I have enjoyed a lot of down time this holiday season, an unusual thing for me. Slowing down and letting the splendor, excitement and at times stress of the holidays rush over me has given me a new perspective on how I will choose to spend the season. Now that Felix is 3, Christmas has [...]
I have an exciting goal for the fall and winter……..to actually write down the recipes that I create! I love being an intuitive cook, but I realize that in order to share these creations, I need to have a WAY to share them and writing recipes down is how I will do that. I am [...]
When having friends with kids over for dinner, I find the best way to set the mood and get the kids ready is to offer a kids cocktail, in this case it was sparkling cider in fancy glasses…see the joy?? I have been taking all of the squash, tomatoes and herbs we still have in [...]
As I am sure you know by now,this fall Jessica Flanigan and I launched our collaborative CSK, Nevada City CSK. Each week you pick up a box of homemade, delicious prepared foods that are made with locally sourced produce, grains, and beans. This is truly a wonderful gift to give yourself, your family or a loved [...]
This is a MUST class for all Jessica Flanigan devotees! I say this only half jokingly because, well, I consider myself to be one too! From the moment I met Jessica, I was hoping that we would have more opportunities to become friends and perhaps, if I was lucky, even collaborators! She is one of [...]
Recently I spent the afternoon with my brother Tim touring his farm, First Rain Farm in Nevada City. Tim has spent the last year bringing this fallow farm back to life with animals, plants and the general hussle that creates life and movement on a piece of land. Tim supplies most of the greens, kale, [...]
I spent Saturday morning in my nightgown baking a chocolate cake in my mom’s 60th birthday. I was honored to be given the task of creating the cake, the only request was chocolate, and lots of it! I used one of my favorite cake recipes that I learned from Jessica, Mexican Chocolate Vegan Cake. She makes [...]
Waking up on Sunday morning, with a restful day ahead of us…….nectarines, peaches and plums in a bowl on the table…….pancake makings close at hand……Food Swap honey in the fridge…..sounds like a peach pancake kind of morning! We even had some whole wheat flour from Grass Valley Grains to enhance the batter! And finally, [...]
Monday, September 17th Home Canning and Preserving Workshop- Lacto-Fermenting with Wendy and Joe 6-8:30pm, $50 Join us as we explore the amazing flavor and health benefits of lacto-fermenting! It is one of the easiest ways to preserve food, while maintaing and even adding nutritional bonuses! We will learn how to preserve food with lactic fermentation, a technique [...]
Mark the date for Saturday, September 22nd, 10am-12noon!!!! Join us at In the Kitchen for a very special morning cooking class featuring famed authors and cooks, Joanne Neft and Laura Kenny who will cook and discuss recipes from their new book, The Art oF Real Food….seasonal recipes for each week of the year. Joanne and [...]