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The recipes and images on this site belong to Vanessa Barrington. Feel free to link here and if you’d like to use a recipe or image, please ask permission first. Thank you.Twitter Updates
- DIY Delicious and Heirloom Beans both featured on Amazon as a Kindle Big Deal until Aug 23rd http://t.co/YupbnPbB get them digitally! 2012/08/18
- New Recipe on the blog: Antipasti-style calamari salad http://t.co/vxAzXQfh 2012/06/11
- RT @ethicurean: Nice plug form @CKummer for great anti-waste cookbook "An Everlasting Meal" by @tamaradler #cfs12 2012/05/18
- RT @twyspy: My response to @Chef_Keller's "radical" take on flavor vs. sustainability http://t.co/IVTqJuXb @grist (please chime in!) 2012/05/18
Author Archives: Vanessa
Chiles and Tomatillos in the Market: Time for Chile Verde
A couple of weeks ago I looked out the window and, though it was a hot day, I noticed that the light had the look of fall. It happens so suddenly—that subtle change in the quality and angle of the light, but it’s unmistakable. So then I started to think about warming stews and soups, [...]
Posted in Latin American, from the market, hearty Tagged chile verde, Events, Jimtown Store, Mexican food, pork stew, Stews Leave a comment
When Life Gives You Zucchini Make O Konomi Yaki
Evidently I’m pretty good at growing summer squash, and not much else. Of all my garden plants the only two that bore much of anything edible are two very different heirloom squash varieties. They sit next to a trumpet vine so they were pollinated and pollinated and pollinated. Did I mention I live alone? I’m [...]
Posted in Asian, gardening, healthy, seafood Tagged summer squash, vegetable cakes, vegetable fritters, vegetarian, zucchini recipes 1 Comment
DIY Delicious Book Giveaway with FarmCurious
What: Win a signed copy of my book, DIY Delicious: Recipes and Ideas for Simple Food from Scratch. All you have to do to qualify for a random drawing is to submit a story about your catalyst for canning, preserving, or creating your own food from scratch. Your story can inspire others! Who: This contest [...]
Posted in Books, DIY, community Tagged contest, DIYDelicious, Eat Real, Eat Real Festival, Farm Curious, giveaway 3 Comments
A Really Underground Restaurant
The term “underground” as it relates to food had come to sound ridiculous. These days it’s code for places where droves of in-the-know people in a certain age range and from certain segments of the population gather to wait hours in line for homemade, DIY, fermented, foraged, bartered, guerilla gardened, dumpster plucked, or street vended [...]
Posted in DIY, Food and Drink, entertaining Tagged DIY, foraged food, local food, neighborhood food, underground food 2 Comments
Dinner for One: Lamb Chop, Smashed Squash, and Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes
I have a confession to make. I haven’t been cooking all that much lately. I mean really cooking. I find myself making side dishes or desserts for gatherings I’m invited to, omelets and salads for dinner, brown rice with sauerkraut, a quick zucchini soup, sliced tomatoes and mozzarella, you get the picture. This is all [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, from the market Tagged DIY Delicious, duck fat, lamb, Marin Sun Farms, Market Hall, Massa Organics Leave a comment
What I Finally Did with my Massa Organics Duck
Last fall, Greg tweeted that he’d be selling rice-paddy raised ducks at the Berkeley market if folks wanted to order ahead. I did. I picked mine up on a bright day in September or October. I have no idea which. It was frozen so I put it in the freezer thinking I’d cook it within [...]
Posted in Asian, Books, Food and Drink, entertaining, from the market 3 Comments
DIY Delicious is Here!
I got the email yesterday. It said, "I'm holding advance copies of your book in my hand, it looks beautiful. Which address should I send them to?" I was excited but a little numb I guess. Or maybe nothing can really prepare a person for the feeling of opening a package and pulling out a [...]
Posted in Books, DIY, food news 19 Comments
Mendocino Abalone Plus Recipes: Abalone Ceviche with Kumquats and Abalone Chowder with Bacon
I’m not a diver but I’m a cook so I feel fortunate to have been invited on a camping trip with a bunch of abalone divers. I’m always happy to let my imagination run wild in the camp kitchen. And even happier to be able to eat copious amounts of one of the last wild [...]
Posted in Latin American, food sustainability, healthy, hearty, seafood 2 Comments
DIY Delicious at Jimtown—ajvar, crackers, cheese, yogurt cake, sauerkraut canapés and more!