Fresh Bread CSA at Soil Sisters

July 27, 2010

You’ve probably noticed by now the resident baker at our CSA pick-up. Here’s a little info on her bread:
You’ve probably seen it out there, or smelled it, or sensed it–the BREAD, I mean. If you haven’t, or you could benefit from a little reminder, here’s the scoop:

Local Whole Wheat (c/o Grass Valley [...]

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South Indian Specialty And Raw Foods Class coming up at In the Kitchen!

July 21, 2010

Thursday, July 29th
South Indian Speciality
6-9 pm $50

Cuisine of Southern India
The cuisine of Southern India is known for its simple but bold flavor. Curry leaves, cashews, coconut, and palm sugar are just a few foods that lend such distinctive flavor to a largely vegetarian tradition. We will prepare a proper South Indian brunch including:
Masala Dosa
Idly
Sambar
Rasam
Coconut and [...]

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Your own personal probiotic army!!

July 14, 2010

Our Saurkraut is almost ready……..cabbage has been grown, jars have been sourced, labels have been designed…….batches have been tested, now we wait for the magic of fermentation to occur!
2 flavors, just cabbage and Juniper and Caraway
Kimchi, Carapeno and Pickles are on their way as well!
Late nights have been spent in the kitchen shredding, mixing, packing………Look [...]

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Thai One On- New dates!

July 10, 2010

Tuesday, July 13th
Thai One On
6-8:30pm / $45

Join us In the Kitchen to explore the tantalizing tastes of Thailand!
Omelette Soup – Very simple, but tasty & versatile.
Spicy Cucumber Salad
Pad Thai
Spicy Red Beef Curry
The recipes all incorporate elements of classic Thai cuisine but can be made with ingredients that are easily sourced!
Email or call Kate at [...]

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Cherry gleaning and an afternoon tart

July 10, 2010

Foraging, or gleaning means gathering leftover, extra or abandonded crops. Forage Oakland is a really cool organization that uses gleaning as a means to develop community ties.
Forage Oakland is a project that- at its core- works to address how we eat everyday, and how everyone can benefit from viewing their neighborhood as a veritable edible [...]

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KIDS IN THE KITCHEN update from Alma Rowe!

July 6, 2010

Greetings,
I Hope you all are enjoying summer! Recently I had a week long summer camp for Kids in the Kitchen at In the Kitchen Cooking School.  It was a fun week of cooking, recipe box decorating, hula hooping and fun in the park.  I am looking forward to more cooking camp fun next year and [...]

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Living Lands Agrarian Network Farm Tour This SUNDAY!

July 6, 2010

****FOOD PROVIDED BY IN THE KITCHEN!****
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate and support the local food movement with Living Lands Agrarian Network!
Join us for a morning of touring and tasting three of our local farm sites, and then we’ll celebrate together at Pioneer Park with music, games, farm fresh ice cream, and raffle prizes [...]

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Dinner Belle Prepared Meals

July 4, 2010

Dinner Belle Prepared Meals
Here is the LAST class and pick up for the summer…stay tuned as Laura will have new classes in September. She is off to Holland to visit her husband’s family and will be gone for 3 weeks, then it’s the fair and then school starts! Yikes, where did the summer go? Anyhow, [...]

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An anytime big bowl.

July 2, 2010

This past year has seen a simplifying of my at home cooking style. We have been having lots of “big bowls” as I call them here. Many of them have brown rice, or lentils, or quinoa as the base. Sometimes we use amaranth or teff which is grown by Reed Hamilton, a local gentleman.
The [...]

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Thrilling Grilling- June 30th

June 26, 2010

Get your grills out, it’s summer time!

Join us Weds night to fire up the BBQ and learn to make some thrilling grilled dishes just in time for 4th of July, the mother of all grilling weekends! We will be making:
Gazpacho
Grilled kebobs 3 ways
Tabbouleh with mint, hazelnuts and fennel
Grilled peaches with dollops of sweet cream on [...]

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