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Cooking with Medicinal Plants The Alchemy Way, Mind, Body and Spirit - Lecture and Tasting with Chef Jennifer Iserloh

  • Golden Drum 97 Green Street, G1 Brooklyn, NY, 11222 United States (map)

Plants covered: Turmeric, Ginger, Black Pepper, Mushrooms

Find out how the ancient spiritual science of Alchemy can help you to become a better cook and get the best from healing foods to boost your health, mood, and connection to nature. Learn the 101 on medicinal foods and why they are so powerful. Learn the basics of how to use and enjoy them, the wonders of immune boosting adaptogens, and best practices for shopping and storing them.

Other topics you'll enjoy:

· Tasting with medicinal foods, find out how to increase their potency, protect plants from being damaged during cooking and how to make them taste great.
· How to get more "soulfulness" into your cooking, 101 to flavorings with a little cooking technique.
· How to add spiritual essence to your cooking routine through simple ritual.

Bio:
Jennifer Iserloh is a professionally trained chef, author, yogi and leader in promoting healthy, vibrant lifestyles through healthy delicious eating and meditation.

A classically trained chef and graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, Jennifer is also a certified yoga teacher and a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is the best-selling author of 50 Shades of Kale and Healthy Cheats, among many other books.

Searching for a spiritual practice where she could incorporate her knowledge of healing foods and specific cooking techniques, she was led to investigate the wonders of ancient alchemy.

Through alchemy and her studies with the Alchemy Guild she shares her knowledge on how to combine spiritual practice with activities in the kitchen and beyond.

Cost: $20
Plate of Food: $10

Earlier Event: May 12
Hatha Vinyasa Yoga