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My home-grown home-made dinner at Indigo House
My son and did a bit of pruning and gardening prep in the bright but chilly afternoon. When we moved the cold frame windows there were several brilliant green Pac Choi ready for harvest. So to go with my greens…
Order Your Indigo House Tamales
Once upon a time in Los Angeles, in those far off days called ‘the sixties’, I persuaded (chivvied, nagged, bullied) my friend Lorraine to help me make 40 dozen tamales a week in my kitchen in Silver Lake. And it…
The Big Sort at Indigo House #2
With the help of my son I decided to tackle the pantry first on my organizational to-do list. I’ve used a hall closet as a proto-pantry for several years. It stays relatively cool all year and thus the requirements…
Leni cooks on the Monticello Stew Stove
I had so much fun a few weeks ago. I did my first livestream from the historic Monticello kitchen. I’ve always loved to cook on the hearth but this time I cooked on the stew stove while fielding questions from…
Indigo House Front Porch Dinners
Dear Food Folks: There are only 6 more weekends to enjoy my fall history cuisine series at Indigo House. Welcome and enjoy the front porch of my farmstead home where you will hear the rush of the river, enjoy the…
Chicken shares at Indigo House
Here at Indigo House I’m going back to being a chicken farmer! I’m starting with a batch of 75 Jumbo Cross Rock meat bird chicks. We have had nothing but delicious success with this variety of broiler since we first…
