Yesterday I had the privilege of being the speaker for a Lunch 'n Learn for Pearls of Empowerment in Davie County. We had 38 women and 2 men who attended my cooking demo - Fighting Cancer With Your Fork. I showed the participants how to prepare 3 cancer fighting recipes that incorporated cancer fighting foods. Here I am before the class started. It was a really great facility! What you can't see is the reverse mirror over my head, so that participants could see what I was doing … [Read more...]
Cooking Class Recipes Part 2: Veggie Inspired Quinoa
Last post I shared the main dish recipe for my most recent cooking class: Make Your Own Packet Meal. It was well received, although it definitely needed some salt! Here are a few photos of us getting our packets ready. We had a lot of fun making our packets the way we wanted. Some with onion, some without, and using whatever veggies come in our box. I mentioned before that the participants are getting CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) veggie boxes from a local … [Read more...]
Quinoa Part II: Nutrition Facts and Recipes!
I hope you have all run to the grocery store to purchase some Quinoa! I actually was able to find the red version in one of our local grocery stores here in Winston-Salem! Today's post has a reminder of why Quinoa is so good for you and how you can incorporate it into your diet. Nutrition Facts: Quinoa (pronounced "keen-wah") was referred to as the "mother of all grains" by the Incas of the Andean region of South America. Quinoa's nutrition profile includes: gluten free high in … [Read more...]
Quinoa: Facts and Recipes Part I
I bet quite a few of you have been wondering what's up with quinoa (prounounced "Keen-Wah"). Quinoa has become popular over the last few years because it has more protein than any other member of the grain family. In fact, it can contain up to 50% more protein than common grains and is higher in many other nutrients as well! Quinoa: Whole Grain or Not? Interestingly, quinoa is considered a "pseudograin". Pseudograins, like aramanth, flaxseed and buckwheat, are technically not … [Read more...]
