Lunette

12/23/2024

Wishing you all comfort and joy this season ♥️ I’ve got excited collaborations and big plans for the New Year, and I’d be honored to have you join me on the adventure!

11/29/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2024

Keeping everyone up to date…here’s the November edition of the Fast, Fresh, and Fabulous Class at the Bartlesville Public Library! These classes are always free, with samples of everything. I hope you can make the next one in January!

11/15/2024

It’s time to stock the freezer!

Making homemade stock is so simple and makes such a huge difference during cold and flu season. Here’s the way I like to do it:

A chicken carcass (leftover from a rotisserie or roasted chicken, for example) OR 2 pounds of chicken legs

2 onions, cut in half. No need to peel

4 carrots, cut in chunks

1/2 head celery, cut in chunks

1 head garlic, cut crossways. No need to peel

1 bunch parsley

4 bay leaves

1 teaspoon whole peppercorns

2 sheets kombu seaweed

1 T apple cider vinegar

Throw everything into the biggest pot you have, cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for at least 8 hours. Strain the solids out and pour into freezer safe containers.

The why’s of it all:

The peels of vegetables are nutrient dense, and onion skins provide a nice color when boiled. Keep the peels to bump up the nutrition.

Kombu and parsley are both super mineral-rich and provide a huge boost to the nutritive value of stock. Kombu doesn’t impact flavor, but it does help give you a luscious, silky broth.

Apple cider vinegar helps break down the collagen and calcium from the chicken carcass and bones which gives you a more restorative broth.

To make it even more medicinal, but less easy to cook with in a general way:

Use 4 garlic heads
Double your parsley and kombu
Add 3 inches of ginger root
Add 1 T oregano
Add 1 T sage
Add 1 T turmeric
Add 1 bunch greens (collard, turnip, etc)

The garlic, ginger, and tumeric are naturally anti-inflammatory. Oregano is a traditional treatment for sore throats. Ginger is a traditional treatment for digestive complaints and helps with common colds. Sage is high in antioxidants and helps with sore throats, coughs, and tummy aches. Greens are naturally high in vitamin C, packing more vitamins per calorie than oranges.

11/04/2024

Saffron really is something special and it showed up just in time to share in our last CSA of the year. Yes, we put saffron in our CSA box which “per ounce of saffron is valued at more than an ounce of gold.” Maybe we’re nuts, but we really appreciate y’all.

What’s so special about saffron? Well other than being gorgeous and exotic “research findings suggest saffron has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and may improve heart health, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.”

This ancient spice “has a subtle earthy-sweet flavor profile with a tinge of bitterness on the tongue that gives way to delicate floral and honey notes. Fresh saffron smells a little like sweet hay mixed with freshly mown grass, with a whiff of pepper.”

10/24/2024

Two articles in one morning! 🥹😍🥂

I believe the Sunday paper is going to have a print version as well.

This is overwhelming and exciting, but mostly I’m honored and humbled by the love of this sweet little town.

Bartlesville chef host sold-out seasonal dinners, redefining local cuisine with fresh, locally sourced ingredients and a sense of community.

10/24/2024

Thank you for the gorgeous pictures and kind words, Andy Dossett!

I’m so excited to share a harvest with Bartlesville again next season. ♥️

Bartlesville chef host sold-out seasonal dinners, redefining local cuisine with fresh, locally sourced ingredients and a sense of community.

10/24/2024

Want to learn how to make homemade raviolo in under an hour? Come see me at noon and I’ll spill all the secrets!

Join us Thursday at noon in Meeting Room A for Fast, Fresh, & Fabulous with Chef Hilary! She will demonstrate two ways to use butternut squash to create delicious meals that you can make at home! You will even get to sample these tasty healthy dishes!

📅 Thursday, October 24 @ Noon
✅ Meeting Room A @ BPL & Live on BPL Facebook Pg
📌 Free & Open to the Public

10/23/2024

Would you like your very own, private, custom dinner hosted in the beautiful Talo property?

I have great news!

This sweet package will be up for bids at the Hops For Hope silent auction…benefitting Ray of Hope Advocacy Center.

Get your tickets to the event here:

https://www.rayofhopeac.org/hops-for-hope/

10/14/2024

UPDATE: Sold Out

There has been so much interest in the final harvest table dinner that I’m asking people to message me directly for availability. Thanks for understanding!

10/04/2024

I’ll be doing a live cooking demonstration at the Bartlesville Farmer’s Market in the morning!

I’ll be showing you how to utilize fresh, local ingredients to make a Laotian mushroom and herb salad featuring pink oyster mushrooms from OKMushCo, and showcasing the AMAZING Asian herbs available at our market.

And as a little added treat, I’ll show you how to make one of the crowd-favorite dishes from the July Harvest Table…cold tomato-water ramen. It’s a beautiful way to highlight the last of the gorgeous summer tomatoes.

Come by for a friendly sample!

09/23/2024

Last night’s dinner was so much fun! Thanks so much to everyone who came out, and to for the lovely pictures ♥️

09/22/2024

For everyone coming to the Harvest Table tonight, please be mindful when parking. Don’t block driveways, and make sure emergency vehicles can get to either end of College View Dr. Please only park on the straight parts of the street, and park along Southview, too. Thank you! I’m excited to see you tonight!

09/21/2024

September Harvest Table: Sunday Supper

Welcome Table: Zucchini Carpaccio

First: Tomato Tart, Red Spinach Salad

Second: Red Chili Lamb, Sweet Potato Croquette, Black Garlic Aioli

Third: Stewed Okra and Tomatoes, Mustard Greens with Ham Hock, Cornmeal Dumplings, Cracklins

Fourth: Roast Leg of Pork, Whipped New Potatoes and Carmelized Onion, Cider Gravy, Green Beans

Fifth: Caramel Cake, Caramel Buttercream, Spiced Pears, Whipped Cream

All proteins, fruits, and vegetables were grown and raised within twenty miles of Bartlesville. We have so many excellent ingredients to work with, friends!