Free Library of Philadelphia Culinary Literacy Center

📆Mon, September 16, 2024
🕛6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
🏢Parkway Central Library

Celebrate at the with an international cooking demonstration and tasting led by Edible Alphabet English staff and participants. Join us for this free event and enjoy an evening of fun, food, and community.

For free tickets, visit https://bit.ly/3AnOcT6.

Advanced registration is preferred.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Register at bit.ly/CookbookPopup for a taste of some Natural Flava and what’s In Bibi’s Kitchen tomorrow, August 13, from 3-4 p.m.  

is working with tomatoes, scallions, lime, ginger, beans, corn, and more!

We are Cookbook Cookin' with . Come taste some Carla Hall's Soul Food!

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Join us on Thursday, August 29, at 10:30 am for Edible Alphabet English at Parkway Central Library (1901 Vine Street)

In this FREE class for adults, students will learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

We’re ready for the Cookbook Cookin’ Popup on Tuesday! Register at bit.ly/CookbookPopup and come taste the deliciousness is cooking up this week. 

Take advantage of berry season with this Edible Alphabet English class dish. The recipe calls for strawberries but feel free to substitute with the berries of your choice.

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Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Register at bit.ly/CookbookPopup to enjoy delicious dishes from recipes in Wynnefield Library’s cookbook collection on Tuesdays in August! 

is cooking up something new and delicious for us each week. Plus, we’ll have delicious books for you to checkout. 

Did you know Wynnefield Library has hundreds of cookbooks and stories about food?

We love food. We love books. We’re excited to share both with you!  

Check out the beautiful pizzas we just made with English language learner refugee clients from 🍕🍕🍕

Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Happy Friday! 🍲🍛🍜

We are so excited to announce our summer and fall schedule for Edible Alphabet English! Visit freelibrary.org/ediblealphabet for more information

Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Check out the delicious Chana Masala our English language learners made today in Edible Alphabet class🍛

Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Thank you so much to Edible Alphabet English chef instructor Shayla Felton-Dorsey for sharing this classic summer recipe for Black Bean Burgers with us - it’s simple, delicious, and great for cooking outside on a grill or inside in a pan.

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Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Thanks for for hosting the first class in our summer Edible Alphabet English series today - our learners are loving improving their English while cooking a meal together with other English language learners❤️

Thank you to our sponsors for your generous funding and support which allows us to offer this important community resource across Philadelphia!

We hope everyone gets to do something they love this weekend!

Due to building closure, we have shifted the dates our our Edible Alphabet English series at Northeast Regional Library. Join us next Friday, June 28, at 10:30 am for Edible Alphabet English at Northeast Regional Library (2228 Cottman Ave)

In this FREE class for adults, students will learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month with the all this June 🌎❤️☀️

gives people across the United States an opportunity to explore their own heritage and celebrate the shared diversity that forms our country.

At the Free Library of Philadelphia, one way we support and connect with the immigrant communities of our city is through Edible Alphabet English.

Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Thank you so much to Edible Alphabet English class participant Nicole for sharing this classic Chilean recipe for Tomatican with us - what a delicious summer meal!

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Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

See you on June 11th & 25th @ 4 p.m. for Summer Snacks! This light, fresh, and delicious pop-up featuring eclectic foods is inspired by Latin America. 

Register at bit.ly/SummSnacks. Get a refreshing snack. Get the recipe. Enjoy your summer!

A Taste of Latin American Heritage features recipes that blend the food traditions of many cultures: indigenous peoples (Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, and other Native Americans), continental Africans, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.

Remembering this excellent pizza we made in Edible Alphabet English class featuring mozzarella and turkey pepperoni

Remembering this excellent pizza we made in Edible Alphabet English class featuring turkey pepperoni and mozzarella cheese

Register at bit.ly/AfroDias to join us June 1st on Zoom for delicious sweet dishes inspired by the African Diaspora!

