Foods With a Name and a Home
I subscribe to the idea of starting your own little garden and have done so by planting a number of culinary herbs, a good introductory project for this black thumb. I enjoy using my own fresh herbs in the kitchen, and the success achieved has worked as an encouragement to expand my horizons - to leaf lettuce and kale. The latter is available in several different varieties, is grown easily in our area and is available year round, as you can see on the seasonal chart for vegetables in the Locally Delicious appendix. Kale is used in seven recipes presented in the book: for example, with leeks it goes into a flan, by itself it functions as the crust for a creative quiche, and toasted kale makes a “light and crispy” appetizer (with an interesting flavor, I will add, based on personal experience).
As Dr. Corey Lee Lewis says in Locally Delicious, “While it is common wisdom to recognize that ‘You are what you eat,’ we are also beginning to realize that ‘You are where you eat.’”* *
I eat kale and that says something about me. But there is more: I eat kale grown here.
You’ll find the authors of Locally Delicious at the upcoming book signing events:
Friday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m. at Northtown Books, 957 H St. Arcata.Saturday, Dec. 5, 3-5 p.m., Humboldt Artisans 29th Annual Craft & Music Festival, Redwood Acres Fairgrounds 3750 Harris St. Eureka (at the CAFF booth along with the CAFF Farm to Table Calendar)Saturday, Dec. 5, 6-9 p.m. at Eureka Books, 426 Second St. Eureka (during Arts Alive!) Wednesday, Dec. 9, 4-7 p.m. at Arcata Co-op, 811 I St., Arcata Friday, Dec. 11, 6-9 p.m. at Garden Gate, 905 H St., Arcata (during Arts! Arcata)Wednesday, Dec. 16, 4-7 p.m. at Eureka Co-op, 25 4th St., Eureka
Locally Delicious is published by the North Coast Co-operative. Profits from the book go to future projects to further the cause of local food.
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Today
Humboldt Educare Valentine's Spaghetti Dinner and Auction
food, for kids / 3-6 p.m. Portuguese Hall, 1185 11th St., Arcata. Help benefit Humboldt Educare preschool with dinner (vegetarian and meat options), a bake sale, silent auction, and cash-only wine bar. Arts, crafts and games available for children. Bringing own dishes suggested in effort to reduce waste. $10/$5 Children. E-mail alg2@humboldt.edu. 822-6447.
Mad River Grange Breakfast
food / 8-11 a.m. Mad River Grange, 110 Hatchery Road, Blue Lake. Pancake breakfast. Proceeds benefit local nonprofits. $4. 668-1906.
Open Celtic Music Session
music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.
Nonviolence Action Camp
etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.
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Comment / By fiorella cutrufello / March 29, 1:03 p.m.
In reading this I smiled. I too grew up in an Italian town, L’Aquila (AB.) We ate Pecorino da Pizzoli, Lenticchie di Santo Stefano, Mozzarella di Rivisondoli, Fagiolini da Paganica, Torrone Nurzia, etc. What pleasures! Today I go back and enjoy some of the once local foods, and bring back what is allowed, much to the delight of my grandchildren. Thank you for writing about these subjects.