March 17, 2010
March 23rd:
Aebliskivers
$40 / 6-8 pm
Aebliskivers have gained in popularity in recent years. Picture a perfect (well, almost perfect) sphere of a rich, golden batter filled with fresh seasonal fruit, jam, chocolate-the possibilities are endless. I grew up watching my Danish grandfather make these, a skill he shared, along with his recipes.
A special pan is required to make these at home.
We will start by mixing up the batter; that’s the easy part. A well seasoned pan is necessary to keep the batter from sticking or absorbing too much grease. Everyone can then try their hand at shaping, filling and turning these little delights. We will then share a meal of fresh aebliskivers and other treats.
Students will take home a special pancake mix with this class!
Teacher Bio: Local Mom Susan Meagher has been baking for friends and family for many years, waiting patiently until the time was right to launch Nana’s Artisan Bakery. Nana’s focuses made from scratch classic treats, made like only Nana can make them. We are available for special orders, brunches, teas, and private classes.
Contact Susan at srmeagher@yahoo.com or 530-272-4514 for more details
March 15, 2010
A note from Kady Gyton!
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend and are clearing your calendar for for next dinner on March 29th (Monday) at 7:00 pm.
Currently there are 15 places available. Five places will be available at the work table in the kitchen. First come, first served, no fisticuffs please.
The menu this month will be Indian cuisine. I worked in an Indian restaurant while in culinary school and I’m looking forward to sharing my curry addiction with you.
~ The March Menu ~
Eggplant sambal
Nan bread
Paneer kabobs
Raita – creamy yogurt salad
Saffron rice
Sag paneer – spinach with cheese
Murg Masala – a mild chicken curry
Shrikhand – sweet saffron cardamom custard
As always, BYOWine – whites and fruitier reds tend to pair well with Indian cuisine. The price is $30 per person; cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. Please make your reservation by email or phone. And feel free to pass this invitation along to anyone you think might be interested.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
Chef Kady Guyton
530-798-3822
kady@kdgcooks.com
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March 15, 2010
Join local Ayurvedic Chef Elliot Hocker for an evening of wonderful Ayurvedic cooking. Students will learn how to use foods and spices according to season and constitution and how to properly balance all six tastes for a completely nourishing meal. Our dinner will be prepa…red in the Indian Ayurvedic tradition: fresh, local, and seasonal; emphasizing whole grains, vegetables, and fresh, raw dairy products for an all-vegetarian meal.
When: Wednesday, March 24. 6-9pm
Where: In the Kitchen (cooking school)
648 Zion St.
Nevada City, CA 95959
Cost: $45, includes a 5-course dinner
Go beyond Kitcharee. Call or email Elliot to sign up.
503-382-9043
elliothocker@gmail.com
March 7, 2010
So it might be obvious that I have discovered Chow.com “obsessive” videos. These are little 10 minute video stories about food related projects. I love this one about Ghost Town Farm in West Oakland. I met Novella a few years ago when her partner was working on getting a bio-diesel station going.
Now Novella runs a farm in an old lot by her house in west Oakland. Here is little bit about her and her projects.
As for the urban farmer in me, I’ve been cultivating the city for over ten years now, and my neighbors still think I’m crazy. It all started with a few chickens, then some bees, until I had a full-blown farm near downtown Oakland. My memoir about this farm was publishing by the Penguin Press June 11, 2009, and is available at most bookstores. If it’s not at your favorite shop–just ask them to order a few copies.
Her blog
Chow.com Obsessive video:
http://www.chow.com/videos/show/obsessives/11911/obsessives-urban-farming.
March 7, 2010
Cultured’s Kim Chi is what has kept my family cold-free this winter. I have been loving their website and they have a great video on pickle making that I wanted to share with you all. Happy Fermenting!
Cultured is a small family owned business located in Berkeley, CA. dedicated to preserving pickling traditions from around the world. We challenge ourselves and our customers to expand our notion of how ‘sauerkraut’ or ‘pickles’ are enjoyed in the diet. Indeed sour vegetables constitute a food group onto themselves, deepening flavors, nutritive values, and connections with our microbial environment.
http://www.chow.com/videos/show/obsessives/11576/obsessives-pickles.
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February 26, 2010
We have added a bread making workshop to the spring schedule of classes as we have had huge requests for this class. John Shulse is a local teacher, gardener, grandfather and bread baker! He has been working with the same bread starter since his mother passed it on to him 40 years ago!
Our class is going to be held Monday, April 5th
6-8pm pm / $40
To sign up or receive more information, email info@wendyvanwagner.com
February 26, 2010
The New York Times had a great article about “crop mobbers”
By: Christine Muhlke
“Who brought their own wheelbarrow?” Rob Jones asked the group of 20-somethings gathered on a muddy North Carolina farm on a chilly January Sunday. Hands shot up and wheelbarrows were pulled from pickups sporting Led Zeppelin and biodiesel bumper stickers, then parked next to a mountain of soil. “We need to get that dirt into those beds over there in the greenhouse,” he said, nodding toward a plastic-roofed structure a few hundred feet away. “The rest of you can come with me to move trees and clear brush to make room for more pasture. Watch out for poison ivy.”
Bobby Tucker, the 28-year-old co-owner of Okfuskee Farm in rural Silk Hope, looked eagerly at the 50-plus volunteers bundled in all manner of flannel and hand-knits. In five hours, these pop-up farmers would do more on his fledgling farm than he and his three interns could accomplish in months. “It’s immeasurable,” he said of the gift of same-day infrastructure.
It’s the beauty of being Crop Mobbed.
February 13, 2010
Learn about gardening from an expert.
The Living Lands Agrarian Network (www.livinglandsagrariannetwork.org) is offering an eight-part workshop series with the goal of teaching people to grow more of their own food throughout the four seasons. In these workshops we shadow the farming season as practiced by the various sites of the Living Lands Agrarian Network. From our farmers you will learn about planting schedules, bed preparation, home composting methods, site selection, food preparation and preservation techniques and much more. Throughout the workshop season we will tour our different farm sites while learning practical ways of growing food on a home-scale. Each workshop will end with a farm-fresh lunch prepared by In The Kitchen (www.wendyvanwagner.com).
To sign up, email Tim_van_wagner@hotmail.com
January 21, 2010
In The kitchen is hosting a series of new works by local artist Lil McGill from now until mid April. The show is called Shades of Saffron. The closing reception will be April 11th from 4-6 pm at In The Kitchen. Saffron appetizers will be served!
Native Californian Lil McGill is a painter and poet. Her ethereal abstracts, dreamscapes, studies and explorations of pure color and mood are inspired by Frankenthaler, Jenkins and Rothko, but have a style and energy uniquely their own.
She works with acrylic paint on raw canvas, which allows the colors to flow and blend to create their own worlds, reminiscent of deep space nebulas and starbursts, undersea visions, or O’Keeffe-like florals. Keenly interested in art as a form of healing, she plans to continue her painting explorations for years to come.
Lil McGill and her husband, artist and musician R.C. Trice, currently operate their own art company, and live with their children and assorted friends and wildlife in Grass Valley, California, enjoying working in an old barn which has been converted into artist studios.