“African-American ancestors in the southern United States grew and enjoyed fruits and vegetables. From the southern traditions come many kinds of greens, squashes, green beans, and pumpkins. Peaches, blackberries, cherries, plums, and blueberries also grow in Georgia and Florida.”

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Join us next Friday, May 24, at 10:30 am for Edible Alphabet English at Northeast Regional Library (2228 Cottman Ave)

In this FREE class for adults, students will learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Check out the carrot cupcakes our English language learners made today with online Edible Alphabet🥕

Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of

Whitney from is back with her Mais Moulin (Cornmeal) and Piklis (Spicy Pickled Veggies) in honor of Haitian Flag Day! Register at bit.ly/May1803.

"Flag Day has been a major holiday in Haiti since 1803, when the revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines tore up a French tricolor and had his goddaughter, Catherine Flon, stitch together the country’s first independent flag." - The New York Times

Enjoy writings from the Haitian diaspora along with delicious food and music!

“L’union fait la force.” (Unity makes strength.)

Join us tomorrow, May 2, at 10:30 am for Edible Alphabet English!

In this FREE class for adults, students will learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.

Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of Dietz & Watson

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Eat fried plantains, revel in the poetry of Melania Luisa Marte, and celebrate the last day with us on Tues, April 30 at 6 p.m. Register at bit.ly/PlantainBecoming.

Marte, a truly proud Afro-Latina, writes to us in English and Spanish about "self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational trauma, and ancestral knowledge."

Artist, .paper is cooking us fried plantains to go with these nourishing, rich poems, and songs from around the world about—you guessed it—plantains.

"[T]his collection uproots stereotypes while creating a new joyous vision for Black identity and personhood." Check out Plantains and Our Becoming at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Happy National Poetry Month!

Register at bit.ly/Tubers24 to join us on Zoom for delicious vegan dishes inspired by the African Diaspora!

Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, grains, and other tubers – are a popular food staple found throughout Africa. 

Traditional meals feature a variety of tubers that are baked, boiled, or mashed and served with vegetables, stews, and sauces.
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Cassava, sweet potato, taro, and yam are eaten throughout the African diaspora. We'll share an Oldways guide for cooking them all!

We hope to see you at In-Between Spaces Closing Ceremony tomorrow night! (Swipe for Details)

Join guest curator Doriana Diaz and artists from the exhibit at the closing celebration! Enjoy hands-on arts activities related to the exhibit, relevant library materials available for browsing, and an assortment of sweet and savory tastings in the spacious Skyline Room. Seats are limited for this event and pre-registration is required.

The tastings will include inspired dishes of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora dishes such as Black Eyed Pea fritters , Rice & Callaloo, Fried Plantains, Carolina Gold Bbq Chicken sandwiches, Southern classic desserts such as Banana Pudding, and Pineapple Upside Down cake.

Eat fried plantains, revel in the poetry of Melania Luisa Marte, and celebrate the last day with us on Tues, April 30 at 6 p.m. Register at bit.ly/PlantainBecoming.

Marte, a truly proud Afro-Latina, writes to us in English and Spanish about "self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational trauma, and ancestral knowledge."

Artist, .paper is cooking us fried plantains to go with these nourishing, rich poems, and songs from around the world about—you guessed it—plantains.

"[T]his collection uproots stereotypes while creating a new joyous vision for Black identity and personhood." Check out Plantains and Our Becoming at the .

We're revisiting bell hooks’ Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery while cooks us more delicious sweet potatoes. Register at bit.ly/WorkSweet and join us on Wed, 4/24 @ 6 p.m.

We will focus on Chapter 3, Work Makes Life Sweet, and explore whether our work is in alignment or conflict with our self-recovery. "Right Livelihood... embodies self-expression, commitment, mindfulness, and conscious choice."

Last time, Chef Tonii made us an salad with sweet potato, pistachios, and mint inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine. Come see what’s next!

Check out Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery at the