Many of the women in the community at Nellie’s receive food from the Tuesday afternoon drop-off which is kindly donated by the Good people at Second Harvest, or collected at fundraising events.  However, with the introduction of foods such as collard greens, leeks, rhubarb, kale and quinoa which are not native to their home countries or cultures, we have started a class on Thursday mornings where the women learn how to experiment and cook with these new products.

We started with requests for how to make Kraft Dinner and expanded to everything from tortillas and quesadillas, to dumplings, soups, salads, strawberry rhubarb pie and apple crisp!

Since foodstuffs are collected from all around Toronto, there is no telling what will arrive next, but in keeping with the spirit of adventure and discovery, we intend to continue these classes as more foodstuffs arrive on our doorstep!

Cooking healthy meals on a budget may not be easy, but with a little imagination, it can be a lot of fun!