"A good cook is like a sorceress
Who dispenses happiness."
Elsa Schiaparelli
I contacted our Sara R last evening asking her advice on whether I should put a listing on Kos Katalogue given I don't yet have a website. I'm not a great self-promoter. I sent her my blurb. I was looking for encouragement, maybe. And naturally, now, I'm here self-promoting. Gratitude, Sara.
In Denver, I was a therapist in a women's prison. I lived in a former schoolhouse where Eleanor Roosevelt was educated for a period during her youth. Doing what I thought I couldn't always puts me in mind of her. I did things in my life and work there that mattered.
Then my mother got sick, and passed into the eternal current. And I realized that life is short. So I moved to Washington, DC to live my purpose; really that's another story. But as I work toward that, I make a living nourishing people.
My mother taught me how to cook indirectly, through her passion for it. She made everything from scratch. Now I do too.
I'm a private, plant-based chef in the Washington DC, MD and VA area. I specialize in helping clients to incorporate delicious, unprocessed, plant-based foods into their diet and or to gently transition to nutritionally balanced, plant-based eating through personal chef services where I'm hired to make meals one day a week for the entire week, or by teaching them how to cook delicious, nutritious plant based meals at their preferred pace, in their own kitchen with their existing kitchen tools.
If you are short on time, or you've been encouraged to transition to a plant-based diet for medical reasons, or need to eat gluten-free, soy-free, corn and/or dairy-free foods and are feeling lost, loss and or limited, I can help. Everything I make is unprocessed, from scratch and delicious and I emphasize zero-waste, earth-friendly consumption. We can work together to develop a meal plan and actual recipes that work for you/yours based on your/their preferences and needs.
This is a peek at what I made today that matters, based on what my client, who is learning how to cook, and has special dietary needs, needed to eat and wanted to learn.
I do the sweet stuff too. Breads, cakes, pies, cupcakes.
Finally, I offer garden-where-you-are services; I help you plant a beautiful organic kitchen garden (container or in-ground) and teach you maintain it and even how to preserve harvest.
I planted an herb pot for today's client. It's rained so much here and herbs dislike wet feet. I made sure their new home had good drainage.
I love every minute of these days of mine. I love what I do. Making something that matters.
Making something that matters sustains me while I work on opening a pay-what-you-can cafe in the District. Filling my calendar would allow me to hire other small business makers to redevelop the cafe website, and for the cafe's printing, marketing and fund-raising needs.
Do feel free to contact me via kosmail for info and details. If you're not in the DC, MD, VA area, tell friends and family who are.
Hooray to my fellow artisans. I am awed by the talent and skill here. I will patronize you when I am able. And gratitude to those of you who choose to support those of us who by talent, training, passion or skill, make something that matters.
Building Community. Creating Jobs. Donating Art to Community Organizations.
Kos Katalogue Blogathon: July 10-July 12, 2013
Daily Kos is the best progressive website for a good reason: it has, by far, the most vibrant, dynamic, and supportive online community. While policy and political issues dominate everyday debates and conversations, it is the participation, dedication, and caring attitudes exhibited by the blog's members that has made this place unique among online communities. In short, you are responsible for its success over the past eleven years since 2002.
When you decide to buy online gifts for friends and family members or for your own personal use, please consider buying an item or two from Kos Katalogue. By supporting the Daily Kos Community small businesses, you encourage job creation. With millions of average Americans struggling in this fragile economy, sensible economic proposals emanating from Washington, DC and the corporate sector are non-existent and, thus far, unable to stimulate sufficient job growth.
Kos Katalogue consists of dozens of online stores, encompassing the talents of hundreds of brilliant, creative people and featuring unique items for sale. It also connects our online community with towns and cities across the United States. For example, with generous financial support from our community members, the Gallery Kos Community Art Project has donated artwork to community organizations around the country. Such initiatives by members of Kos Katalogue facilitate networking in the real world and strengthen community ties.
A complete list of Kos Katalogue online businesses can be found in this diary posted by Sara R on Tuesday, July 9th - Kos Katalogue Mothership - HOTLIST THIS!!!
A Personal Request from Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse, Aji, and JekyllnHyde
Both sisters have been an integral part of Daily Kos for a long time. In years past, the three of us have worked with them on several occasions in many blogathons and other special projects. For as long as we can remember, they have selflessly comforted others in need and helped to foster a strong sense of community. Now, they need our help.
Sara (Sara R) and Ann (winglion) are facing some hefty medical bills, vet bills for their beloved pooties, and a host of other economic issues. If you can help, please go to PayPal.com and make a contribution to rainwoman AT mac DOT com.
Thank you in advance for your generosity.
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Kos Katalogue is easy, consumer-friendly shopping – just let your mouse do the clicking! If you hotlist this diary by Sara R, you will always be two clicks from Kossack-owned stores, covering everything from artwork to quilts to jewelry to scarves to personal services.
Please support members of the Kos Katalogue Community, as your help is needed. For those of you on Facebook and Twitter, please help to spread the word by hitting the FB and Tweet links at the top of this diary. Use hashtag #KosKatalogue to tweet all diaries posted during this blogathon. Our Daily Kos community organizers are Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse, Sara R, Aji, and JekyllnHyde.
Diary Schedule - All Times Pacific
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11:00 am: Tapping into our community's creativity and entrepreneurship by Kos.
1:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Winglion Quilts and the Community Quilt Project by Aji.
2:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Graphic Designs by Marko the Werelynx by michelewln.
3:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Three Talented Kossacks: Fineena, Lorinda Pike, and asterkitty by peregrine kate.
5:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Christmas in July!?! by jan4insight.
9:00 am: Kos Katalogue: Shop Till You Drop by belinda ridgewood.
11:00 am: Kos Katalogue: Kossacks Love Silverwork by Wings by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse.
1:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: For the Love of Her Goats & the Many Wonderful Things You Can Find by remembrance.
3:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Our Choices Matter by rb137.
5:00 pm: Kos Katalogue - A little help from my friends by One Pissed Off Liberal.
7:00 pm: Kos Katalogue Challenge for All of Daily Kos: Could You Do THIS? It Will Help Lots of People by JekyllnHyde.
6:00 am: Kos Katalogue: Doing it wrong? by rserven.
10:00 am: Kos Katalogue: Shop Local. Shop Kos! by Yasuragi.
11:00 am: Coveting thy neighbors earrings by ZenTrainer.
3:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Jewelry and something to put it in, all made with love by Kitsap River.
4:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Kitsap River's Artisanal Jams by Aji.
5:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: How to Bring the Beauty of Nature Into Your Home by Glen The Plumber.
7:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: To Your Health! by smileycreek.
8:00 pm: Kos Katalogue: Making Something That Matters by NinthElegy.
Please remember to republish these diaries to your Daily Kos Groups. You can also follow all postings by clicking this link for the Kos Katalogue Group. Then, click 'Follow' and that will make all postings show up in 'My Stream' of your Daily Kos page.
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