• In which I debone a turkey!

    Why would someone debone a turkey? The answer is “it’s all Julia’s fault”! Years and years ago on the farm in South Dakota I watched Julia Child debone a duck on one of her PBS shows.  And her reasons for…

  • 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…

  • Cooking last fall’s huge Hubbard winter squash

    Buying large winter-type squashes can be fun and economical. The Pumpkin Patch folks near me sell many varieties of hard rind winter squashes each fall and each fall I load the back of my car with several Acorn types, and…