Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France

 

Presented by Kitty Morse

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Civet de Lapin au Riesling – Rabbit Stew with Riesling Wine
Cruchades de Maïs – Fried Cornmeal ‘Coins’
Chocolate Almond Salami

In our speaker’s own words: “I’d never come across another suitcase quite like it. But what was the tattered black leather valise doing there, hidden behind a crocheted comforter on the top shelf of my late mother’s closet? The tarnished brass locking mechanism had already been sprung.” Continue reading

Mooooving Day – Transhumance and the Impact on Dairy Cultures

 
 
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Every spring, Swiss dairy farmer Béat Piller escorts his 56 cows up the slope of the 6,000-foot Alp Vounetz to a grazing pasture and hand-built stable. They will stay there for the next six months, making milk and cheese every single day. In late autumn, they will descend back down to the valley where his family lives year-round. It’s a routine that has existed for millenia.

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Rose Levy Beranbaum: The Cookie Bible

Join Us on Monday, December 12th, 2022 at 7:00 PM (central) via Zoom!

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Lemon Lumpies
Pecan freezer squares
Rose’s Crescents

Her work can certainly be described as “biblical.” And Rose Levy Beranbaum is certainly one of the most sacred figures in all of cookbook publishing. Please join us as Rose delivers a sweet sermon about her latest scripture, The Cookie Bible. Continue reading

Naomi Duguid, A Salty Talk

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Black Bean Sauce
Duck Breast and Bitter Greens with Black Bean Sauce

“Salt”, as Naomi Duguid says, “is the only food we all need.” Come join us as this award-winning writer takes a deep dive into the miracle of salt and its essential role in preserving, fermenting, and transforming food. And she will dish out a generous serving of salt history, harvesting methods and recipes as she quotes from her just-published book, The Miracle of Salt.

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