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Tag: Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

  • Saturday, September 27, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Cooking with Cranberries

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society in conjunction with the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University are pleased to announce they will be hosting the next Talk and Taste public lecture on the theme of Cooking with Cranberries on Saturday, September 27th from 10 -11:30 am at the Mass Hort property at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, MA. Featured speakers include: Blue Ginger’s Pastry Chef – Michele Fadden; Dr. Diane McKay, nutrition scientist at the Tufts HNRCA; and David Fiske, Horticultural Director, Massachusetts Horticultural Society for a three–part lecture on cooking, nutrition and gardening.

    After the lecture there will be time for sampling, Q&A and a tour of the Garden to Table garden.  Fee: $15 Mass Hort members; $18 non-members.  Visit http://www.masshort.org/eventdetail/36/422|427|430|433/talk-and-taste-cooking-with-cranberries?filter_reset=1 to sign up on line. Photo from www.spoonful.com.

  • Saturday, November 16, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Talk and Taste Low Calorie Cooking

    Tufts University Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, in partnership with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, invites you to a Talk and Taste: Low-Calorie Cooking, a lecture on cooking low caloric dishes with preparation of Gingered Carrot Chicken Salad and Green Coconut Curry Sauce, along with gardening tips and tasting.  The event will take place Saturday, November 16, from 2 – 3:30 on the mezzanine level of 711 Washington Street in Boston.

    The event will feature Dr. Susan Roberts, Susan Hammond, Lisa Kamer, and Lisa Caldwell. Registration is $5, is required, and space is limited to 200 people.  Register at www.tinyurl.com/Talk-Taste.

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