Chocolate Cupcakes Vegan Gluten-Free Soy-Free
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!
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
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, […]
Día de los muertos Lesson Plan
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
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 […]
How to Win the Food Stamp Challenge
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.
Brooklyn Farm Share Recipes 2 – Oil Freedom
Oil Freedom (How to kick the fried habit and get the benefits from plant -based oils) by rachel bolden-kramer I am a Micky D’s French fry fiend in recovery. This addiction dates back to the 80s when my family found it oh so cheap and convenient to feed us on fast food. The feeling of comfort and […]
Brooklyn Farm Share Recipes 1
CB CSA Newsletter Issue 12 2011 Here’s a short article about the abundance I found in my EBT-purchased, SNAP funded organic fruit and veggie share. Text is below. How to Eat Eight Pounds of Apples in Seven Days by rachel bolden-kramer I’m a single lady with a full fruit and veggie share. This was […]
