As you hang up your fresh 2014 calendar, be sure to mark February 1st – 7th to celebrate African Heritage & Health Week!
Oldways created African Heritage & Health Week [1] to offer a deliciously meaningful start to Black History Month [2]. During AH&H Week, Oldways invites everyone everywhere to try at least one new African heritage dish – either at home or at an African heritage restaurant. It’s a time to taste some exciting new foods and flavors, like Ethiopian curries, Caribbean jerk cuisine, or West African yams, to rediscover traditional healthy foods and cuisines of African American ancestors from around the world.
Last year, people celebrated African Heritage & Health Week in many unique ways. Individuals presented the African Heritage Diet to their churches and workplaces. Others included African Heritage Diet materials at Black History Month events in their communities. Chefs used Oldways recipes in commemorative cooking demos. And, Oldways hosted an African Heritage & Health Week Potluck [3] in Austin, TX.
This year, we have over thirty A Taste of African Heritage [4] cooking classes planned for February 2014. These classes will take place in different locations all over the country. Contact Sarah McMackin, sarahm@oldwayspt.org [5], to find out if there’s a class happening near you!
Along with joining us for a cooking class, here are some other ways that you can celebrate African Heritage & Health Week:
We can’t wait to celebrate African Heritage & Health Week with new recipes and dishes bursting with flavors, nutrients and African roots.
How will you celebrate?
-Sarah
Links
[1] https://oldwayspt.org/programs/african-heritage-health/african-heritage-health-week
[2] http://www.history.com/topics/black-history-month
[3] https://oldwayspt.org/community/blog/african-heritage-health-shines-during-black-history-month-2013
[4] https://oldwayspt.org/programs/african-heritage-health/a-taste-african-heritage-cooking-classes
[5] mailto:sarahm@oldwayspt.org?subject=Request%20from%20Blog%20-%20February%202014%20ATAH%20Classes
[6] https://oldwayspt.org/recipes
[7] https://oldwayspt.org/recipes/yuca-fries
[8] https://oldwayspt.org/recipes/oldways-black-eyed-pea-salad
[9] http://www.pinterest.com/sanurajamila/a-taste-of-african-heritage/
[10] https://oldwayspt.org/programs/african-heritage-health/african-heritage-dine-around-town
[11] mailto:sarahm@oldwayspt.org?subject=Addition%20to%20African%20Heritage%20Dine%20Around
[12] http://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101
[13] mailto:sarahm@oldwayspt.org
[14] https://oldwayspt.org/african-heritage-heath-week-photos
[15] mailto:sarahm@oldwayspt.org?subject=Picture%20for%20African%20Heritage%20Photo%20Gallery