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New Recipes from Cooking Matters Chef Volunteers

Posted by Jill Panichelli on Monday, December 12, 2011

Share Our Strength is fortunate to work with hundreds of culinary professionals who teach families how to stretch their food dollar in a healthy way in Cooking Matters courses. Our chef volunteers often get creative in class, so we put that creativity to the test with a new recipe contest.

Chefs were asked to submit recipes that are affordable, healthy, delicious and would work well in Cooking Matters courses across the country. We also asked them to keep in mind what they hear in class. Families often ask us for a variation on their favorite dishes – including holiday dishes, ethnic cuisines and American classics. So with some guidance on categories, cost and nutrition, our chefs were off! After recipe testing and judging, winners for this first series of categories were just announced. Chefs are currently developing and submitting recipes for even more categories, which will be announced next year.

It has been a treat to hear the stories behind these winning dishes.

Cooking Matters Hall of Fame Chef Rachel Duboff created her Fall Vegetable Salad to provide hearty nourishment in the cooler months. It’s also a great way to use up extra veggies.

Inspired by her culture, Chef Yoshiko Shibayama adapted a traditional Japanese squash dish with more affordable and readily available acorn squash.

Chef Sue Sheldon stumbled upon some farm-fresh beets and turned them into purple pancakes (a huge hit with kids!).

Like most of us, Chef Mike Hiller looks forward to a big roasted bird with crackling skin on the Thanksgiving table. But that skin adds a lot of fat to the meal, so he developed a lighter cornbread and mustard coating.

Congratulations to the winning chefs and huge thanks to all of our culinary volunteers. Happy cooking!

Holiday Recipes
These cozy winter and fall-themed recipes are a great addition to any family’s holiday table and won’t break the bank.

• Cornbread Crusted Roasted Chicken by Chef Mike Hiller, Cooking Matters Illinois.

• Fall Vegetable Salad by Chef Rachel Duboff, Solid Ground, Seattle, Wash.

• Holiday Roasted Butternut Squash by Chef Kelly Lucarelli, Oregon Food Bank, Portland, Ore.

• Purple Vegetable Pancakes with Pineapple Dipping Sauce by Chef Sue Sheldon, Solid Ground, Seattle, Wash.

Asian-Inspired Recipes
Cooking Matters celebrates the diversity and affordability of Asian cuisines with these delicious dishes.

• Asian Chicken Salad by Chef Barb Hughes, Gleaners Community Food Bank, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

• Japanese Simmered Squash by Chef Yoshiko Shibayama, Solid Ground, Seattle, Wash.

Soul Food Recipes
Traditional soul food doesn’t have to be heavy! Try these favorites with a new healthy twist.

• Hoppin’ John by Chef Marsha Schmidt, Capital Area Food Bank, Rockville, Md.

• Smoked Ham Hocks with Lima Beans by Chef Franklyn Taylor, Cooking Matters Illinois.

Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters empowers families at risk of hunger to stretch their money by shopping for and cooking healthy meals on a budget. Cooking Matters, part of the No Kid Hungry campaign, is nationally sponsored by the ConAgra Foods Foundation and Walmart.

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December 12, 2011 | 1 comment(s) | Tags: cooking matters, holiday, inexpensive, recipes, soul food