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May 7 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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This program is being hosted in-person. To register, please click the RSVP button above or email programs@smithcenter.org.
With Chef Kara Garrett
In the second part of our series, we will focus on essential cooking skills needed to support your own healing kitchen. After you have revamped your pantry and refrigerator, the next step is to learn how to properly prepare these items to create healthy and delicious meals. Chef Kara will help you build confidence in the kitchen and share tools to boost nutrition in your everyday meals. Our discussion will include:
- Introduction to common cooking techniques with regards to plant-based foods
- Review of knife skills, including how to cut commonly used vegetables and how to utilize scraps
- Introduction to common plant-based proteins (tofu, tempeh, seitan), how to prepare them, and substitute into your favorite recipes
- How to easily incorporate cancer-fighting herbs and spices into meals
- Review baking techniques to reduce sugar and boost nutrition in easy desserts
The class will end by assisting Chef Kara with making a healthy meal using your new cooking techniques and sharing our delicious meal together.
Address:
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Suggested Donation: $15/session or $45/series
About Chef Kara Garrett
Kara Garrett is a health-supportive chef based in Washington, DC. Following her breast cancer diagnosis in 2013, she embraced the challenge of finding a balance between her foodie lifestyle and eating well with cancer. Kara is a graduate of the Chef Training Program at Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC, trained under Chef Lillian Chou at The Ananda Ashram Yoga Society of New York, and completed a graduate certificate in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. She is passionate about working with others to encourage healthier food choices and develop sustainable food relationships that energize the body and the soul.
