Kapolei High cookbook nourishes hearts as well

By Betty Shimabukuro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 19, 2011

~~<p>Yes, "From the Heart of Hawaii's Families" is a cookbook, but for the students at Kapolei High School who helped assemble the recipes, it was an interdisciplinary educational exercise and, for many of them, a catharsis.</p>
<p>Cynthia Pratt, who teaches food sciences at Kapolei, says it was a 10-year journey. Rewarding, though, and not because she has the bound pages to show for her efforts. Her students really came through. Not just with recipes, but with revealing stories that fulfill the theme.</p>
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Yes, "From the Heart of Hawaii's Families" is a cookbook, but for the students at Kapolei High School who helped assemble the recipes, it was an interdisciplinary educational exercise and, for many of them, a catharsis.

Cynthia Pratt, who teaches food sciences at Kapolei, says it was a 10-year journey. Rewarding, though, and not because she has the bound pages to show for her efforts. Her students really came through. Not just with recipes, but with revealing stories that fulfill the theme. Login for more...