Get Healthy on the Railroad Cooking Classes Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama

 
Get Healthy on the Railroad sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama returns in 2024 to offer six healthy nutrition classes at Railroad Park. Classes are led by local chefs on the Regions Bank 17th Street Plaza. Cooking classes will take place once a month on select Sundays, April - September. Classes begin at 3:30 pm, and registration opens 30 minutes prior.

Cooking Class Dates:

• April 28th - Chef Jonathan Harrison, Private Chef
• May 19th - Chef Alaynna Pruitt, Healthy Foodie Bakery
• June 23rd - Chef Ama Shambulia, A Beautiful Life Enterprises
• July 28th - Chef Joseph Mitchell, Jefferson State Community College
• August 25th - Chef Jennifer Conn, Food Integrated Training
• September 22nd - Chef Kimberly McNair, Bitty’s Living Kitchen

Local chefs will offer cooking demonstrations and take-home recipes. The first 100 households to register receive a parcel of free produce sourced through Piggly Wiggly, that can be used to replicate the recipe at home.

Interested in more FREE healthy programs at Railroad Park? Click here for information on Get Healthy Exercise Classes.

For more information on Blue Cross Blue and Shield of Alabama please visit www.AlabamaBlue.com.

2019 Get Healthy on the Railroad Recipes:

• Urban Ministry INC. – Berry Berry Not Contrary
• JVTF – Caprese Salsa & Summer Peach Salsa
• Chef Ama – Quick Quinoa Salad & Mama Ama's Marinated Greens Salad
• Urban Ministry INC. – Watermelon Poke Bowl
• Urban Ministry INC. – Cauliflower Coconut Stew
• Urban Ministry INC. – Golden Milk

2018 Get Healthy on the Railroad Recipes:

• Urban Ministry INC. – Early Spring Fruit Salad
• Urban Ministry INC. – Maple Vanilla Whipped Cream
• JVTF – Carrots with Fresh Dill
• JVTF – Smoky Braised Collard Greens
• Urban Ministry INC. – Summertime Salad
• Urban Ministry INC. – Basil Lime Grilled Peaches
• Urban Ministry INC. – Akara Black-Eyed Pea Fritters
• Urban Ministry INC. – Vegan Cole Slaw
• Urban Ministry INC. – Mama Ama's Marinated Greens Salad
• Urban Ministry INC. – Stewed Okra and Tomatoes with Hot Peppers
• JVTF – Fresh Corn and Pepper Salad

2017 Get Healthy on the Railroad Recipes:

• JVTF – Strawberry Basil Salad with Toasted Pecans & Sweet Potato Cornmeal Muffins
• JVTF – Roasted Root Vegetables, Southern Spring Salad, Baked Polenta Cakes
• Urban Ministry INC. – Blackened Okra, Garden Pickles with Fresh Mint
• Urban Ministry INC. – Marinated Collard Green Salad, Sauteed Summer Squash, Down Home Blues Cornbread
• Urban Ministry INC. – Johnny Blaze Cake, Fresh Corn Relish, Vegan Cole Slaw

2016 Get Healthy on the Railroad Recipes:

• JVTF – Spring Salad
• JVTF – Summer Caprese Salad
• Urban Ministry INC. – Mama Ama's Slap Somebody Cornbread
• Urban Ministry INC. – Peaches & Cream | TCBD Salad Freestyle
• Urban Ministry INC. – Mama Ama's Basil Salt | Purple Hull Peas on Grilled Rustic Bread
• Urban Ministry INC. – Eggplant Curry