Chocolate Cupcakes Vegan Gluten-Free Soy-Free

Chocolate Cupcakes Vegan Gluten-Free Soy-Free

Aug 11, 2013

I’ve been craving chocolate cupcakes since Moe’s birthday party well over two weeks ago.  Problem is, where does one find vegan gluten-free cupcakes on this side of BedStuy?  GrubHub and Seamless fail.  Not a single new cafe (Pantry, Breadlove, Liquid Oz) has a consistent supply of non-mainstream goodies.  I’m working on changing that, but alas, […]

We Can Thai Curry That!

We Can Thai Curry That!

Jul 9, 2013

I love curry because it makes everything delicious.  And when you’re on a budget, you gotta be able to work with what’s available.  I’ve been known to create feasts out of empty cupboards and fridges, and Thai Curry is one of the tools I bust out when I’m stumped by the random assortment of foods […]

Bok Choy Smoothie $2.00

Bok Choy Smoothie $2.00

Jul 8, 2013

Ok, so unless it’s in a Thai Curry, I find bok choy a bit difficult to handle.  I’ll do it steamed with my special sauce, but during the summer, who really wants to turn up the heat?  That’s why I created this recipe for raw bok choy.  I’d hate to waste any of my local, […]

Sancocho Recipe and Lesson Plan

Sancocho Recipe and Lesson Plan

Mar 21, 2013

Sancocho (Soup) y Ensalada (Salad) Let’s say good-bye to winter with this warm comforting soup, and welcome in fresh greens with an enlivening salad.  Sancocho recipe inspired by the Go Green East Harlem Cookbook.  Read about how it became vegan here. Vocabulary yucca – a root vegetable starch – an important element of our nutrition. […]

Sancocho!

Sancocho!

Mar 20, 2013

For the last day of winter, the kids and I created a warm and delicious sancocho, a stew that I first learned about while living in Santo Domingo.  The stew is rich and creamy and contains a medley of soothing starches like yucca, yautia (we used yams), plantain, and potato.  There’s something truly marvelous about the soothing quality of […]

All Kale Everything

All Kale Everything

Feb 27, 2013

All Kale Everything by rachel bolden-kramer Kids love anti-oxidant rich greens, a better source of calcium than milk, and with more vitamin C than orange juice.  Don’t believe me, just watch. I have a food budget to spend on the last minute lesson plan I created just after receiving the call to substitute for the […]

Día de los muertos Lesson Plan

Día de los muertos Lesson Plan

Nov 1, 2012

 Soundtrack: Ozomatli Ozomatli featuring Cumbia de Los Muertos Santana Supernatural   Vocabulary Words  Altar, ofrenda. Altar is built and decorated with ofrendas, offerings to the ancestors Avocado. Great source of good fats, brown paper bag trick for ripening Cilantro. Flavorful herb found in traditional Mexican cooking STEM Science: heat, cooking grains and squash Technology: simple […]

Gazpacho

Gazpacho

Aug 16, 2012

Greetings Readers!  Here is my weekly recipe I create based on the weekly share of fruits and veggies I get from my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).  Our food comes from a local farm and is organic and fresh.  At Central Brooklyn CSA, you can pay with EBT food stamps, which makes getting affordable food easy […]

Food Stamps, Clothing, Shelter, Medicine: The Dharma of Food Justice

Food Stamps, Clothing, Shelter, Medicine: The Dharma of Food Justice

Jul 6, 2012

My first retreat began with a panic attack, which lasted for a full three days as I headed towards facing the grief and shame that unbeknownst to me was waiting.

How to Win the Food Stamp Challenge

How to Win the Food Stamp Challenge

May 11, 2012

By inviting New Yorkers to eat meals valued at $1.48 throughout their day, the Food Bank of NYC hopes to raise awareness about the reality of food stamps, whose funding is currently at risk under the Farm Bill indecision of 2012.