All across the food community, many folks who used to cook for people have found themselves with fewer customers and more time on their hands. A common trend arising is the virtual cooking class, allowing those with skills in the kitchen to continue feeding their community by teaching others how to make the meals on their own. Many chefs at restaurants are turning to these virtual classes for small fees in order to keep afloat, but anyone can host a class, even casually amongst a group of friends! (Ex: if you miss your normal Sunday brunch crew, make food together over Zoom one Sunday morning - have everyone ‘teach’ one part of the meal!) Sharing food is a powerful connecting tool and virtual cooking classes offer the opportunity for people to come together and cook as a community.
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Long time no see! Kitchen Commons wants to hear from you! What have you all been cooking lately? Bonus if it's something particularly imaginative or resourceful - message us on Facebook or email adrienne@kitchencommons.net! We'll feature you in our next newsletter and perhaps turn the recipes into a collection!
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Late summer is the season of canning, especially in the Pacific Northwest! Wild blackberry bushes overflow with juicy fruit, and the pick-your-own farms are a great place to social distance and gather delicious blueberries, marionberries, cherries, etc.
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Making multiple dishes with the overlapping ingredients is a good strategy for ensuring nothing goes to waste and for furthering our food dollars. Here, we use veggies to create an energizing breakfast, ready on-the-go, that you can make while dinner is cooking, and desert too! These recipes are meant to be flexible so that you can include the vegetables, pasta or cheese you have on hand and help reduce your food waste.
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At each event, after we had cooked together and sat down to our meal, everyone went around and had the opportunity to respond to the question:“What’s a food, recipe, experience, or memory around food that tells something meaningful for you?”
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Food, community, and sustainability are inextricably linked. We hope to open up a conversation–to hear from folks about their experiences and stories, to share challenges and successes–and to make time to cook and share a meal together.
Read moreMaking multiple dishes with the overlapping ingredients is a good strategy for ensuring nothing goes to waste and for furthering our food dollars. Here, we use veggies to create an energizing breakfast, ready on-the-go, that you can make while dinner is cooking, and desert too! These recipes are meant to be flexible so that you can include the vegetables, pasta or cheese you have on hand and help reduce your food waste.
Read moreLong time no see! Kitchen Commons wants to hear from you! What have you all been cooking lately? Bonus if it's something particularly imaginative or resourceful - message us on Facebook or email adrienne@kitchencommons.net! We'll feature you in our next newsletter and perhaps turn the recipes into a collection!
Read moreKitchen Commons is seeking a Kitchen Share intern for the summer! The Kitchen Share NE Coordinator Intern will receive a stipend to serve as the volunteer and communications coordinator for Kitchen Share NE, including leading the process of coordinating a member survey, updating the member list, and inventorying the kitchen tools. The KSNE Coordinator will support the renewal of the NE kitchen tool library, the exploration of making its inventory more available, and the possibility of outdoor or online skill share workshops.
Read moreMaking multiple dishes with the overlapping ingredients is a good strategy for ensuring nothing goes to waste and for furthering our food dollars. Here, we use veggies to create an energizing breakfast, ready on-the-go, that you can make while dinner is cooking, and desert too! These recipes are meant to be flexible so that you can include the vegetables, pasta or cheese you have on hand and help reduce your food waste.
Read moreAt each event, after we had cooked together and sat down to our meal, everyone went around and had the opportunity to respond to the question:“What’s a food, recipe, experience, or memory around food that tells something meaningful for you?”
Read moreFood, community, and sustainability are inextricably linked. We hope to open up a conversation–to hear from folks about their experiences and stories, to share challenges and successes–and to make time to cook and share a meal together.
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