over 8,000 sack suppers daily to food insecure school children in the West Michigan area. Her auction item sold for $750!

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Today’s special for Holland Home’s Raybrook Campus: Chef Mike Greenbaum. Spotlighting Mike for Chef Appreciation Week. @bethebenchmark @MCL_AllIn @mcl_at

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Getting set up for another Teaching Kitchen at Breton Rehab. A healthy breakfast on the go: Overnight oatmeal parfait! @MCL_AllIn @bethebenchmark @mcl_at

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Grand Lady Riverboat cruise for the Holland Home, Breton Campus residents. The two dessert courses were: Mousse filled chocolate cup w/ macaron and a fresh pineapple Michigan blueberry flambé served over ice cream. @bethebenchmark @MCL_AllIn @mcl_at

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Holland Home, Breton Rehab is spotlighting their chefs for chef appreciation week. @MCL_AllIn @bethebenchmark @mcl_at

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It’s Christmas in July! Lendick residents at Fulton Manor celebrated with food, fun and (of course) presents.

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Fulton Manor’s 12th annual July 4th steak BBQ. @MCL_AllIn @TammyGoldsmit10 @mcl_at @bethebenchmark @MorrisonCLiving

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Patriotic treats for Fulton Manor residents this Fourth! @TammyGoldsmit10 @MCL_AllIn @mcl_at @MorrisonCLiving @bethebenchmark

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Going, going, in another week they’ll be gone. For about one month out of the year, Michigan has the juiciest, tastiest, strawberries in the known universe. This was dessert after Fulton Manor’s June Encore event- Magic Bob. @MCL_AllIn @MorrisonCLiving @bethebenchmark @mcl_at

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ACFGGR booth at the Grand Rapids Pride Festival yesterday. Morrison Community Living and Culinary Cultivations joined in, handing out a diverse selection of 80 dozen cookies, refrigerator magnets and stickers. All three sponsors value diversity and inclusion. @MorrisonCLiving

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Morrison Comunity Living teams up with the ACFGGR to celebrate diversity and inclusion and gives away a variety of cookies at the Grand Rapids Pride Festival! @MCL_AllIn @MorrisonCLiving @bethebenchmark @compassgroupusa @mcl_at

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Lots of positive buzz about the new Teaching Kitchen here at Fulton. The last class made the TV in the front lobby. @MCL_AllIn @bethebenchmark @MorrisonCLiving #TeachingKitchen

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Second time around with the Teaching Kitchen we prepared Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls with 3 dipping sauces. The residents enjoyed trying something new and it was my first time making them too! You can teach an old dog new tricks. #TeachingKitchen @MCL_AllIn @MorrisonCLiving

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Tomorrow’s Teaching Kitchen is filling up fast. We’re going to try spring rolls this time around. #TeachingKitchen @MCL_CBodanza @MCL_AllIn @MorrisonCLiving @bethebenchmark