The mention of pizza in our Main Dish: News of the Day story (right) reminded us of this winning recipe for polenta pizza, created by three high school teens who made it for a Cooking Up Change competition. It features pizza made from scratch as well as a tangy, fruity slaw on the side, and it’s all done in half an hour.
School Lunch
L.A. Bistro Mundo Run By High School Students
Friday, January 20th, 2012Culinary students at the Santee Educational Complex in South Los Angeles preach what they practice; they work in their own restaurant, Bistro Mundo, a couple of days each week and learn at the hand of a former executive chef from the Ritz Carlton. Not only do students cook up specialties for teachers, they grow their own produce as well.
Santee Principal Richard Chavez told Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times, “I’m not going to be able to break them of their love of Flaming Hot Cheetos. But if we can expose the kids to other options, the hope is that they’ll make better decisions.”
Culinary student Luis Gonzalez, right, works in the Bistro Mundo kitchen at L.A.'s Santee Educational Complex. (Photo by CHRISTINA HOUSE, Los Angeles Times)
South Dakota School Serves Bison Tacos for Lunch
Bison meat tacos made by students from Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota. (Photo by PADU KRISHNAN, SDSU/AP)
Maine Program Serves Local Food in Schools
Friday, January 6th, 2012A few years ago, the fare on cafeteria trays in one Maine school district carried the same boring processed foods that litter many trays in schools nationwide. Not anymore, though. These days, nearly 40 percent of food served in Regional School Unit # 3 is locally produced. Blueberries, potatoes, corn and more find the way into school lunches. In addition, administrators have tossed the junk food in favor of healthier fare.
“I play sports so on gamedays I always come in, get a sandwich, and it fills you up, Tyler McCormick, a senior at Mt. View High School, told reporter Max Cole. “It’s not junk food or anything like that so it keeps the energy there.”
Homemade mac and cheese, complete with local squash, is served up at Dirigo High School in Dixfield, Maine. (Photo by JEANNE LAPOINTE via Rumford Falls Times)
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