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 [...]

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, [...]

Many of you have participated in In The Kitchen’s CSK (community supported kitchen) over the past few years, signing up to receive a weekly box of prepared foods to help sustain you and yours through a busy work week.                   I am happy to announce a wonderful [...]

I have been waiting to formally announce these two classes until we had the dates set, and now we do! Three of our local foodies, artists and teachers and baristas are going to be featuring their skills at In the Kitchen this fall! Here are the listings : Saturday, September 29th  ‘Waking up to the [...]

Recently during a weekend brunch at Ike’s……Felix deconstructed what it is to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate.

There are a handful of cottage industry food producers that work out of In the Kitchen during the off hours. They range from RAW foods, to baking, to small hand pies, to CSK and even a non-profit food service through the Sierra Nevada Hospital Foundation! We recently had our first quarterly meeting and it was [...]