Cooking Mama

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berni_Searle I believe I met Bernie Searle at Green Market Square when I was about six and apparently told her she smelled like curry. I can't remember but apparently it is still as source of great amusement to my family. I do remember studying her in Art Theory and thinking how incredibly brave, fearless and uninhibited she was to be able to expose herself publically for her beliefs and her Art. Bernie Searle is a multi media and performance artist rather than…

Last spring my organic seed supplier had a special on pie pumpkin seeds. Naturally, I decided to grow pie pumpkins for the first year ever. The five vines I planted produced over 100 pounds of pie pumpkins. This left me with a problem: I can only eat so many pumpkin pies. I can only give my neighbors and friends so many pumpkin pies. I did find the pumpkins work well in pumpkin soup (something I've eaten a lot of lately) but I still needed something different. I recently found it: pumpkin…

Sausage Dip Every couple of years my family and I travel up north to spend Easter with my family in Kentucky. After an eight-hour car ride, we would enter the house to a pleasant aroma of pulled pork that my Aunt Kathy had been cooking since that morning. My aunt loved it when we would all visit. She made sure we were fed and we had a place to stay, even if our trip was a last minute decision. One Easter, my mom and aunt were in the kitchen making dinner. They were making a dip I had never…

Turkey Meatloaf Phase 1 Serves 4/ Prep time: 10 minutes/ Cook time: 50 minutes Meatloaf can include a plethora of difficult to find ingredients or be as simple as seasoning, meat, bread crumbs, and an egg. This recipe is obviously the latter kind but it is certainly not lacking in flavor. You might want to whip up two of these savory loaves so that you have extra for lunch the next day. 1 teaspoon olive oil ½ small sweet onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon grated fresh…

spent much of my time at my mamaw and papaw’s house. I remember the front door’s white paint being so old and cracked it resembled the bark of a river birch tree, and stepping into the house you could smell the thick aroma of whatever my papaw was cooking that day. One day in particular I was looming over my papaw’s shoulder as he began to cook a breakfast of fried eggs for my mamaw. He positioned himself to where I could watch and learn how to cook the meal myself. I watched intently as he…

Summer is a time where we all want our bodies to look their best! As college students don’t always have it easy when it comes to eating the right food. We turn towards food options that are quick to eat so we can continue with our hectic schedules. Now that we are home for the summer, why not refresh our bodies from all that college food and spend some extra time in the morning making something that is quick, healthy, and most importantly delicious! Avocado Toast Such a basic breakfast but…

Tomato is one of the best vegetables (although technically falls in fruit) that will - if you try this diet - not only help you lose some weight, but also help you remove toxins from your organism. This diet offers you the possibility to lose up to 3 kilos in five days and help you feel healthier. This diet is strict when it comes to meals, and you will also have to eat higher amounts of tomatoes than usual. The 5 day Tomato diet menu: Day 1 Breakfast 2 slices of black bread toasts with a…

Lindsey: Hello, everyone. Over the last few months our group has been working on : “the wasting of ugly produce.” After studying world hunger as a class, we focused in on food insecurity in Napa. We started with three topics, after a while our group decided on food waste. After confirming that food waste in Napa was a big factor in food insecurity, we originally wanted to learn about restaurant food waste. However, we learned that most restaurants in Napa have learned to use all of their food…

I planned on making taco’s for dinner on Tuesday, I absolutely love Taco Tuesdays. Unfortunately, I did not have the ingredients to complete this dinner. I needed meat, cheese, and taco seasoning. Due to the restrictions of this project, I could not drive myself, walk, or have a friend take me. How was I going to do this? Fortunately, I live in a city where grocery stores, apparel, and restaurants are easily assessable. I began my adventure on google directions. First, I researched where the…

Discoveries have been made all around the world by many people for a long time. I believe that mistakes are a key part of discoveries. When Schliemann teamed up with Calvert to fund the dig, Schliemann had decided to do it his own way in which resulted with damage towards the artifacts of the city. They still found the city of Troy, but if Schliemann had not teamed up with Calvert would the lost city of Troy still be discovered without much damage to the ruins? Possibly, but back in 1871,…