Veggies 101 with Didi Emmons
Boston-based Chef and celebrated vegetarian author, Didi Emmons has a passion for vegetables. It was first apparent in her best-selling book, ‘Vegetarian Planet’. She then went on to open a restaurant and publish two more books. For the past two years, Didi has a new mission: To convince kids that vegetables can taste good.
Six afternoons a week at the non-profit Hailey House Café in Roxbury, Ma she teaches her students easy and delicious dishes they can recreate with their families at home. As you can see from the video, the kids not only learn to cook, they have fun.
Go to the recipe section for Didi’s recipe for Macaroni and cheese. Go to EdibleBoston.com website to read Didi’s informative and fascinating article.
Enjoy!
Click here for Didi’s Healthy Mac and Cheese recipe
October 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Very inspirational, Didi and Nina. For anyone who thinks kids can’t learn to embrace vegetables or whole wheat pasta, think again. These kids are obviously having a ball!