Diets around the world
class 2 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 focus on healthy eating around the world. We’ll be cooking Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Romesco Sauce and Spanish Inspired Swiss Chard with Chickpeas.

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:

Preheat the oven to 450

Ensure that you have all of the ingredients listed for the recipe

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

• 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 microwave-safe bowl
Food processor
Rubber spatula
Rimmed baking sheet
Large nonstick skillet with lid
Wooden spoon
Whisk
Paring knife

Ingredients - List

Produce:

• 1 head cauliflower (about 2 lbs)

• Parsley

• 4 cloves garlic

• 1 lb Rainbow Swiss Chard (or any color)

Pantry: 

• Extra-virgin olive oil 

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

• ½ cup dry sherry, white wine or water

• 1 12-oz jar roasted red peppers

• ¼ cup sundried tomatoes

• ½ cup sliced almonds

• Sherry vinegar

• Smoked paprika

• Cayenne

• Cumin

• Cinnamon

• Dried chili flakes (optional)

• Saffron (optional)

• 15 oz can chickpeas

• 15 oz can diced tomatoes
  

To do ahead:

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

For the Cauliflower- have all the ingredients measured and prepped, we will cauliflower together.

For the Swiss Chard -  have all the ingredients measured and prepped, we will prep the Swiss Chard together.