Healthy Cooking at Home



Make Chili. A comforting meal on a cold fall or winter night

Make Chili. A comforting meal on a cold fall or winter night

Join the healthy cooking program at 6:00 PM on November 19 for a free virtual healthy cooking class, and learn to make a great Chili from the comfort of your own kitchen. 


Meet new staff member, Chrisso Babcock of Woodstock, NY, who joins Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County to facilitate the new Healthy Cooking Program in partnership with Ellenville Regional Hospital.

Chili is cheap and healthy, and a comforting meal on a cold fall or winter night. This is a great recipe for a family dinner, or to make and set aside for easy meals throughout the week. If you want to cook along with the class at home, you will need:

  • 1/2 pound lean ground meat
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans
  • 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes
  • Chili powder
  • 1 carrot (optional)
  • 1 bell pepper (optional)

To register for this and upcoming healthy cooking classes, visit: ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events/healthycookingclasses

The class is part of a series of healthy cooking classes offered as a collaboration between Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County and Ellenville Regional Hospital. The goal of the program is to improve the health of Ulster County residents by teaching easy, cheap, and healthy home cooking. This winter, there will be a focus on comforting, nourishing one-pot meals and other dishes that are easy on the prep and clean-up. At present, all classes are virtual and easy to attend from home and if you want to, you can even cook along! The classes are free and open to any Ulster County residents.

The class will be taught by Chrisso Babcock of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County. Chrisso is a food lover and kitchen educator. He started his journey in food as a farmer, and quickly grew to love cooking large meals for the crew. He has been teaching cooking workshops for many years. “I am very excited to be offering this virtual cooking series. If you are looking get some new recipes into your rotation, save money, save time, and eat healthier, these classes will be great for you and your family.”

Keep an eye out for upcoming classes. The next class will be Curried Squash Soup on December 10!

 About Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County & the Healthy Cooking Program

Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County enables people to improve their lives and communities by bringing local experience and researched-based solutions together. Our healthy cooking classes are offered as a collaboration between Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County and Ellenville Regional Hospital. Our goal is to improve the health of Ulster County residents by teaching easy, cheap, and healthy home cooking.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County provides equal program and employment opportunities.  Please contact their office at 845-340-3990 if you have any special needs.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC) is a 501(c) 3 subordinate government agency of the State of New York under Article 5, 224(b) of the NYS County Laws organization that utilizes research based knowledge through their partnership with Cornell University. This information is disseminated through their on-going community programming in the areas of Agriculture, Horticulture, 4-H Youth Development, Family and Consumer Science and Environmental programs held throughout Ulster County.