Serpent & Bow

My brother, Julian and his girlfriend, Rachel have been busy making indigo batik clothing and textiles.  The have a collective,  Serpent and Bow and will make custom orders for you too, like these one of a kind pieces they made for my son, niece and nephew a few months ago.  They are based in Rhode Island and will ship anywhere in the U.S.  Check out Rachel's hand made and dyed wears.

I can't wait to get some more clothes from them when our kid's grow out of these!

Winter Vegetable Workshop

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I spent yesterday at Soul Food Farm enjoying my friend, Anne Goffin's cooking workshop of winter vegetables.  We had a great afternoon of watching Anne make pickled pink turnips, braised cauliflower with farro, and frisee salad with roasted Chioggia beets and blood oranges and many more winter vegetable recipes.  We also got a chance to sharpen up on our knife skills and a chance to ask a chef for little tips and tricks you don't know as a home cook.

We took a nice walk around the farm to visit the chickens and pigs and drank rose in the olive orchard before feasting on a dinner that included all seven recipes along with some delicious stewed chicken thighs and pan seared pork sausage.

Quick

Snipped a few bits of this and that today at my sister's.  Threw it in the car.

When I got home, I left the flowers outside for easier cleanup and grabbed one of my favorite pitchers for summer flowers.  Needed a little more volume so cut a few stems of flowering lemon verbena, and a couple of different mints I have.

 Five minutes later a summery arrangement to enjoy for the next few days.