Cooking
I don't know about you, but I need a calendar in my kitchen. While I use a calendar on my computer for most things, I like having another one in the kitchen to help me plan meals and shopping trips. My favorite kitchen calendars have been ones with pictures that somehow fit in a kitchen--vintage food posters, culinary still life images, that kind of thing.
Recently I came across a calendar that is just perfect for my kitchen. The California Soups & Salads 2006 - 2007 Academic Calendar. It's particularly great for me because I have been without a kitchen calendar all year and this one starts now! But what I really love about it are the big appetizing photos and recipes. Chef Susan Beach has come up with healthy and delicious recipes that will inspire you to cook seasonally. Beach is the executive chef at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, which is a think-tank tucked in the hills of Stanford, CA. There she prepares meals for 60-100 distinguished academics from around the world. Pretty cool job!
So what's on the calendar? This month it's Spicy Sweet Potato Soup, December it's Greens with Curried Balsamic which includes Fuji apples and a tip for using pears and pomegranates, July it's a Chilled Ginger Melon Soup. The recipe instructions are clear, and even include tips for how to make recipes gluten-free.
If you'd like to get a peek at the calendar, head over to Beach's web site, iSimmer. She will also be at the San Francisco Ferry Building on October 21st doing a cooking demonstration at 10:30. You'll be able to sample a recipe that uses ingredients from the market and receive a copy of the recipe for yourself. If you can't make it to the Ferry Building, do check out a bunch of her recipes online, here (while you're at it, you might want to order a copy of the calendar).
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Cooking
California Soups & Salads Calendar
I don't know about you, but I need a calendar in my kitchen. While I use a calendar on my computer for most things, I like having another one in the kitchen to help me plan meals and shopping trips. My favorite kitchen calendars have been ones with pictures that somehow fit in a kitchen--vintage food posters, culinary still life images, that kind of thing.
Recently I came across a calendar that is just perfect for my kitchen. The California Soups & Salads 2006 - 2007 Academic Calendar. It's particularly great for me because I have been without a kitchen calendar all year and this one starts now! But what I really love about it are the big appetizing photos and recipes. Chef Susan Beach has come up with healthy and delicious recipes that will inspire you to cook seasonally. Beach is the executive chef at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, which is a think-tank tucked in the hills of Stanford, CA. There she prepares meals for 60-100 distinguished academics from around the world. Pretty cool job!
So what's on the calendar? This month it's Spicy Sweet Potato Soup, December it's Greens with Curried Balsamic which includes Fuji apples and a tip for using pears and pomegranates, July it's a Chilled Ginger Melon Soup. The recipe instructions are clear, and even include tips for how to make recipes gluten-free.
If you'd like to get a peek at the calendar, head over to Beach's web site, iSimmer. She will also be at the San Francisco Ferry Building on October 21st doing a cooking demonstration at 10:30. You'll be able to sample a recipe that uses ingredients from the market and receive a copy of the recipe for yourself. If you can't make it to the Ferry Building, do check out a bunch of her recipes online, here (while you're at it, you might want to order a copy of the calendar).
FOOD
- Great Summer Cookbooks
Winter is the easiest time of year to feel motivated to cook. When it's cold outside nothing is better than hunkering down in a cozy kitchen to braise and bake and simmer the day away. Summer time is perhaps the toughest season for cooking. Who wants...
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I hope you are all checking out my Bay Area Food Events calendar (the Google calendar in the right hand column) from time to time. I focus on fun and affordable events. That said, sometimes there are some fantastic events supporting worthy causes that...
- Off Topic...
Not weaving, not food... I'm talking ecards. I just have to give a little plug for the most wonderful ecards you've ever seen. If there were such a thing as artisinal ecards, these would be them. They are created by Susan of Visual-Voice.net,...
- They Really Take The Cake
Thought you might be interested in seeing the winners of Wilton's 'You Take the Cake' contest; there's so pretty incredible cakes there! ...
- Ah Man!
Just got home from work, e-mail from Clement and comment from Dagmar - SHF is not until next Friday! Ouh! Sorry if I've caused any confusion - I don't know what got into me, but I was sure it was today! That's what you get from not looking...