The canning workshop at Omega this past weekend was so good. I had eight participants who were curious, engaged, and excited about cooking, making, and canning. We made a dozen different preserves (and some semi-dehydrated fruit – there was a little snafu with the dehydrator) in just 12 active hours. I left feeling so invigorated and inspired to do more weekend-long, hands-on workshops.
I’ll be up in the Hudson Valley through July 4 and I have two more in the region if you happened to be based up here. Details are below. I hope some of you can make it!
(PS – I didn’t manage to write a link round-up post this weekend, but the winner of the Opinel giveaway last week is #279/Maura. Congratulations!)
Tuesday, June 28 (Cornwall, NY)
I’ll be at the Cornwall Public Library in Cornwall, NY for a canning demo and book signing. The demo starts at 6:30 pm and the program will last about an hour. Afterwards, I’ll have copies of all three of my books available for sale and, as always, I’ll be delighted to sign them.
Wednesday, June 29 (Hudson, NY)
Two years ago I taught a workshop at Valley Variety in Hudson, and I liked it so much that we’re doing it again! This time, we’ll be making two recipes from Naturally Sweet Food in Jars (Vanilla Peach Jam and Tomato Chutney) and digging in the details of preserving with natural sweeteners. I’m also bringing an assortment of preserves from my pantry, that shop owner Chuck will pair with cheese and wine. The class is from 6:30 – 8:30 pm and costs $50 per person. Register here.
