The Blessings of Good Food

The Blessings of Good Food - by Elizabeth Urlaub A trained chef uses her culinary skills to give struggling women confidence and faith. I stood in front of the group in the shelter kitchen. Six women had signed up for the class and they were all looking... More

The Blessings of Good Food - by Elizabeth Urlaub A trained chef uses her culinary skills to give struggling women confidence and faith. I stood in front of the group in the shelter kitchen. Six women had signed up for the class and they were all looking at me. I took one last glance at my notes and smiled confidently—at least I hoped I looked confident. I wanted to keep things simple. “We’ll try some different recipes over the next ten weeks; each one will tell you a lot about nutrition and cooking. ” “Nutrition?” said one student. “All I care about is making something that tastes good. ” “Something my kids will eat,” said another. Right. Who has time for nutrition when you’re struggling to put food on the table? These women were recovering from addictions or had escaped abusive relationships. Or both. They were barely holding on, their spirits battered, but that was why I’d volunteered for this. To give them that sense of accomplishment cooking always gave me and to help th Less