For the last 8 months I’ve been teaching cooking classes at Jemez Health and Human Services on behalf of Mogro. It’s been a great experience. It’s more or less the same group that comes every class and we have a great time! Together we’ve made chicken curry, pesto, soups, salads and healthy desserts!

In class I have the young people come up and help me mix and stir. And as a class we taste and talk about how to balance flavors. We make everything from scratch using whole foods, of course. We talk about the dark age of nutrition, when our food entered the factories and would come out in boxes full of chemicals and preservatives. We also talk about the wisdom of traditional people and our ancestors when it comes to nutrition. It’s been one of my favorite classes that I’ve taught.