New Years was brought in a second time with our friends in Nevada City. We made the same menu with lots of love and good will put into each dish. Joe Meade is guest blogging today about how he made the very special vegetarian BBQ sauce. Happy 2009! As the theme of today’s brunchtrditional southern [...]

By Liz Kellar Back to the Kitchen For Wendy Van Wagner, a lot happens around a meal….. Wendy Van Wagner teaches a cooking class at her In The Kitchen on Zion Street in Nevada City. Photo for The Union by John Hart The storm outside makes the eponymous heart of In The Kitchen, a new [...]

Recently my dear friend Pete Trachy sent me this recipe for “the best” buttermilk biscuits. And indeed, they are. Yesterday Kai and I made them for a holiday party. Kai also came up with the idea of making an herb butter to go with them. I picked thyme and oregano from the garden and she [...]