Wiser Not Wider
Class 3 Advanced Prep

We are so excited to cook with you next week and to talk about the impact of food on health and menopause! Our class will be presented by guest chef Nadine Nelson. She will be making three vegetable dishes from around the globe; Ethiopian Green Beans, Curry Roasted Carrots, Roasted Eggplants with Pomegranate and Tahini.

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 the recipe

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

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees

• Measure and prepare your ingredients in advance 

• 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
Liquid measuring cup
Dry measuring cups
Large skillet
Tongs
Wooden spoon
2 rimmed baking sheets
Parchment paper
Vegetable peeler
Food processor
Small skillet
Whisk
2 mixing bowls

Ingredients - List

Produce:

• 1 large eggplant (1 lb.)

• 1 Pomegranate

• 1 head of garlic

• Bunch of parsley

• 1 lb. green beans

• 1 tomato or ¼ cup canned diced tomatoes

• 1 yellow onion

• 1 large knob of ginger

• Fresh rosemary

• 4 shallots

• 2 lbs. rainbow carrots (equal sized)

• Bunch of cilantro

• 4 lemons

• 1-2 chilies (for spicy use serrano, for milder use jalapeno)

• Bunch of dill (optional)

• Bunch of scallions

• Small bunch of mint

Pantry: 

• Extra-virgin olive oil 

• Kosher salt (alternative - sea salt or iodized salt) and cracked black pepper

• Makulaya Alicha (Ethiopian spice blend): (see spices below or substitute with dried basil and thyme)

• Turmeric

• Garlic powder 

• Ground ginger

• Cumin

• Zaatar or use Everything Bagel spice

• 3 tablespoons of pistachios (optional)

• ¼ cup tahini

Other:

• ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt

To do ahead:

• Measure all ingredients and prepare your work surface as described in the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll2QRgNAdzc

For all the recipes - have all the ingredients measured and prepped.