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Ginger's Kitchen

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January 17, 2011

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Ginger's Kitchen is the brainchild of food52 superstars (clockwise from the top) arielleclementine, Helenthenanny, aargersi and Sagegreen, the first three of whom live in Austin, Texas (and have been known to meet up for potlucks and epic cannonball competitions). Last weekend, Sagegreen flew down from Amherst, Massachusetts for the group's first cooking collaboration, escaping snow fall for comparatively balmy weather in Austin.  

The cold may have kept people up north locked indoors, but this inspired foursome was free to roam around Austin, sourcing local produce from the farmers markets and cheeses from the beloved Antonelli's Cheese Shop in Hyde Park. Check our their brilliant uses of Explorateur Triple Crème in their cheeky Don't Hate Me Because I'm Waldorf salad and Dante, an aged sheep's milk cheese, in their Apple Panzanella.

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Ginger's Kitchen has only conspired for one contest so far, but if their Brown Butter Apple Pie Salad, their Warm Duck and Grilled Apple Salad, or their raita/tzatziki-dressed apple salad (Raitziki!) are any clues, this cunning foursome will continue to be an inspirational force on food52. The best news of all? Ginger's Kitchen is looking for more collaborators!

And just who is Ginger, you ask? Here's a hint. For more of Ginger's Kitchen's delicious recipes, see their profile page and fan them here.

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74 Comments

TheWimpyVegetarian January 20, 2011
Wow, Sagegreen, aka celebrity chef!!! I just watched the segment - you did great and did us all proud!! You're definitely a natural! I'm not at all surprised they'd like to have you back! And it looks like you were having a lot of fun!
 
AmyW January 20, 2011
LOVE Ginger's Kitchen! But after I visit, I always seem to waddle — rather than walk — away. Great job, ladies.
 
fiveandspice January 20, 2011
Wow!!! Sagegreen, You were AMAZING!!! So wonderful and engaging to listen to, so natural in the kitchen. If you had a cooking show I would watch it every day! Keep posting links when they have you back! Seriously, I can't get over how much fun it was to watch that clip. Bravo! :)
 
Sagegreen January 20, 2011
You are so kind, fiveandspice! As I will turn 60 this next year, I dream of early retirement and a new venture. We shall see what evolves. There are so many inspiring stories on Food52!
 
Midge January 20, 2011
Sagegreen, you're a natural! Time for your own cooking show.
 
Sagegreen January 20, 2011
Thanks, Midge...gosh, do I wish! But I better keep that day job.
 
Ordinary B. January 19, 2011
How wonderful! Congratulations to you.
 
Sagegreen January 20, 2011
Thanks, Rivki. Glad Ginger's Kitchen got a plug on air, too!
 
lapadia January 19, 2011
Yaaah…Enjoyed watching your cooking segment, Sagegreen! You were great and soooo lucky to get to move around and actually “do your own thing”; my TV experience was a little inhibiting, they had me stand within a certain spot, and then the chef helper pushed the pot away before I was finished…lost about 2 minutes of what I had planned to talk about, totally had to adlib, had fun regardless. Anyway, were you invited back to cook again? :)
 
lapadia January 19, 2011
forgot to add...your Food52 stories were great!
 
Sagegreen January 19, 2011
Yes, they said they would like to have me back! Next time I think I will know more what to expect. It goes so quickly! I think this is a better link to my particular segment. It was nice to be the lead segment on the show and website today! I was able to get a 168 mb download
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/mass_appeal/taste/spiced-latkes
 
hardlikearmour January 20, 2011
You did great! You did all of the great cooks at food52 proud! Huzzah!
 
gingerroot January 20, 2011
You were fantastic, Sagegreen! You have a lovely screen presence, cool, collected, and full of enthusiasm/knowledge for your subject - I would not be surprised if they had you back on a regular basis. : ) Congrats!
 
drbabs January 19, 2011
@sagegreen, I just watched the video--great job! You were so cool on the camera! Congratulations!
 
Sagegreen January 19, 2011
Thanks! I had chiseled off the ice to my totally encapsulated car which then started sliding downhill...but eventually made it to the studio on time....it was great fun! I have never cooked live before. The host was wonderful keeping us on time.
 
arielleclementine January 19, 2011
way to go, Sagegreen! you were brilliant! so calm and knowledgeable! many congrats to you!
 
TiggyBee January 19, 2011
Ginger's Kitchen is awesome. Sagegreen, I <3 you and the link to your TV debut! Hugs.
 
