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…
My 2026 Home Provisioning Classes are scheduled
Start the New Year right with learning a kitchen skill you’ve always wanted to know. Have fun choosing where to start here in my kitchen at Indigo House. Much to my delight, I am already getting signups, so please click…
Baking class on a chilly Sunday
Last Sunday, I had the most fun baking bread with an astoundingly cool quartet of students. I love baking bread and teaching the technique of making basic, plain, and simple sandwich loaves so every household can have fresh bread when…
Hangin’ In There – Early Summer 2025
My most fun cooking projects this spring have been 1 – dehydrating pineapple; so tender and sweet – like pineapple-flavored raisons! And 2 – deciding to finally tackle the challenge of cooking a true Virginia country ham. I bought the…
