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Cooking Classes at the Sankofa Center for Health and Healing
By The Changeling | July 23, 2007
A few weeks ago I saw an excellent cooking demonstration by Madea E. Allen. Madea is member of the Bed-Stuy CSA, and she has been giving free cooking demonstrations in front of the Magnolia Earth Tree Center for CSA members and others interested in healthy cuisine. These demonstrations are helpful because they teach the non-cooks among us how to use the veggies that we receive weekly from the CSA.
The demonstration I attended taught me how to use Swiss chard (something I had never seen or heard of before joining the Bed-Stuy CSA). Madea is an amazing cook, and the dish she prepared using Swiss chard was delicious. (We were fortunate enough to get the opportunity to taste the final product when she finished.)
Madea teaches cooking classes at the Sankofa Center for Health and Healing, so if you are interested learning new ways to prepare healthy foods you should definitely register.
AFRO-BRAZILIAN COOKING
Wednesday, July 25th, 7:00-8:00 pm OR
Saturday, July 28th, 3:30-5:00 pm
MENU: Fish Stew, Sauteed Collard Greens and Brown Rice
WHOLESOME DESSERTS (Sugar-, Wheat- and Dairy-Free!)
Saturday, August 4th, 3:30-5:00 pm OR
Wednesday, August 8th, 7:00-8:30 pm
MENU: Blueberry Corn Muffins, Mixed Berry Sorbet and Apricot Kudzu Custard
SAMPLE CLASS: SEA VEGETABLES
Wednesday, August 15th, 7:00-8:00 pm
MENU: Vegetarian Sushi Rolls with Ume Plum Dipping Sauce
RAW FOODS
Saturday, August 18th, 3:30-5:00 pm OR
Wednesday, August 22nd, 7:00-8:30 pm
MENU: Cucumber Soup with Lemon Grass, Fresh Corn Salad and Vanilla Brazil Nut Milk
Cost: Donations will be graciously accepted at each sample class. All other classes are $45 each. If you register for 2 or more classes you will receive a discount of $5 off of each class. Cash, check, money order, credit card, bank and Pay Pal payments are accepted.
Registration Policy: Space is limited and pre-registration with payment is required. To register please call 347-247-5208. Donations for sample classes will be accepted after each class. The registration deadline for each class is one week prior to its scheduled datae. A $10 fee will be applied if you register after the deadline.
Classes are held at
The Sankofa Center for Health and Healing
127 Chauncey Street (between Malcolm X Boulevard & Stuyvesant Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Visit Madea’s cooking page on the Sankofa Center’s website.
July 23rd, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Swiss chard? Go ahead and rename this blog, a more appropriate name would be “Changeling’s Slow and Steady March Into the Land of Booji.”
July 24th, 2007 at 10:55 am
what is “booji” anyway? is it the new “yuppie?” or godforbid “buppie?” (remember buppie?)
July 24th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Swiss chard is about as “booji” as spinach, it doesn’t come from Sweden or Switzerland.
July 29th, 2007 at 1:27 am
Changeling, I wanted to thank you very very much for suppporting me in my efforts of spreading the word about my cooking demonstrations and classes. It is my intention to radiate health, wellness and vitality into the community and what better way to do this than by inspiring people to nourish themselves through high quality foods.
Check out my artcle in Lavish Magazine (www.lavishmagonline.com) on wholesome nutrition to beat the summer heat!
Blessings,
Madea E. Allen
Organic Soul Chef & Holistic Health Practitioner, certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners
“Living your authentic greatness with no bound”