In an effort to expand my cooking skills I recently attended a 4-part cooking series which focused on several different cooking and cutting techniques. The classes were taught at The Natural Gourmet Institute For Food & Health in NYC. I absolutely LOVED the school and of course the classes. I learned a tremendous amount of useful techniques I can add to my personal and professional library of recipes. The first session we covered pressure cooking, steaming, braising and blanching. The next session was on boiling, simmering, wilting, poaching, reducing and caramelizing. The third session focused on roasting, grilling, par-boiling, sauteing and melting. My last session focused on stir-frying, broiling, baking and toasting.

My favorite new recipes include: several different bean spreads (lentil, fava and edamame), white bean soup, quinoa herb salad and homemade vegan chocolate truffles.

Whether you are new to cooking or just want to brush up on your skills I highly recommend indulging yourself in a cooking class or two, especially ones that match your cooking personality!

Please feel free to contact me at info@personalwebnutrition.com if you would like to find out more information about my new and exciting recipes.

Superfoods are foods that are extremely rich in nutrients that they are thought of as being able to prevent or even treat diseases. They are full of phytochemicals, which are plant chemical compounds that provide huge benefits to our health and phytonutrients, which are plant based nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fat, protein and complex carbohydrates. Superfoods have been shown to reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer, reduce inflammation and even improve heart health. A great example of a suprfood is berries because they contain antioxidants and fiber. Some other superfoods are: red grapes, mangos, papaya, apples, tomatoes, bananas, spinach, quinoa, wheat grass and alfalfa sprouts.