How I teach canning at Indigo House – 2026
What I find most exciting about canning is understanding the processes. My classes are a day of hands-on experience. This five-hour class is strong on the up-to-date science, the tools, and the details of why we use approved USDA methods. …
A Delicious Aztec Dinner
Our Aztec Dinner at Indigo House, Saturday, August 15, 2026 Step back in time and discover how these flavors shaped the world! Our pre-Columbian-inspired meal takes us on an excursion of the floating permanent marketplaces of the city of Tenochtitlan. …
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…
