Healthy Cooking Live with Steve

I’m not a winter guy at all; I was born in San Rafael California, lived in Orlando, and was dragged kicking and screaming up into Connecticut as a youngster.  As soon as I came to my senses I headed straight for the West Indies!  Soups and rich comfort foods are some of the things that make winter tolerable for me so I feature two soups at each “Healthy Cooking Live!” winter edition event.  There are 3 winter edition cooking demonstrations labeled “versions 1- 3”.

Winter Edition Version 1.0 features perhaps the most popular recipe I’ve written to date; Hamless Split Pea and the very close second most popular recipe Curry Hinted Butternut with Roasted Garlic, but there isn’t a dog in this line up at all!!  The Barley Salad with Roasted Red Peppers is spectacular and I eat this Meatless Shepherd’s Pie at least a dozen times every winter!

On the Menu:

• Hamless Split Pea Soup
• Curry Hinted Butternut Soup with Roasted Garlic
• Barley Salad with Roasted Red Peppers
• Meatless Shepherd’s Pie
• Brown Rice and Lentil Pilaf
• Whole Grain Oatmeal with Dried Berries

Topics For Discussion:

• Chronic disease: the modern dietary dilemma
• How to cook tasty food with less salt, fat, & sugar
• Kitchen organization for healthy cooking; the basics
• Using a pressure cooker; the basics
• What food to keep on hand
• What equipment to have in your kitchen