Seattle Knife Sharpening

Sharpening your knives is one of those things that you always forget that you need to do, but then after you do it you wonder why you ever waited so long. If anybody is looking for really great knife sharpening services in Seattle, you should really check out Bob Tate at Seattle Knife Sharpening. Bob supports OFL by sharpening all of our knives for us. He does a wonderful job, and they always come back perfectly shiny and sharp. You can conveniently drop off your knives at either the UPS stores in Wallingford or in Capitol Hill, and Bob will pick them up and return them when they are ready. Everybody knows that chopping vegetables is way more fun when you have a sharp knife, so stop putting it off and go sharpen your knives today!

Chopping vegetables is way more fun when you have a sharp knife!

Success Story

This summer we held a class in the Central District of Seattle at a Seattle Housing Authority living facility. There class participants possessed varying levels of cooking and food experience, but we were able to introduce many new foods and techniques to nearly every participant. While we were making yogurt parfaits one participant admitted to never having tried yogurt before. She was extremely nervous and very hesitant to try the parfaits. With some encouraging from the OFL staff and other classmates the class participant took a small bite from her strawberry, blueberry, and honey parfait. Immediately after her first ever taste of yogurt the class participant exclaimed, “Mmmmm, this is good! I should have been eating this a long time ago!” Everyone in the classroom cheered and we were all excited to share the moment together.

Let's Make a Meal!

The Seattle OFL staff would like to introduce a brand new exciting cooperative nutrition game! Unlike the traditional jeopardy game used with the curriculum, the new “Let’s Make a Meal” game encourages class participants to work together instead of competing with each other. The purpose of the game is to teach class participants where different foods fit on the food pyramid and how to create well balanced meals.


The game begins by separating the class into small groups. Each group is given a turn to roll on the game board and answer a question. The game board colors correspond to questions about the different food groups. If a team answers correctly they can then choose a food (such as a banana, piece of chicken, tortilla, etc.) and place it on the breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack plate. There are three spots open on each plate and the only rule is that each plate must have at least three different food groups on it to make a complete meal. The objective of the game is to make three complete healthy meals and two complete healthy snacks.

We found that the game to be quite a success after piloting it with seniors and teens. Many of the participants really enjoyed seeing the different food combinations they might not have thought of on their own. Others gained a lot from analyzing the meals for nutrition content after they were completed. We are very excited to keep using the non-competitive game as a cooking and nutrition education tool!