I've begun an inspiration board, which is actually the back of the door to the garage that's in our kitchen. I thought it would be a good place to put up pictures I find in the recipe magazines I like (Sunset, Cooking Light, Martha Stewart Living & Whole Living etc). And this week I was able to get all the eVites created and sent for the final four Sunday dinners. They are going to be a Mexican Grill Fiesta, A Farm to Table & Favourite Brew Party, A Potluck, and we'll end with a Wine & Mystery Party. The first will be held this Sunday and I'm trying to think of ways to make the cooking both easy but also interesting and fun. Fortunately most of the menu Carrie and I can cook on Saturday.
Draft Mexican Grill Fiesta Menu
Carrie's spicy Spanish Rice (as seen on our Recipes Page)
Burritos with Grilled Mexican style Chicken, Roasted Veggies and all the fixins
Vegetarian Slow Cooked Black Beans
Mexi-style Tuna & Elbow Macaroni Salad (cold)
Homemade Peach Iced Tea with Orange Slices
Spwater (Spa Water) with Lemon & Cucumber
Coconut Cake with Berries and Cream (as seen in Martha Stewart Living this month)
Carrie's spicy Spanish Rice (as seen on our Recipes Page)
Burritos with Grilled Mexican style Chicken, Roasted Veggies and all the fixins
Vegetarian Slow Cooked Black Beans
Mexi-style Tuna & Elbow Macaroni Salad (cold)
Homemade Peach Iced Tea with Orange Slices
Spwater (Spa Water) with Lemon & Cucumber
Coconut Cake with Berries and Cream (as seen in Martha Stewart Living this month)
I like cooking in general, but l love cooking for people I care about. Making handmade gifts or getting someone the perfect gift for them has always been a way that I've shown others that I love them. Food is a gift of nurturing. What I've been calling “Good Food” here which is also in the title of our book “Good Food from the Farm” is food that comes directly from the earth with little to no human processing. When I share this kind of food with others it becomes an even greater gift: We nuture our bodies while honouring the earth. Here I'm combining an earth honouring practice while feeding my own giving needs and creating a gathering of others who I'm interested in being around. I'm acknowledging that my interests and passions for cooking and sharing good food are worthy to be considered part of my art (and life) practice and as new and sometimes uncomfortable as this (shift in artistic perception) is for me, it also feels right on a very deep and 'of course' kind of level.
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