The kids in my food appreciation classes continue to explore the cuisine of South Africa, which has been heavily influenced by Indian immigrants. This week we made a favorite condiment, cucumber raita, that has a wonderful cooling effect served with spicy curries. It couldn’t be simpler, and even the kids noticed how healthy it is, consisting [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ethnic'
Kids Make Curried Chicken
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Ethnic, Recipes, kids
The food appreciation classes I teach at a private elementary school here in the District of Columbia this week landed in Southern Africa on our virtual world food tour. Because of the many Indian immigrants in this part of the continent, there is a definite tilt toward curry dishes in the cuisine. This one, called [...]
Daughter Goes on Food Strike, Uses Allowance to Order Thai
January 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Ethnic, kids
Have I mentioned that our daughter is a picky eater?
Complicating matters, she is also a Capricorn, which makes her stubborn by nature, according to my wife. We have certainly tired of the nightly arguments over what’s for dinner. It seems no matter what we do it’s never quite right.
This morning our 10-year-old–who wished for nothing more [...]
Tags: parenting
Kids Make Chicken-Vegetable Stew With Peanuts
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Ethnic, Recipes, kids
Who knew turnips and peanut butter could taste so good together?
One of the things we like about the African food we are making in our food appreciation classes is the use of fresh, whole ingredients and lots of vegetables. This stew is a perfect example, and something we could easily grow very fond of in [...]
Tags: African·food appreciation·peanuts·root vegetables·stew·vegetables
Kids Make Black-Eyed Pea Fritters
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Ethnic, Recipes, kids
Every food culture has its signature fritter, a deep-fried package with a crispy exterior that yields to something suprisingly delicious on the inside. In West Africa, where our food appreciation classes are visiting on their virtual world food tour, fritters are made from one of the area’s favorite ingredients: black-eyed peas. This particular fritter is ridiculously [...]
Tags: African·food appreciation·fry
Holiday Chilaquiles
December 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Ethnic, breakfast
We normally wait until February for our annual chilaquiles brunch. But it seems this favorite Mexican breakfast food, traditionally made by recycling old tortillas with red or green sauce and a bevvy of garnishes, has crashed the American Christmas party. The Washington Post’s food blog this week linked to the Slow Cook’s recipes. You can find everything you need [...]
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Parents Night Feed
December 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Ethnic, kids
What do you suppose was the most popular menu item on last night’s parents night dinner at the elementary school where I teach my food appreciation classes?
If you said Brazilian cheese breads, you would be absolutely correct. There’s a good reason Brazilians go nuts for this little snack made of manioc flour and cheese. They [...]
Tags: catering·food appreciation
Kids Make Yams And Okra
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Ethnic, kids
Get ready to adjust your idea of what constitutes a yam. In Africa, a yam definitely is not the tuber we so frequently confuse with a supermarket sweet potato. Where real yams are concerned, you need to think bigger. A true yam (from a perennial vine in the Dioscoreaceae family) can grow up to eight feet [...]
Tags: African·food appreciation·greens·okra·yams
Out Of Africa
November 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Ethnic
Lately the food appreciation classes I teach at a private elementary school here in the Dsitrict have been visiting Africa as part of our virtual world culinary tour. I concede immediately that I know very little about African food (except that I love okra and grow lots of it). But I knew that at some point [...]
Kids Make Senegalese Black-Eyed Pea Salad
November 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Ethnic, kids
Since we landed in Africa on our virtual world food tour, our food appreciation classes have noticed that the recipes we’ve tried so far are all loaded with fresh, healthful ingredients. This traditional salad from Senegal, called salatu niebein in the native language, is a good example. It starts with cooked black-eyed peas, a legume, [...]
Tags: African·food appreciation·legumes·salad
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