CICN Website: Explore CICN’s new website – an online information center that provides School Nutrition Program operators with a means for accessing valuable culinary resources for their program operations. The CICN website serves as a centralized place to store, organize, manage, and share culinary knowledge and tools developed by the CICN, State agencies, and allied organizations with School Nutrition Program operators. Visit the CICN website at theicn.org/cicn.

Check out the i-Bites Recipe Videos, a series of short culinary videos designed by the CICN to provide school nutrition program operators with topic-based culinary information and resources.

CICN Culinary Webinar Series: Starting April 1^st, the CICN will host a one-hour monthly culinary webinar series that occurs on the first Thursday of each month and focuses on culinary topics that enhance the overall cafeteria experience, including “Visually Marketing Foods”, “Scratch-made Salad Dressings and Condiments”, and “How and When to Use Fresh Herbs”. Click here to register for the April webinar!

The MixUp Podcast Series: In this podcast series, Chef Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at the CICN, interviews School Nutrition Program chefs from around the country to take a peek inside their kitchen operations and see how they are inspiring child nutrition. Check out the MixUp Podcast series at theicn.org/podcast.

Coming Soon - Grab & Go Recipes: The CICN will launch a series of scratch-based cooking recipes for grab & go meal service that can be easily produced in School Nutrition Program kitchens nationwide using minimal equipment and foods that are readily available. Each recipe card will feature a standardized recipe in 50 and 100 serving quantities as well as visual step-by-step instructions for production of the recipe.