Recipes

Participants in Health 360 come from many different backgrounds and traditions. They represent the American South, Trinidad, Greece, Guyana, and St. Maarten, among others. We can find healthy foods all around the globe! With this in mind, a Nigerian nutritionist taught us how to make a traditional Nigerian dish called “moinmoin,” a steamed cake made from blackeyed peas. We learned [...]

Have you ever been told that baking is tricky, because you have to measure everything exactly and follow the recipe to a tee? Steph, a professional baker and custom cake maker for Heaven and Hell Cakes, visited our Health 360 class this past Friday to show us that baking can be a much more creative and resourceful process. She taught [...]

Jennie, the BSCAH Urban Farm Manager, taught us about the health benefits of fermented foods and showed us how to make sauerkraut at Health 360 on Friday, April 12th. What is fermentation? Fermentation is the process in which bacteria and yeasts feed on the sugars in food. This process creates lactic acid, a plant-based and naturally occurring preservative. Fermented food contains probiotics, [...]

At Health 360 on Friday, April 12th, we learned two different ways to prepare collard greens.  One recipe uses lightly steamed collard greens in a salad with a sweet homemade dressing of strawberries and fresh-squeezed orange juice. The other recipe calls for stewing the collard greens over a longer period of time with garlic, spices, and a beef bone to add [...]

This past week was the last lesson in the 8-week long Stomp Out Obesity program. Before the students from the Eagle Scholars Academy were ready to play jeopardy to show everything they’ve learned, we had to make some healthy snacks to enjoy during the game. We made popcorn with two different toppings: one with cheese and herbs, and the other [...]

Certified Organic Chef Madea Allen was back at the BSCAH pantry recently, to whip up a fresh and flavorful coleslaw from the fresh fruits and vegetables we had available that day. This recipe is really delicious because it uses fresh orange juice in the vinaigrette. You can add the coleslaw to your favorite sandwich for some extra cruch, or eat it [...]

Last week at Stomp Out Obesity, the students learned how to make vegetable sushi filled with avocado, carrots, and cucumber. We talked about the importance of trying new foods, in order to get the full variety of nutrients that your body needs. Trying new things also offers the opportunity to learn about other culinary traditions and experience new tastes that [...]

For the February installment of Chef’s Corner, certified organic chef Madea Allen used eggs from BSCAH’s chickens to make a healthy, protein-rich breakfast dish that will get you and your family energized for the day. The recipe incorporates parmesan cheese and dried herbs to make for a super delicious morning. Although it calls for red pepper and scallion, you could also [...]

On Monday at the Stomp Out Obesity class, we talked about the health implications of eating too much sugar. Did you know that the average American eats 20 more pounds of sugar per year than we did in 1970? The amount that we eat now is equivalent to an astounding 6 cups of sugar per week! Eating excessive amounts of sugar is associated [...]

On the BSCAH Urban Farm, we have a chicken coop with twelve egg-laying hens. This past week at the Stomp Out Obesity program, students from the Eagle Scholars Academy prepared a healthier version of egg salad using eggs that we gathered from the coop earlier that day. By using nonfat Greek yogurt to replace some of the mayonnaise, using more [...]