Fun fact: I almost went the chef route. In high school, I enrolled in the Academy of Culinary Arts, which was a special program (integrated with the usual high school curriculum) designed to prepare students for a career in the culinary arts. We learned skills in an industrial kitchen. Needless to say, this was not your average home economics class. Fast forward to college, I fell in love with nutrition science when I took my first nutrition course. Today, I write about both food and nutrition. However, I’ve never really learned about (authentic) Wok cookery before, so when celebrated instructor and blogger Eleanor Hoh invited me to take one of her classes, I was excited to check it out! Pictures from the class:

Rainbow Veggie + Turkey Lettuce Wrap with Hoisin Sauce

About half way through the course, Eleanor introduces some of her favorite vegetables such as chayote, shares tips…