♪♪ >> MARY: A BRAND-NEW LOCAL COOKBOOK OUT THIS WEEK GIVES US A GREAT REASON TO DIG OUT OUR COOKING SET.

"APPETITE FOR CHANGE: SOULFUL RECIPES FROM A NORTH MINNEAPOLIS KITCHEN" HIGHLIGHTS WORK OF THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND SHARES A VARIETY OF RECIPES THAT ARE FOR EVERYONE.

HERE WITH ME, TWO OF THE FOUNDERS OF APPETITE FOR CHANGE, MICHELLE HOROVITZ AND PRINCESS TITUS.

I'VE ALREADY BEEN LOOKING THROUGH THIS.

THIS IS DELICIOUS.

TELL US WHY THE COOKBOOK, WHY NOW?

>> WELL, IN AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE 67,000 PEOPLE SHARING ONE FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORE, WE HAD A YOUTH PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY OPENED, BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ, WHERE THERE WAS NOT A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT AND, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT RESTAURANT HAD TO CLOSE.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FOREVER HOME.

BUT WE'RE NOT LIKE BIG-CHAIN RESTAURANTS.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE ACCESS REAL OOD IN THEIR HOMES.

SO WE'RE SHARING THOSE RECIPES FROM BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED CO-FOUND THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS COOKBOOK.

>> Mary: I'VE BEEN THERE, FARM FRESH ROAD TRIP FEATURED IT BACK IN THE DAY.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Mary: IT'S AMAZING.

WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY?

>> TODAY I'M MAKING SNACKS, IT'S A FAVORITE FROM PRINCESS ANN, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO JUST PUT IN TWO CUPS F OATS, A CUP OF -- HALF CUP OF COCOA NIBS, A HALF CUP OF COCONUT FLAKES, A FOURTH CUP OF FLAX MEAL, A FOURTH CUP OF HEMP, A LITTLE BIT OF WALNUTS AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD TWO CUPS OF ALMOND BUTTER.

THIS IS A GREAT SNACK.

YOU CAN GET YOUR CHILDREN IN THE KITCHEN INVOLVED.

GETTING THEM POURING, MIXING, MEASURING.

>> Mary: LMOND BUTTER OR PEANUT BURDEN, WHAT'S YOUR -- BUTTER, WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE ON THAT ONE?

>> I PREFER SUN BUTTER MYSELF, REAL FOOD FOR REAL PEOPLE, AS LONG AS YOU'RE GETTING IN THE KITCHEN AND MAKING YOUR OWN FOOD, YOU'RE OFF TO A BETTER START.

TO GET A LITTLE BINDER IN THERE OR SEASONING, FIRST WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOME PUMPKIN SPICE, WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF VANILLA AND I'M NOT RUINING THESE NAILS.

>> Mary: NONE OF S, NORTH.

>> SO I'M GOING TO GET RIGHT IN THIS BOWL WHILE YOU TALK TO MICHELLE ABOUT THE COOKBOOK.

>> Mary: ABSOLUTELY.

MICHELLE, REALLY, THE ETHIC THAT'S IN THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE THERE, THE PHRASE WE HEARD IS FOOD AS PHARMACY, HEALING OURSELVES WITH EATING REAL FOOD.

CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT THAT?

>> YEAH, I MEAN, EACH CHAPTER IS LED BY A STORY OF THE AUTHOR OF THAT CHAPTER TELLS HOW FOOD SHAPED THAT INDIVIDUAL PERSON AND THEN THE RECIPES COME FROM OUR COOKING WORKSHOPS, FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FROM OUR MEAL BOXES.

AND ALL OF IT IS TO SHOW FOLKS THAT EVERYONE DESERVES REAL FOOD, AND THAT WHEN WE NURTURE OUR INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, IT AFFECTS HOW WE THINK, IT AFFECTS HOW WE ACT, IT AFFECTS HOW WE MOVE, HOW WE INTERACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

AND REALLY, FOOD TOUCHES EVERY PART OF OUR LIVES.

SO WE WANTED TO SHARE OUR STORY.

>> Mary: AND WE WANT TO COME BACK TO THE INGREDIENTS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD TO MAKE, I MAKE THIS FOR MY FAMILY, THEY LAST FOREVER, THEY TASTE AMAZING, I HAVE NOT MET ONE PERSON WHO DOES NOT LOVE THESE.

THE HONEY IS REALLY IMPORTANT, IT'S THE GLUE, THE BINDER FOR IT.

>> THE HONEY IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET A GOOD SAMPLE OF ALL THOSE ITEMS IN THERE.

I NEVER GET TO STIR IT ALL THE WAY TO THE CORNERS AND WE JUST MAKE THOSE LITTLE SNACKS THERE.

YOU CAN PUT THOSE IN THE FRIDGE AND THEY'LL STAY.

>> Mary: THEY DO.

THEY DO NOT GO BAD.

THEY'RE SO GOOD, THEY DON'T HAVE A CHANCE, REALLY, TO GO BAD, OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE THAT GOOD.

>> BUT THEY'RE SUSTAINABLE SNACKS.

>> Mary: GREAT ENERGY.

WE CALL THEM ENERGY BALLS IN OUR HOUSE, BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE JUST THIS WONDERFUL, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.

>> DEFINITELY.

>> Mary: OH, LOOK.

WE DO A LITTLE DUSTING, DID WE SEE THAT OVER HERE.

COCONUT FLAKE.

IT'S GORGEOUS.

WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK IN ANOTHER SEGMENT, WHAT ARE WE MAKING LATER WITH YOU?

>> SHRIMP ND GRITS, STRAIGHT FROM THE MENU, MICHELLE CUNNINGHAM'S SIGNATURE DISH.

>> Mary: THANK YOU SO