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A Port Townsend Food Co-op Blog

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The Food Co-op 12/15/20 The Food Co-op 12/15/20

Stay at Home Gingerbread Gathering

Since I won’t be baking with those outside of my household this season, I’m setting up a virtual cookie party with friends and family. I’m sending them the recipes and everyone will have their dough ready when the party begins….

The Food Co-op 12/15/20 The Food Co-op 12/15/20

DIY: Homebaked Gifts

DIY: Homebaked Gifts! Nothing says happy holiday quite like a homemade gift.

The Food Co-op 11/17/20 The Food Co-op 11/17/20

Thanksgiving Recipes with A Twist

Our most elaborate traditional feast will need our patience and creativity this year. We must use our ingenuity to bring the spirit of the day to the table.

The Food Co-op 11/3/20 The Food Co-op 11/3/20

A Goddess of Roots - Ruby-Sweet, Earthy and Mysterious

I want to put you in the mood for love — opening your heart to some root-zoned transcendence.

The Food Co-op 10/27/20 The Food Co-op 10/27/20

"Soup Is Cuisine's Kindest Course" -Virginia Woolf

We’ve got some of our favorite soup recipes for you: Immunity Soup, Simple Pureed Soups, and Tortilla Soup!

The Food Co-op 10/20/20 The Food Co-op 10/20/20

Get to Know Cucurbita Maxima

Get to know your winter squash..

The Food Co-op 10/6/20 The Food Co-op 10/6/20

Get Creative With Green Tomatoes

My green tomato investigation was an adventure, and now I know so much more about how to use green tomatoes. Read my summary here…

The Food Co-op 9/15/20 The Food Co-op 9/15/20

Back to Hogwarts: A Magical Cookery Class in Herbs and Spices

Play by the Rules. Magic has rules and here are some good ones.

The Food Co-op 8/18/20 The Food Co-op 8/18/20

Introducing Fatayer - A Lebanese Hand Pie with Gluten-free Grain Based Dough

Savory hand pies are meals in themselves and good, warm or cold. Best of all, seasonal produce is what will make them shine. Our recipes feature gluten-free grain based doughs…

The Food Co-op 8/4/20 The Food Co-op 8/4/20

Classic Potato Salad with Fingerlings

Classic American Potato Salad is a ritual food, because we eat it at certain times of year with other ritual summer foods…

The Food Co-op 7/21/20 The Food Co-op 7/21/20

Lettuce Taco About Hip Cooking — an Intuitive Style

The Food Co-op 6/30/20 The Food Co-op 6/30/20

Celebrate With a Parade of Plant Based Sides, Mains, Sauces, Buns, and Dessert

Vegan cuisine is a groundbreaking, and experimental place. There’s plenty of open sky and possibilities. It’s full of flavor, color, texture, spices and innovation. I lean into those spaces, they’re auspicious.

The Food Co-op 6/29/20 The Food Co-op 6/29/20

Maroon's Barbeque Sauce - Vegan Version!

Vegan barbecue sauce for planet burgers and lentil and walnut loaf

The Food Co-op 6/16/20 The Food Co-op 6/16/20

Planet Burgers, Plantaise (homemade vegan mayo) and Acknowledging The Wildest and Weirdest Summer Ever

Here Are Six Kitchen Practices That Make Me Feel Strong

The Food Co-op 6/2/20 The Food Co-op 6/2/20

Sauces For Summer: DIY Ketchup

Like most things we take for granted in the kitchen, ketchup has an adventurous past. This all American condiment came from…

The Food Co-op 5/19/20 The Food Co-op 5/19/20

Cooking with the Coop — a culinary learning community online

“Cooking with the Coop”, is the Coop’s new Facebook group, where Sidonie Maroon, our culinary educator, is hosting educational cooking and baking events.