Born to folks from Milan, Italy, the place cooking contemporary meals from scratch each night time is the norm, Margherita Scussat was dismayed to study that not each American ate the identical means. In actual fact, so a lot of her fellow highschool college students ate horribly that she determined to point out them how straightforward it was to eat wholesome. In the course of the summer time earlier than her sophomore 12 months at Dos Pueblos Excessive, Scussat launched CookItEasy.org, the place she’s since uploaded greater than 35 recipes based mostly on components which are each nutritious and reasonably priced.
“It’s an internet site to advertise wholesome dwelling cooking, significantly amongst younger individuals, particularly faculty college students who’re residing alone for the primary time and juggling college and different tasks,” she defined. “Younger individuals are recognized for relying too closely on quick meals and pre-made meals, which have been confirmed by quite a few research to have destructive well being results.”
CookItEasy.org was rapidly endorsed by the Santa Barbara Unified College District, and Scussat’s advertising efforts — which have been funded partly by donations from people and firms — additionally led to publicity in pupil outreach at UCSB, UCLA, and Stanford. She’s looking for the help of like-minded nonprofits to unfold the phrase even additional, and is fascinated about taking her steerage into the actual world. “It might be nice to accomplice with some cooking faculties and have some courses of my very own,” stated Scussat, who’s now a senior at D.P.
Lots of the recipes mirror favorites from her childhood, like pasta with mushrooms, however she additionally goes international, exhibiting tips on how to make tacos and tikka masala in addition to presenting vegetarian and gluten-free alternate options.
“I’m attempting to show that wholesome dwelling cooking could be quick and reasonably priced, stated Scussat, who interprets each recipe into Spanish. “It doesn’t need to be the burden that some individuals make it out to be.”See CookItEasy.org.
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