Sagegreen January 19, 2011
Thanks TiggyBee. This community really is an extension of family!
 
wanderash January 19, 2011
This is what i looove about food52 and food in general-- the community. Very cool ladies.
 
TasteFood January 18, 2011
I love it - kudos for the inspiration!
 
lapadia January 18, 2011
Sagegreen, Look forward to seeing a link to your TV cooking segment....how fun, and congrats!
 
lapadia January 18, 2011
...and, btw - I would have liked to add to the comment stream below but couldn't - whenever I click on "reply to this" it automatically re-directs to a new comment box after 2 comments (?), tested both on F52 side and mine, no luck on finding out why.
 
Sagegreen January 18, 2011
If it goes ok, I will! Wish me luck with my TV cooking debut! Mind you, I better keep the day job. What was really funny was that aargersi's hubcab (a finalist in his own right from an earlier contest) was actually going to video us together as a sort of Amanda and Merrill team, but he got called out to cook elk and make a demi glace elsewhere! We still had oodles of laughs with all our ideas.
 
Sagegreen January 19, 2011
OK, here is the link to the video clip for the Wed Jan 19th 'spiced latkes' segment on WWLP Channel 22 Mass Appeal, which will probably get archived soon:
http://www.wwlp.com/subindex/mass_appeal
 
adamnsvetcooking January 19, 2011
What a great segment Sage!
 
aargersi January 18, 2011
Oh no the laptop is fine, this one is just new from a few months ago and I lost Dr Bab's email along the way. And YOU GUYS were the genius behind the recipes!!! And I still can't reply to a reply grumble mumble
 
mariaraynal January 18, 2011
Looks like a great weekend! Any time spent at aargersi's is ALWAYS fun. And filling. : )
 
Helenthenanny January 18, 2011
hooray!!
 
Helenthenanny January 18, 2011
and i must say, it's really thanks to aargersi (and ginger's well stocked pantry!) because she is certainly the cooking wizard behind all this magic!!
 
aargersi January 18, 2011
Can we group Skype? I am a rube :-) That would be great! Dr Babs will you email me again? New laptop = lost email addresses.
 
Helenthenanny January 18, 2011
what happened to your laptop?! i think it might have been yeti causing trouble ; )
 
arielleclementine January 18, 2011
haha! no way! that laptop definitely bested me in our contest of wits!
 
Sagegreen January 18, 2011
We have even thought of using Skype for future collaborations.
 
drbabs January 18, 2011
That would be great!
 
fiveandspice January 18, 2011
That's such a great idea! too much fun for words!
 
Sagegreen January 18, 2011
Thanks for the shout out! I just love Food52!!! This was so much fun to conspire directly. I had been so envious of those Austin potlucks from the summer, that when aarergesi invited me to come on down, I took her up on the offer! Tomorrow, a local TV station has invited me to cook one of my Food52 recipes live! I am surely going to tell everyone about Ginger's Kitchen, too.
 
drbabs January 18, 2011
Really!? How cool is that!
 
fiveandspice January 18, 2011
That's so awesome - congrats!
 
arielleclementine January 18, 2011
congrats! how wonderful! it was so fun to meet you in person and cook with you!
 
Helenthenanny January 18, 2011
hooray SG!! that is so awesome, puh-leeze put the link to the news segment in one of these comments so we can all see it!!! congratulations and break a leg on tv tomorrow!!
 
TheWimpyVegetarian January 18, 2011
That's fabulous!!! Definitely send us a link to the telecast! How very fun - you'll be GREAT!
 
gingerroot January 18, 2011
Wow! Congrats, Sagegreen! Yes, I would also love a link...you'll be fabulous, I'm sure!!
 
nannydeb January 18, 2011
Wow! That is so cool! Please send us the link!
 
TiggyBee January 19, 2011
So cool! I just love food52 and its inhabitants! xx
 
Sadassa_Ulna January 18, 2011
This is just so cool. As if food52 weren't amazing and inspiring enough, Ginger's Kitchen broke the internet barrier and made things truly communal, cosmic maybe? I'm so glad A&M shared this with the rest of us!
 
aargersi January 18, 2011
Hey I just saw this! We did have loads of fun and Ginger's Kitchen will ride again soon! Come on y'all! :-) Waverly I will message you from the site so you will know when we reconvene - it would be great if you could head over too!!!!
 
drbabs January 18, 2011
Let me know, too. I will Skype in!!
 
arielleclementine January 18, 2011
thanks so much for making this happen, aargersi! you're the tops!
 
fiveandspice January 18, 2011
Sounds so fun! You guys are fabulous!