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Category Archives: book events
Hands-On DIY Delicious Cooking Class in Healdsburg
If you’re looking for something fun to do in a beautiful setting on Memorial Day weekend, you should consider joining me for a hands-on DIY cooking class at River Myst Haven. It’s a gorgeous place that’s nestled among the hills west of Healdsburg on Westside Road. From scratch, we’ll create building blocks of the DIY [...]
Crazy for Curtido
My life and my kitchen have both been overtaken by fermenting cabbage lately. (Is there a support group for that?) Partially, it’s the season. I always want to make hearty, fattier foods when the weather turns cold and sauerkraut and curtido are the perfect accompaniments. Plus cabbage turns sweeter as the weather gets chillier, making [...]
Also posted in Books, DIY, Latin American, classes, from the market, healthy, hearty, pantry staples Tagged cabbage salad, curtido, DIY Delicious, fermenting, Heirloom Beans, sauerkraut, vegetables, wild fermentation 6 Comments
Home-brewed Sodas Live at 18 Reasons
Though it took place last month (how is that possible?) I wanted to take a moment to blog about the home-brewed soda class my pal Nishanga taught at 18 Reasons. Nishanga showed class participants how to use ginger bug and whey to naturally ferment sodas. She discussed other starters and I brought along some homemade [...]
Also posted in DIY, Food and Drink, classes, community, healthy Tagged 18 Reasons, DIY Delicious, fermenting, Gastronicity, ginger bug, homebrewing, lacto-fermented sodas, whey 6 Comments
DIY Delicious at Jimtown—ajvar, crackers, cheese, yogurt cake, sauerkraut canapés and more!
The inaugural DIY Delicious book event was held recently at Jimtown Store in Healdsburg, CA. Since working on the recipes for the Jimtown Store cookbook was my first foray into cookbookery, it only seems fitting. Plus it’s a warm, welcoming space that feels like home and Carrie Brown and her staff know how to make [...]
Also posted in Books, DIY, community, entertaining, stores Tagged Ajvar, Ajvar Dip Recipe, DIY Delicious Events, Homemade Cheese, Homemade Crackers, Homemade Mustard, Homemade Sauerkraut, Jimtown Store, Yogurt Cake 2 Comments
A Shrub that Looks Nice