Not Yet One With My Vegetable Steamer
This story starts with the receipt of a gift from the earth on a piece of farmland between the Sutter Buttes and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The organic brown rice grown there on the Rue and Forsman...
View ArticleSome Things That Matter
There are many things in life that matter. Making sure your brakes are in good shape, and that you have good tires matters. Brushing your teeth and keeping your eye glasses prescription current...
View Article4 1/2 Years Searchable Recipes Now Available
Thanks to colleagues in Kaiser Permanente’s internet group, the recipes I have shared weekly, since our farmers’ market started in 2003, have been posted on this site. I searched using “lemon” and...
View ArticleChicken Stew Cooking Tips
To trim the excess fat from boneless, skinless chicken thighs, I use tongs to grab the fat and excise it with scissors (old habits from the OR) rather than use a knife and risk my fingers. When you...
View ArticlePizza Crust Update for Busy People
I looked back at the recently offered pizza crust recipe and have one change and one additional suggestion. In the ongoing search for crispy crust yet a bit chewy on the inside, I have found that...
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How to Hold Your Chef’s Knife
My son is an inspiration in the kitchen. Our family has had some wonderful cooking and grocery shopping time together this summer. Watching him dice, slice, chop, julienne, and mince is a real treat....
View ArticleTaste and Adjust Without Double Dippping
I made Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard and meatballs for dinner tonight. The meatballs were frozen from a previous meal so it was quick. It tasted better than ever because I am becoming more of a taster...
View Article“KP Gets Cooking” tour begins
Over the next few months I will have the opportunity to visit over 25 Kaiser Permanente facilities to meet with groups of employees to talk about cooking and eating fresh, sustainably produced foods....
View ArticleInside My Brain
I plan to make a stonefruit and blueberry crisp for guests tonight. The recipe I will share in another post makes enough to fill a 9″ pie plate. I’d like to have leftovers so I will use a 9″ by 13″...
View ArticleOlive Oil is not Just Olive Oil
Today I learned so much from a woman who lives in the hills above Assisi and grows her own olives. Unlike wine, there aren’t a lot of manipulations to make after the olives are pressed. It’s all about...
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I occasionally have lunch at Willamette University. The food is prepared by a contractor who is fantastic. There are at least 3 entrees – one Tex-Mex, one Asian, and one probably American. There is a...
View ArticleBy: Doris Fodge
Thank you for this story and recipe. Our street is having a “Block Party” and I am going to prepare this dish as my contribution. Yummy! Note: This will be great for block party. Let me know how others...
View ArticleNot Yet One With My Vegetable Steamer
This story starts with the receipt of a gift from the earth on a piece of farmland between the Sutter Buttes and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The organic brown rice grown there on the Rue and Forsman...
View ArticleSome Things That Matter
There are many things in life that matter. Making sure your brakes are in good shape, and that you have good tires matters. Brushing your teeth and keeping your eye glasses prescription current...
View Article4 1/2 Years Searchable Recipes Now Available
Thanks to colleagues in Kaiser Permanente’s internet group, the recipes I have shared weekly, since our farmers’ market started in 2003, have been posted on this site. I searched using “lemon” and...
View ArticleChicken Stew Cooking Tips
To trim the excess fat from boneless, skinless chicken thighs, I use tongs to grab the fat and excise it with scissors (old habits from the OR) rather than use a knife and risk my fingers. When you...
View ArticlePizza Crust Update for Busy People
I looked back at the recently offered pizza crust recipe and have one change and one additional suggestion. In the ongoing search for crispy crust yet a bit chewy on the inside, I have found that...
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