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NYCHA Healthy Cooking Program
Thanks to a generous grant from Rachael Ray’s Yum-O! Foundation through the Mayor’s Fund to Advance the City of New York, the Sylvia Center is providing healthy cooking classes to young members of three New York City Housing Authority community centers. The children, ages 6 -12, receive weekly sessions in which they prepare meals from fresh, seasonal produce. For more information and updates from the kitchen, click here.
Teen Program at Drew Hamilton
This March, The Sylvia Center began a new program for teens at the Drew Hamilton NYCHA Community Center in Harlem.For the next ten weeks, twenty young people ages 14 -19 will learn the fundamental techniques of the culinary arts. The curriculum is designed as an abbreviated professional course aimed at offering students a taste of life in the food industry. The students will also hear from guest professionals and visit the Inwood Farmer’s Market and a restaurant kitchen. Those who are so inspired may apply to The Sylvia Center as culinary interns. Regardless of their chosen paths, these young people will benefit from ten weeks of concentrated teamwork in an exciting field. And they will have learned skills that will serve them and their families for a lifetime.
Seed-to-Plate Program
During the school months of May, June, late August, September and October, one class from a local middle school visits the farm every other week to participate in a 90-minute gardening and cooking activity. Over these five months, the students visit the farm for a total of ten lessons that are complementary and seasonal. Topics include spring seeding and transplanting, environmentally friendly garden maintenance, composting, seasonal harvesting and cooking, fall seeding and fall garden tasks. Read More »
Robin Quivers Runs the NYC Marathon
Robin Quivers is ran the NYC marathon for the Sylvia Center! Click here to donate.
On Sunday, November 7, Robin Quivers, co-founder of the non-profit 15 Foundation, ran the New York City marathon to raise awareness and funds for children’s nutrition. (Congratulations and thanks, Robin!) Robin’s run was yet another thread in her own inspiring story of how she changed her conceptions of and relationship with food in order to live a healthier, more fulfilling life. Robin used her run as a means to spread knowledge of the Sylvia Center and Family Cook Productions’ Teen Battle Chef program, as well as a way to raise money for each of these organizations.
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Featured Seasonal Recipe
Baked Pears with Yogurt, Honey and Cinnamon
Baked Pears with Yogurt, Honey, and Cinnamon Serves 12 (1/2 pear per person) Ingredients: 6 Bosc Pears, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cored 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted 2 cups yogurt 1/3 cup honey 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 12 fresh mint leaves 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F for 20 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, brush the pears with butter and place them, cut-side down on a parchment-line baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake until the pears are caramelized and tender, about 40 minutes. 3. Transfer the pears onto a platter, cut-side up, and let cool. Fill each pear half with yogurt, drizzle with honey, and serve. Gallery
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