Skill reinforcement is a driver of behavior change for healthy eating patterns. I’m always a bit surprised at how much faith teaching kitchen program designers place on cooking demos. No question: Demos can be very inspiring. They provide concrete ideas. They teach radically different (and much healthier) meal concepts than what their audience (usually…
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Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Yield: 6 servings Colcannon is a traditional and hearty Irish vegetable casserole with potatoes, kale, peas and cabbage. Make your St. Patrick’s Day (or any occasion) greener and celebrate with this creamy, festive dish! 1 pound russet potatoes 2 medium parsnips 1/2 pound green cabbage 1/2 pound…
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Skill building is a driver of behavior change for healthy eating patterns. Teaching kitchen program design isn’t complete without skill building. While researching how our drivers of behavior change work at different ages, we learned something very interesting about skill building. For adolescents and adults, the process of skill building is the heart and…
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Our interns from Denmark are taking over the kitchen this week with their favorite Nordic recipes. This wrap is made of collard greens—a quick steam in the microwave softens them just enough to roll up. They’re filled with a delicious pumpkin spread, a perfect way to use up all that leftover pumpkin from Halloween! Follow a few…
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MOROCCAN VEGETABLE STEW Prep Time: 15 minutesMakes 4 full or 10 tasting servings That simple vegetables could be transformed into such a delectable flavor shows the power of artful use of spices. Once you have gathered the spices, this dish is very inexpensive to make again and again, yet so rich in flavor your family…
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This easy and delicious recipe is from our own FamilyCook RD, Mercedes Sanchez. It’s adapted from a recipe she enjoyed growing up in Madrid, Spain. 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 Mercedes’ White Bean and Chorizo Spanish Stew 1/2 yellow onion 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper 1 small zucchini 2 cloves garlic 1/2 pound Spanish chorizo sausage or Portuguese linguica sausage (do…
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Challenges for Teaching Kitchens Featured Friday, 23 February 2018 Lynn Fredericks News/Research Updates 533 Hits 0 Comments A couple of weeks have passed since the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Research Day, and I find myself still thinking through all of the amazing speakers and the research they presented. But while there are clever innovations in the…
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Restorative Tuscan Bean Soup Friday, 12 January 2018 Lynn Fredericks Recipes Cooking With Children International Food ExplorationsSeasonality Food Traditions/Celebrations 630 Hits 0 Comments Sturdy winter greens and pantry staples come together in this soothing soup. It is gluten free if you serve it without bread, and vegan if you make it with vegetable broth. Tuscan Bean Soup Recipe…
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Warming Winter Minestrone Featured Monday, 01 January 2018 Lynn Fredericks Food Traditions/Celebrations Recipes Cooking With ChildrenInternational Food Explorations Seasonality 589 Hits 0 Comments This is a delicious winter soup that cooks in an hour, yielding a thick texture and delicious melding of veggies. The cheese offers just enough additional flavor richness. A good way to get many vitamins and fiber…
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Chai Spice Mix Recipe Thursday, 21 December 2017 Lynn Fredericks Seasonality International Food Explorations RecipesFood Traditions/Celebrations 687 Hits 0 Comments Use this aromatic Chai Spice blend for a festive way to spice up your holiday meals. It adds a wonderful dimension to pancakes, applesauce, eggnog, lattes, spiced nuts and warm buttered toast. And it’s especially delicious in all…
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