Cheese, a product of hardy dairy animals of all sorts, cultured milk ripening (or not, Our Lady of the Rock creamery on Shaw Island does not add cultures), acidification facilitated by the ripening process, coagulation, and proper curd management — not to mention the affinage, or aging — is a transformation of fluid milk into…
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Solstice and World foods
Winter Solstice is fast approaching, and soil energies are vitalizing the microbial and macro fauna so as to cycle nutrients in a most efficient way. Plants take advantage of the improved nutrient status, and humans benefit. Here are some favorite foods, worldwide — and a soil treatment that enhances such nutrient cycling. The soil treatment…
It’s time to start thinking about the mysticism of the Swiss Goetheanum, the conviviality of eating, and sensory taste studies in Italy!
This is our eighth year for the program, which to date has hosted over 100 student. We are taking just 11 more this year. Pre-departure session dates: June 11-14, 2017 This is our eighth year for the program, which to date has hosted over 100 student. We are taking just 11 more this year. Pre-departure session dates: June…
San Miguel de Allende
This few days in San Miguel de Allende have been a perfect blend of learning and teaching. First up, the 11th annual San Miguel de Allende Writer’s Conference and Literary Festival was a terrific mix of excellent faculty, stimulating keynotes, and interactive writing practice. Lessons learned about: Powerful storytelling (verbs, verbs, verbs), compelling writing (ending…
Candlemas, Candeleria, Imbolc, Persephone, Groundhog Day — February 2
February 2 is the first day of spring in many traditions! I celebrated this year by attending a very beautiful service in Everson, WA — where candles were display. Typically, this was the time of year when people melted down old and odd bits of candle to make new candles — my children did this…
Nourishing Foods
Here, homemade liver pate and roasted potatoes At the beginning of the school year, in September — a feast of cheese, with our dried plums — cheeses have been aged for some time. But, as I learned in France, the fresher, the better (almost)
Enchanted Broccoli (Thanks to Moosewood)
ENCHANTED BROCCOLI CASSEROLE OR MEXIAN GREEN PEPPER CASSEROLE Whole (broccoli, onion, garlic, spices, eggs) Inexpensive (buy cheddar in bulk, and grate yourself) Slow (sauté, bake) Equitable) Sensible Tasty (as long as you don’t smother with cheese) The Mexican Green Pepper Casserole is one of my favorite Moosewood recipes – I’ve used my own wan…
Recipe–salmon and cheese pate
SALMON AND CHEESE PATE Whole (garlic and lemon) Inexpensive (heck yes, with the canned pink – the way in which most people used to eat salmon in the lower 48) Slow (actually, this is pretty darned fast) Equitable (use family-fished salmon, if possible) 1 (7 oz.) can pink salmon (of course you could substitute fresh,…
Delicious Foods
More grate-full-ness on my birthday! Months of good food…good to eat and good to eat……my most awesome pictures (in my humble opinion)
Celebrating today ..Teaching in Switzerland and Italy
I guess it takes a birthday to post some of my favorite pictures from this year’s teaching in Switzerland and Italy. Each year, I think the same thing — this is my best group ever ….and how can it be even more fabulous for next year? Somehow, it is. Mille grazie a tutti!