Cook This With That Episode 1: Chef Nahami King

Learn to make Sukuma Wiki, for about $4 per serving

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Welcome to Cook This With That, where local chefs transform ingredients from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank into five-star meals. We asked Chef Nahami King, Kitchen Manager at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, to cook us one of her favorite dishes, Sukuma Wiki, for about $4 per serving. A full list of ingredients, step-by-step instructions, and alternatives can be found in English and Spanish here and below.

Watch the tutorial here:

About the Healthy Habits program:
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s community nutrition team develops and shares nutritious, budget-friendly recipes that allow pantry guests at our member agencies to explore new ways to enjoy accessible foods, including seasonal, fresh, canned, and frozen produce. Through our Healthy Habits program, our team of culinary and nutrition professionals works directly with the Food Bank’s network of partner agencies and their guests to provide relevant, practical, and science-based nutrition information to our communities.

For more information: https://rifoodbank.org/community-nutrition/

About the Food Bank:
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Providence, RI, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank (“the Food Bank” or “RI Food Bank”) serves as the central hub for food distribution across its state-wide network of 147 member agencies/food pantries, ensuring that nutritious food reaches those who need it most. Through donations, federal programs, and community partnerships, the Food Bank works to improve the quality of life for all Rhode Islanders by advancing solutions to the problem of hunger.

Please note: This ecipe card is dated August 2023. Food inflation has grown since then. The ingredients cost about $19.10, and the serving size according to the recipe card is 4-5 servings. That puts us at ~$4.00 per serving.

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