October, 2011

Teaching Food Preservation Techniques Class at Williams-Sonoma Union Square

November 3rd, 6-9pm, and $60 for a brainful of knowledge and a bellyful of excellent homemade eats!
Here's the class description:

Karen Solomon, the author of "Jam it, Pickle it, Cure it" and "Can it, Bottle it, Smoke it" will …

Karen on the KFOG Morning Show Tomorrow – 10/26/11

That's right, Fogheads and Food-Eaters.  7:45 am, bitches.  And if they love me, I will be back doing regular installments.  I will be sharing my favorite affordable eats in SF and beyond. And we're not talking bargain-basement buffets swarm…

Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – Lessons 4 & 5

This a segment from Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – a piece that I wrote and read aloud at Litquake 2011 at San Francisco's Mission Cheese.
 
Lesson 4:“Cookbook” is now one word, but back in the day it used to be two: I’ve g…

Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – Lesson 3

This a segment from Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – a piece that I wrote and read aloud at Litquake 2011 at San Francisco's Mission Cheese.
 
Lesson 3:
After you’ve bought 137 copies of all of my books, please buy the following: …

Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – Lesson 2

This a segment from Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – a piece that I wrote and read aloud at Litquake 2011 at San Francisco's Mission Cheese.
 
Lesson 2:Cooking reproducible food requires cooking like you’re in a laboratory. Take …

Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – Lesson 1

This a segment from Top 5 Lessons Learned Writing Cookbooks – a piece that I wrote and read aloud at Litquake 2011 at San Francisco's Mission Cheese.
 
Lesson 1:Don't accidentally get your kitchen remodeled in the midst of writing a cookbo…