A Wine Party and Big Plans for My Summer
Wine festivities and fine food, what more could you ask for? The other evening, the celebrated chef Leah Branch and the Virginia Wine Collective, in collaboration with Monticello’s Getting Word project, threw a bash called a Feast of Reason. What…
Opening at the table!!
Due to an emergency cancellation, I have 4 places open at my table this coming Saturday June the 13th!! The dinner is The Global Dining Table of Mary Randolph (1824). Please go to my website to register at the Dinner…
More Stock – You can never have too much stock
Homemade beef stock is great to make; it fills your kitchen with delicious fragrance while it’s simmering and then fills your pantry. My beef bones came with the ½ beef I bought last spring. The bones were a combination of…
Black History Month Dinner – 3 Centuries of Black Southern Cooks
Just a quickie to announce a dinner on Saturday, Feb 21 in celebration of Black History Month (or Valentine’s Day of you also want to celebrate it!). Our dinner will have dishes from 3 centuries of Black cooks with a…
CLASSES: Planning ahead for Home Provisioning
When it’s winter chill outside, it is a good time to plan ahead for those food preservation classes you want to have under your belt: Pressure Canning Chicken, and Dry Beans for those shelf-stable protein-based foods you want to add…
Join me for History Dinners at Indigo House in 2026
I am very pleased to announce the 2026 history dinner schedule! Seeing those reservations and knowing that I will get to meet another round of lovely guests is something I really look forward to each season. Ringing the dinner bell…
