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April 30 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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This program is being hosted in-person. To register, please click the RSVP button above or email programs@smithcenter.org.
With Chef Kara Garrett
The first step in building your own healing kitchen is learning which ingredients to have on hand. Spring is the perfect time to revitalize your kitchen into the healing space that you desire. We will review essential items that you can keep in your pantry, fridge, and freezer to create delicious, balanced meals packed with protein, healthy fats, fiber-rich foods, and spices. Our discussion will include:
- How to clean out your pantry and fridge and eliminate ultra-processed foods
- Review essential kitchen equipment in a health-supportive kitchen
- How to stock your pantry and kitchen with dry goods, spices, healthy fats, snacks, and fridge & freezer staples
- Familiarize yourself with new pantry items and learn how to properly prepare
them - Receive an editable pantry essentials shopping list to assist you with taking
inventory in your kitchen and purchasing new items.
The class will end by assisting Chef Kara with making a flavorful meal that you can quickly prepare with your own well-stocked pantry, and sharing our delicious meal together.
Address:
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Suggested Donation: $15/session or $45/series
About Chef Kara Garrett
Kara Garrett is a health-supportive chef based in Washington, DC. Following her breast cancer diagnosis in 2013, she embraced the challenge of finding a balance between her foodie lifestyle and eating well with cancer. Kara is a graduate of the Chef Training Program at Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC, trained under Chef Lillian Chou at The Ananda Ashram Yoga Society of New York, and completed a graduate certificate in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. She is passionate about working with others to encourage healthier food choices and develop sustainable food relationships that energize the body and the soul.
