The edible flowers in the garden are coming in so gorgeous, they're almost too pretty to eat ~almost. Nasturtiums add a touch of spice to salads, and their leaves have just the right amount of peppery zip.

The weather has helped to produce a bumper crop of tender young greens, making the salads especially good this week, and with luck, the figs will be ripe in time for this weeks salad mix. Be sure to get your order in early, they go fast!

Freezing & Heating Soups

The old school canning jars your Soup Subscriptions are delivered in are not just aesthetic, they are wonderfully functional and versatile as well:

To Freeze Your Soup Loosen lid before placing in freezer (yes, it's just that simple)

To Heat Your Soup Remove lid and place jar in a pan of water; heat water while stirring soup; pour heated soup into bowl (the pan doesn't even get dirty!)

Jars are also Microwave safe, make sure to remove lid before placing in microwave!

Summer Salads

You can now have soup and salad delivered to your door!
June ~ August I will be offering bagged salad mixes with soup delivery! Lettuce varieties included in the mix will rotate over the season, based on the freshest and most delectable offerings from the garden ~ including edible flowers on occasion! These organic greens can be enjoyed as-is, or you can adorn them with whatever finishing touches appeal to you.
Harvested the same day they are delivered, the Medium bag offers 2~3 servings.
The Medium Bag provides 2 dinner salads or 4 ~ 6 side salads ; the Large Bag offers 4 dinner salads or 7 ~ 8 side salads.

Summer Salad Mix
Large Bag $5
Medium Bag $3

Herb Vinaigrette Dressing $3 in reusable bottle.

NEW: Soup Subscriptions!

Perhaps you don't need a full-on cook service, maybe you just have one or two days a week where you would benefit from someone else choosing what to make ~without resorting to the drive through or vending machines.

Healthy, wholesome and naturally low fat, soup is a great solution. This little black dress of the culinary world can be dressed up or down to suit your needs: pour it into a thermos and you have lunch on the go; add salad or perhaps some left-overs, and you have a substantial evening meal.

Soups freeze well, so you can stock up if you like, and because the soup is offered at a "flat rate", it is as easy to fit a subscription into your budget as it is to slip the soup into your cup

Heres how it works:

• Each week I select two soup recipes to make in bulk

• The week's options are emailed to you well in advance, place your order by Friday afternoon for delivery the following Monday.

• I simmer up the soups and "package" them in re-usable canning jars (quart or pint)

• Your soup selections are delivered to you by bike on Monday ~what a great way to start the week!

Weekly Delivery
2 qts/$18 per week
2pts/ $10 per week

Whats a "community cook" ?

I have never cared for the title 'Personal Chef'. To me it sounds snooty and frivolous, like a member of a celebrity's entourage. I have a different vision for the role I want to play in the kitchen, and in the lives of my clients. Rather than indulging the uber-rich, I want to support busy people facing challenges like chaotic work schedules, the arrival of a new child, or mobility issues.

By focusing on simple, healthy recipes made in quantity from locally grown ingredients, I can provide wholesome, organic meals at a cost comparable to that of conventional convenience food. Chef service will save you time as well: freeing up an estimated 10-12 hours of your time that would otherwise be spent on menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and kitchen cleanup!

As an added bonus: because the ingredients are grown locally, and the meals delivered by bike, you are helping local farmers and our planet while helping yourself, what could be better than that?!

I look forward to talking with you about how community cook service can benefit you.