Cooking Matters was an eight week hands-on food preparation class to encourage families to cook healthy meals at home.  Food, nutrition, kitchen safety, food safety, food storage, budgeting, knife skills, kitchen skills, were some of the main topics.  Fifteen participants engaged in hands-on learning and cooking activities.  All participants reported a better understanding of nutritional and healthy dietary needs.  Participants also reported utilizing skills gained in creating healthy meals at home, increasing the servings of healthy fruits and vegetables in meal planning and preparation.  They reported implementing healthy meal planning, using and adapting recipes for healthier meals.  Four month follow-up participants reported continued use for learned skills and an increase in using healthier recipes and increase in servings of fruits and vegetables.