Jubilee Farm Dinner with Kristen Schumacher

Several weeks ago,  Kristen Schumacher asked if I would like to help her cater a dinner that eight guests had won at a Children's Hospital auction. Jubilee Farms would supply the produce and Kristen would offer her chef skills and talent in the kitchen. I love working with Kristen so of course I jumped at the chance to join her at the farm and in the kitchen. Below are photos from the farm and the dinner. Her gorgeous photos and post about the dinner can be found here.

Jubilee Farm, located in Carnation, WA

One of several different varieties of heirloom peppers

Kristen hunting for strawberries

Feeling nostalgic picking strawberries

Inspired by celeriac root! I had forgotten about this vegetable until I saw it busting through the soil.

The potato room

St. Jude albacore tuna, avocado aioli, grilled pineapple salsa on rice crackers

Jubilee Farm Asian greens, soft-boiled duck egg, fennel salted crouton, shaved pecorino, sherry vinaigrette

Sweet corn soup, Dungeness crab, tarragon oil

Watermelon granita, mint borage flowers

Crispy pork belly

Kristen of Heirloom adds the finishing sauce to the pork belly

Crispy pork belly, farro risotto, Jubilee farms roasted beets and sauteed chard

Jubilee Farm's strawberry, blackberry and hazelnut crisp with cinnamon scented marscapone

So much ahead

You know what is exciting? Holding an unread novel in your hands and knowing that you have an adventure awaiting you. That is finally what I am recognizing after several long months of living through some heavy stuff. 

I am not publishing a novel, but I have been living like I am reading from a script written by someone else. I'm  making amends with this passed year- a passed script that was written for me and am eagerly awaiting the new author of 2011. Fortunately I was given the first chapter to review and I like what I am reading.

It's been five months since my dad passed away and I feel like an entirely different person. It's not just because he isn't in my life any more and the pain that comes with that, it's in addition to everything else that has happened this year. Moving, new job, new job, new job. I realize that the job doesn't make the person, but what happens when you make the job? What happens then? Who makes the person then?

A little bit of inspiration is in order.

Moving on

Been on the road catering with the Skillet crew for a couple days. Tons of projects in the works and it feels great to be in a creative space. Tons of stories to share, including new characters that I have met along the way. I think it could be a couple days before I am back on the blog as I am working on opening up an event space with Elsom Cellars and volunteering for the International Food Bloggers Conference this weekend. I was also recently asked to be on the board of Slow Food Seattle, and I am pretty tickled pink about it all.

More soon...