food history
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…
Yes, It’s Been Quite A While . . .
As you are well aware nothing about the past many months has been smooth and calm, or even normal. I too have been caught up in emotional reactions to national politics, to global concerns and simply just getting by day…
Celebrating George Washington’s 65th Birthday on a Tidewater Plantation
On that celebratory day in 1795 Martha Dangerfield Bland Blodget of Cawson’s planned a meal most of us in the 21st century have never been served! What a multi-course dinner it must have been; rich with savory roasted meats, buttery…
I finally have those Dinner and Class dates scheduled!
Has this winter seemed endless to you? It sure has to me. So I plead that winter kept me from tackling those dates. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! As I sorted through pictures I thought you might…
Indigo House History Dinners and Canning Classes for Spring 2024
Join me for history dinners celebrating 3 Centuries of African American Women Chefs The Global World of the Black Cooks in Mary Randolph’s Kitchen CANNING CLASSES My water bath classes are for the beginner and pressure canning classes are great…
Indigo House History Dinners Oct-Nov-Dec schedule is up!
I look forward to welcoming you to Indigo House for this fall’s history dinners. Reservations are now open.
