Jams + Jellies Pop Up Saturday October 16th at 10am in Oakland, near Mills College.

Flavors:
• Snow Queen Nectarine
• Cape Gooseberry + Shiro Plum
• Fig with Toasted Fennel + Cab Franc
• Quince + Cardamom
• Blenheim Apricot with Madagascar Vanilla
• Plum with Meyer Lemon, Orange + Cardamom
• Heirloom Apple + Elderberry Jelly
• Strawberry with Rose Geranium
• Gravenstein Apple Butter
• Royalty Apricot
• Champagne Grape + Elderberry Jelly
• Apple Chutney
• Santa Rosa Plum with Chinese 5 Spice
• Peach with Sumac + Ginger

If you haven’t already heard the hype about Green House Bakery though Berkeleyside, read about it here: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/09/27/green-house-bakery-oakland

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Please wear a mask, don’t double park, and maintain a respectful distance from others while in line.

Holiday Pop-up at Bar 355 in Oakland. Shop small, shop handmade, shop smart while you sip on happy hour drink specials. My table: conserves, cordials, hot sauces, syrups, and fruit butters. Also shop for locally sourced pottery, jewelry, and kokedamas! See you there!

I’ll be participating in this pop-up at As Kneaded bakery in San Leandro. Come and get your pantry staples! Jams and conserves, hot sauce, vinegars, liqueurs, bitters, and more. Fem Marche is a quarterly pop-up market with all women-owned businesses at As Kneaded Bakery in San Leandro. Click to see the list of offerings.

Jams, conserves, and marmalades meet organic sourdough bread at this pop-up shop in Albany, CA.

Stop by the studio to pickup a few treasures at our Craft & Art Supply Garage Sale on Saturday October 7th. Local artists and collectors will be selling their extra supplies to the HCSS community from 10-3. 

Homemade liqueurs are a great way to preserve summer in a bottle with a kick! We will explore making simple infused liqueurs from local, seasonal fruit and herbs. There will be a sample tasting to inspire, and together we will create a walnut liqueur known as Nocino to infuse at home! Made from unripe green walnuts, Nocino is an aromatic, spiced, bittersweet liqueur. When walnuts are still soft in their green husks, before the shell has formed (late May through mid-June), they're cut open and combined with spices, spirits, and sugar. Left to stew in this slurry, and shaken from time to time, the liquid first becomes a bright chartreuse, then over time darkens until it becomes opaque black, at which point it's ready to drink (or pour over ice cream; or mix in a cocktail). Nocino is always a showstopper and a crowd pleaser; a novelty to crack open after a meal with friends.

Get hooked! Rag rugs are super fun and super fast to make, an excellent weekend project. In this class you will learn how to make a classic circular rag rug using yarn made from fabric and a crochet hook. No prior knowledge of crochet required—you'll learn how to do all the stitches needed to start and grow your rug as well as how to change colors and attach fresh balls of fabric yarn. We will also cover repurposing old tee shirts/sheets/fabric into usable yarn. 

Get hooked! Rag rugs are super fun and super fast to make, an excellent weekend project. In this class you will learn how to make a classic circular rag rug using yarn made from fabric and a crochet hook. No prior knowledge of crochet required—you'll learn how to do all the stitches needed to start and grow your rug as well as how to change colors and attach fresh balls of fabric yarn. We will also cover repurposing old tee shirts/sheets/fabric into usable yarn. 

Ceramics Open Studios with Lauren Barr, Rose de Heer, and Christina Stork

Get hooked! Rag rugs are super fun and super fast to make, an excellent weekend project. In this class you will learn how to make a classic circular rag rug using yarn made from fabric and a crochet hook. No prior knowledge of crochet required—you'll learn how to do all the stitches needed to start and grow your rug as well as how to change colors and attach fresh balls of fabric yarn. We will also cover repurposing old tee shirts/sheets/fabric into usable yarn. 

Leave class with your rug well underway—or completed if you're fast or making a small rug...the finished size is up to you! 

Pin Looms are small frames with a series of pins set strategically around the circumference. Yarn is wound around the pins in a specified pattern (a sort-of warp) and then woven through (weft). You only have to weave through half as many times as on a normally warped loom, so it's fast. The finished piece of cloth has a finished selvage all the way around, so it can stand alone or easily be joined to other squares to make larger projects.

Bun Bo Xao—Vietnamese vermicelli salad
The classic herbaceous vermicelli salad, adapted for mason jar ease and freshness. Tangy dressing, crunchy vegetables, herbs, protein (lemongrass turkey meatballs or shan tofu*), peanuts, rice vermicelli noodles, romaine. Gluten free & Dairy Free. Please note that there is fish sauce in the dressing. If you are a strict vegetarian/vegan and would like a fish-free dressing, please indicate so in the comments.

Aromatic Burmese Fish Soup
This amazing soup uses the umami of fish in the stock along with heaps and heaps of herbs, many ground in a mortar pestle (lemongrass, garlic, shallot) to release their flavors and then more delicate ones added at the finish. Don't let the name fool you—this is not 'fishy', it's a must-try. Pescatarian. Available in cup (8oz) or bowl (16oz).

Coconut Tapioca Custard
Coconut custard is layered over a bed of tapioca. Luscious, rich, comforting, delicious. Vegan.

Join me and learn how to make a classic rag rug using only a crochet hook and your old tee-shirts and fabric. A great way to make use of the things you've cleared out of your closet! #instantgratification

Three options this week:

- Melon & Prosciutto Salad with Toasted Almonds & Arugula

- Vegetable Frittata with Green Salad

- Chilled Smoky Eggplant Soup

Fresh meals on Monday. Two Salads + Granola. Two pickup times and locations: evening in Maxwell Park, lunchtime at Mills College

I make delicious granola and jam and you can have some!