Good news! After six years of dreaming about hosting my own Cooking Salon, I have taken a leap of faith and am doing it! I will hang my plaque at the Farmer's Market at Lake Anne, Virginia to host a variety of Cooking Salons ranging from a Fresh Vegetable Salon all the way to a Chocolate Salon. The Market is delighted to have me there and I am over the moon with excitement. There is much to do between now and May 7th. Things like purchasing my cooking equipment, handling small administrative decisions, building the website, writing policies, creating recipes, and getting my head wrapped around the logistics of loading and unloading hundreds of pounds of equipment from my van each Saturday and setting it all up.
One big decision to make was the type of tables and chairs I would use for my Distinguished Guests. After much research, I decided it would be best to have my Guests sit in these comfortable, but very light and manageable on my part, folding chairs. I also found tables which fold up small and are only 25 pounds and have a handle. I want my Distinguished Guests to be as comfortable as possible, it is a Salon after all.
What is a Cooking Salon you ask?
It is...a regular gathering of Distinguished Guests under the roof of an inspiring hostess, held partly to amuse one another, but mostly to please all participants in the art of hospitality and cookery.
The salon abides history as a place where like-minded individuals regularly gathered to discuss contemporary culture, politics, literature, and art. My application of a Cooking Salon envelops the same principles of salons gone by, except it will encompass the day to day details of hospitality and cookery.
What's Cooking in Big Red Kitchen?
Stuffed Drumsticks- perfect for Super Bowl!
15 Minute Pierogi Soup- very comforting.
Petite Pies- a wonderful rescue when time is short.
Sticky Asian Chicken- feeds a crowd.
Bacon Bites- ridiculously easy.
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