iEat Green - Chanel Porchia-Albert, Founder of Ancient Song Doula Services

 I am very excited to welcome onto my show, Chanel Porchia-Albert,    a fellow activist, mother, and founder of Ancient Song Doula Services and the Pregnancy Kitchen. Chanel has been offering direct services to low income women, especially women of color and to the immigrant population for no cost. Her services support all of the issues that surround pregnancy and childbirth, including nutrition and cooking classes, birthing classes, labor coaching, lactation coaching, sexual abuse and postpartum counseling. She is a recent recipient of the FAM Grant ( The Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery) as well as a grant for $154,000 from “Every Mother Counts‘ to expand her Pregnancy Kitchen program. Please join us and learn about the amazing work Chanel is doing in her community!

Long Island Slaw on Crispy Potato

 

4 cups finely shredded green cabbage

1 cup apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups diced potatoes, about ¼” cube

3 carrots, finely diced

2 Tbs. chopped parsley

1 red onion, finely chopped

3 small poplano peppers, diced fine

¼ cup capers

1 cup organic vegan mayo 

Start by marinating the cabbage in the 1 cup of cider vinegar with 1 teaspoon salt for 1 hour. Meanwhile, cook the diced potatoes in boiling salted water, just until soft. Do not overcook! Then do the same with the carrots.  Let cool. Combine the potatoes, carrots, peppers, parsley, red onions and capers in the bowl with the cabbage. Mix well and let marinate overnight, stirring on occasion.  In the morning, mix in the vegan mayo. Serve on thick, local potato chips. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.