NuCook Live Remote Cooking Class Session 4 

We are so excited to cook with you next week and to talk about the impact of food on health and pregnancy! Our class will focus on healthy fats and protein and we have two easy and delicious recipes; Chicken Shawarma and Vegetable Bowl and Raw Cacao Bites.

To make the most of our time together, there are a few things you will need to do in advance of the class, so please read closely:

• Ensure that you have all of the ingredients listed for each recipe. 

• Ensure that you have all the equipment needed on the equipment list.

• Measure and prepare your ingredients in advance  - prep all the ingredients - unless otherwise noted. And read through the recipe - if the ingredients are used together in the recipe, they can be measured and kept together in a bowl. For example, if there are 5 spices that are all added at the same time, feel free to measure them into a small bowl. This will help save on clean up and make for more efficient cooking. 

• Give yourself about 30 minutes to prep the ingredients  This is a VERY important step to make things run as smoothly as possible. 

•  Here is a link to a nice video explaining how to prepare your space before cooking:   Simple video (1 min) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll2QRgNAdzc

• If you want to get a headstart you can view this video on basic knife skills, some of which we will go over in class: https://stellaculinary.com/cooking-videos/culinary-knife-skills

Equipment - List

Chef’s Knife
Cutting board
Measuring spoons
Dry measuring cup
Wet measuring cup 
Food processor 
1 rimmed baking sheet 
Large mixing bowl 
Whisk
Small mixing bowl
Melon baller (optional)

Ingredients - List

Produce 

½ cup lemon juice
6 garlic cloves
1 medium head cauliflower, about 2 lbs.
½ bunch parsley
tomato (optional)
cucumber (optional)
red onion (optional)
pickled jalapenos (optional)

Pantry

Extra-virgin olive oil 
Kosher salt and group black pepper
Honey 
Ground cumin
Sweet paprika
Ground coriander
Ground cinnamon
Turmeric
Cayenne pepper
1 15 oz can chickpeas
½ cup tahini
1 cup walnuts
1 cup Medjool dates
2 tbsp raw cacao (nibs, powdered or unsweetened cocoa powder)

Other

1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed
Crumbled feta (optional)

For the Chicken Shawarma - measure and prep all ingredients except the cauliflower.

For the Cacao Bites - measure all the ingredients.