My first challenge: Teach novices to cook in 2 hours. What was I thinking? My second challenge: Same time frame, narrower focus. This time, it was grassfed beef and pastured chicken and pork. As promised, here’s a look at those two cooking classes, each attended by ten persons. (You can read the course descriptions and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Food preparation'
Cooking class report card: Let’s call it a B-
November 6th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Cooking tips, Food preparation
Tip: Cook corn in the husk
August 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Cooking for one, Cooking tips, Food preparation
Can corn on the cob relieve anxiety? Probably not, but maybe writing about it will. The project I’m working on has me in a knot of anxiety, which I hate. I’m not usually an anxious person. I do like writing on this blog, though, so as a reward to myself for a day of teeth-gnashing [...]
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Make easy tomato sauce in oven for freezing
August 10th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Until last week, I’d recommended Joanne’s method of roasting tomatoes for tomato sauce, but I hadn’t made it myself (if you don’t count one attempt). Sister Lori endorsed the method heartily, so I passed it on to Lynn, who pronounced it genious… and then turned around and gave me 2 1/2 gallons (dry measure) of [...]
Lawrence market turns Japanese for a day
June 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Farmers markets, Food preparation, local food
When in Kansas, use ingredients the Kansans do—on the way to making a traditional-style Japanese dish. That was the idea Saturday when organic growers from Saitama, Japan, did a cooking demonstration in the sweltering heat at the Lawrence Farmers Market. A Kansas delegation visited Japan a month ago or so in this exchange sponsored by [...]
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Icky vegetables hide in freezer, wait for soup
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Food preparation
I confess: I’m not crazy about all vegetables. As much as I like to say that I’ll eat anything (which is mostly true), I have to admit I wouldn’t necessarily choose some things. This sad fact comes to mind as I pursue my goal to eat all my CSA food despite my most recent bag [...]
