I love my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
Since my kids were little, I have belonged to a CSA. I thought that it would be a great way to show my kids how our food grows which in turn would entice them to eat it. Great plan, not so great results. It became apparent early on that the farm was too hot, had too many bees and the kids were not at all interested in eating the Swiss Chard we picked earlier in the day. Read the full blog post for tips on how to use the bounty of the season.
What I learned from a James Beard Award winning chef
A lightbulb went off at the end of the night. There is no way I could have made the paella as well as I did from watching a YouTube video. And in that moment, I also realized another thing. THIS is what my students get from me when they take my classes. They get all of my years of cooking and eating and learning from classes and The Food Network and my mother and my grandmother all rolled up into one. So when I say tips and tricks they are really invaluable to making a dish come together to be it’s best.