White House chef says Obamas eat seasonal
Washington, Feb 1, 2012, (AP):
The White House has fully embraced one of eating's hottest trends seasonal cooking based on home gardening.
Presidential chef Cristeta Comerford credits the change in the food coming from the White House's kitchen to Michelle Obama's decision in 2009 to start a garden on the South Lawn.
Comerford says the first lady's efforts also inspired her in her own home, where she planted a plot and she and her 10-year-old daughter cook together. Cooking with kids is the subject of a new Prevention Magazine initiative that encourages parents to bring kids into the kitchen.
Michelle Obama taped a message for the magazine's website endorsing the effort, and Comerford shared a vegetable pizza recipe as an example of a fun meal to cook with children.
