Cooking up Change on the HSC Blog

HSC's staff experts discuss news and new developments every day at the HSC blog. Check out a few of the special posts on leading up to the Cooking up Change benefit and healthy cooking contest! Be sure to drop by the blog to read more and leave a question or comment.

Plus: White House assistant chef Sam Kass delivered a special message to the student chefs at Cooking up Change in the video featured in this blog -- and he announced that the winning team will travel to Washington, DC to meet him! Good Luck to the Cooking up Change Student Chefs: A Message From White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass | by Mark Bishop Cooking up Change is only a few days away and we can't say enough about how thrilled we are for the student chefs. But we think that Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass says it better than even we could. Check out his message to the young chefs. . . Read more

Cooking up Change: What's New This Year? | by Tara Kennon
Every year, it seems that Cooking up Change becomes even more exciting. So what's new this year? From frozen local produce to cookie-preneurs, read on for details. . . Read more

Healthy Recipe: The Centered Chef's Shrimp Veracruz Tacos | by Lindsay Muscato
At our Cooking Up Change healthy cooking contest, student chefs will don their aprons and present meals designed to revolutionize the way this country thinks about school food. It's no small task -- but the efforts of talented and dedicated community members such as contest co-chair Jill Houk and her colleagues at Centered Chef Food Studios help make it possible. Here's one easy, tasty recipe from Jill's file of favorites. . . . Read more

Behind the Scenes of Cooking up Change 2009: Meet the Dietitians of Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality! | by Lindsay Muscato
Big news! HSC's healthy cooking contest, Cooking up Change, is right around the corner. For the third year in a row, Chicago public high school culinary students will design delicious, healthy school meals to meet high nutrition standards on a tight budget, then present their meals to a panel of judges in hopes of winning the first prize: a chance to see their meal served in schools nationwide. But long before the night of the contest, students will work to develop and perfect their recipes. . . . . Read more

Cooking up Change Healthy Cooking Contest: Returning Champs, Exciting New Recipes! | by Tara Kennon
The big news this week at HSC is the Cooking up Change healthy cooking contest! Check out video of the Richards team bringing the Cooking up Change spirit to DC. Will the Richards team defend their title this year? Or will another team of talented young chefs take the first prize? Stay posted for details about all of the winning school meals and impressive teams of culinary students. . . Read more

 

Read more at the Cooking up Change section of HSC's blog!