Can It, Bottle It, WIN IT!

The only things better than cookbooks are stolen cookbooks. And the only thing better than stealing is winning. Keep yourself off parole and win a copy of Can It from the exquisitely helpful and community-rich Homegrown.org.
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My New York Lifestyle Minute

Sure. Ok. I can be sponsored by Cuisinart. Shiny new 16-cup food processor please!
On WCBS 880 News Radio, host Anthony Dias Blue featured Can It for his Lifestyle Minute series.  Listen in here.
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Teaching a Canning Class at Cavallo Point, Sausalito

Marin Food Geeks: Wanna come get geeky with me?  Whatcha doin' August 20th, 2011, 1-4pm?  Join me for a three-hour mega-kitchen-can-athon-extravaganza!  Here's the class description from the Cavallo Point website:
In My Kitchen: Karen Solomo…

Edible Escapes Radio

So SF Food Nerds: Did you know we had a food radio show?  I mean, LA has Good Food. The Midwest has Splendid Table. Doncha think it's about time that we foodie folk had a bite-sized radio show of our own?
I'm so convinced of this that several …

May I Have Some Stars, Please?

And not just "some", but, oh, five or so?
Can It is doing super swell on Amazon, and I am thrilled to be as "liked" as I am. But if you have some time and some kind words, we'd love a little lovin' in the form of a review.
F…

Jam It Salon Recap – July 21, 2011

Thank you to 18 reasons and to everyone for coming last night!  Certainly I cannot remember everything that we tasted and talked about, but here's my lame attempt: We had an amazing spread…more of Tarril's three great pickles (including cher…

New Video: How to Make Soft Pretzels with Karen Solomon

So, it's cute.  My publisher did this video.  It was filmed in my kitchen – it's so grassroots you can even see my trash can and the reflection of The Silver Spoon cookbook in the microwave. 
The sound is a little wonky, which could very wel…

Me, Living and Fleshy, at 18 Reasons, Thursday, July 21, 2011

First off, a zillion thanks to Celia at Omnivore Books for hosting my incoherent talk at her bookstore this past weekend. Despite the fact that I did close to nothing to promote the event, about 20 or so food-eaters showed up and chimed in.  Thank you…

I am feeling Super Human

Seems like a no-brainer that my physique, made doughy and supple from many years secluded in a closet with my recipes for bacon, lemon curd, and the like, would make me of interest to the body building community, right? Exactly. Uh-huh. Well, nonethele…

Press for Can It – BuffaloNews and The RecipeClub

So, contrary to what you may have thought, BuffaloNews.com is NOT news FOR buffaloes, BY buffaloes. However, if there are any buffaloes out there reading the news, they will find a very charming review of my book, along with my recipe for soft pretzels…