Jubilee of Food and Wine

Sonoma Country Day School is again hosting Jubilee of Artisan Foods and Wines this Saturday at their beautiful school located in north Santa Rosa at 4400 Day School Place. You can sample, savor, select and shop! There will be exceptional local chefs preparing appetizers for you with wine pairings. A holiday marketplace of gourmet foods and gifts will be available for you to make your holiday shopping easy!
I will be one of the chefs participating this year. I was asked to make a dessert and believe it or not I dreamnt the recipe I am making. I woke up in the morning with my dessert still in my head from my dream. I have been "tweaking" it and it's very good! Come by and try. I would love to see you all there. The web site for this event is www.holidayjubilee.org
Patty

Doug's Inspiration

Hello everyone!
I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that the holiday season brings you all peace and joy. I have learned a great deal this past month from my brother-in-law Doug Krout about living with grace in the face of, in his case, a devastating illness. He has shown us all with his battle with brain cancer how generosity of spirit and a belief in the good in everything with a complete zest for life can ripple through a person outward and in the case of our family, greatly affect other's attitudes and beliefs. It's a little hard to complain about everyday mundane things that we can all complain about on occasion when someone with brain cancer is not complaining! This has put everything into perspective for me and for many others inspired by Doug's attitude and zeal.
For me it has cemented an even greater commitment to all of you to help you maintain or obtain your good health. Our planet has reached total load with regards to toxic chemicals and for ourselves, our families and our planet we simply must learn to live without toxins. Doug has brain cancer; do you know of someone with brain cancer or breast cancer? Did you know that toxins are stored in fat and that your brain is 60% fat? We must start cleaning up! Let's start with our homes; look under your kitchen sinks and in your garages and for that matter your pantry! Toxic household chemicals can be replaced with less toxic choices, just a few generations ago people used lemons as a cleaner. Now companies like Seven Generations offer cleaning products that are healthier for all of us. Personally I gave up bleach some time ago as it's very toxic. No my socks aren't as white, but that's a small price to pay. Garages can be full of toxins. Dispose of unneeded toxins in approved places and reslove to replace various chemicals with less toxic choices. Look through your pantry; do you have processed foods in your pantry that are not health-supporting choices for you and your family? Throw away anything with hydrogenated fats, food additives, dyes, etc. Not only do these foods not give your body proper fuel but they can actually be negative-nutrition meaning your body gets nothing good from them and actually has to work harder to "clean" them out of your systems. Resolve to start today! If you need help call or email me. This is my passion and my commitment to you.
Let's all also commit to live life with grace. Be kind to yourself and others. We'll chat soon!
Patty

My first Blog posting

Hello everyone,
I have been learning how to go this and so here goes! I will probably make a few mistakes along the way, but all you can do is try.
When you have a chance please check out my calender page for some wonderful upcoming classes. I am working on next years classes as well and my first catalog (better late than never) is in the works. Dr. Elson Haas, the De-Tox Doc, will lead us again on our always popular January Cleanse. This year it will also incorporate Acid/Alkaline Balance. If you don't know what that means, you should. More information on this subject and Elson's class very soon.
In January, March and April I will be in New York (interestingly enough) teaching healthy cooking to members of a community in the Bronx and also in New York City. I really love to work with groups of people, whether it be a community center developing classes, or after school programs for kids or a Rotary function chatting about healthy food choices. Feel free to contact me about speaking to your group.
Let's chat soon. Be well,
Patty
P.S. How did I do?