“Dancing requires the right fuel, and I perform my very best when I eat properly.” That’s Alvin Ailey dancer Megan Jakel talking about what she likes to eat in a post on the company’s blog. Not surprisingly, she eats lots of healthy vegetables and fruits and stays away from sugar, but “I always sneak in a little chocolate,” she says. “Whenever… Read more →
Category: Healthy treats
Simple Passover Recipes
These recipes come to us from our friend Yocheved Adelman of the Chabad House of Amherst. Chabad House hosts seders for students and community members each Passover and serves Kosher meals for students throughout the holiday. All are welcome.* The first is for charoses, one of the foods served at the Passover Seder, a meal replete with meaning and ritual, a remembrance and celebration… Read more →
“Edible Pioneer Valley” Sprouty Temaki Sushi
Edible Pioneer Valley is the source of these terrific recipes. Published quarterly, it is, in its own words, “a culinary magazine dedicated to the Pioneer Valley’s local food and the people who grow, raise, and prepare it.” Temaki sushi (hand roll) isn’t hard to assemble, and even if your first attempts don’t look perfect, they will still taste delicious. The nontraditional rice-cooking method (adapted from… Read more →
Les 7 Doigts Vegetable Pasta
Les 7 Doigts de la Main, the Montreal-based ensemble who dazzled the FAC audience with their performance of Cuisine & Confessions in March, is known for their unique productions, featuring mind-blowing acrobatics, rapid-fire choreography, and sometimes…cooking onstage! They whip up this pasta dish, along with banana bread and an omelet, during the show. Note: Canada is on the metric system, so they have given the measures in… Read more →
Lemony Cranberry Kale Salad
This recipe is from a book in progress, Making Love While Farming: A Field Guide to a Life of Passion and Purpose, being written by Ricky Baruc of the Seeds of Solidarity Farm and Education Center in Orange, Massachusetts. He, Deb Habib, and their teenage son, Levi Baruch are the family behind the farm, and their show, “Seeking the Sacred on the Farm,” was at… Read more →