As we head into the hot summer months here in the Northern Hemisphere, our bodies require preparation for the heat to come in the form of food and herbs.

Nature, wise as she is, provides the things we need in abundance at this time and specifically in the form of bitter. Here in Vermont, our rolling green hills are studded with the golden dots of dandelion and as I ready my beds for the summer plantings, I am digging out deep roots of burdock - the earthy plant often burdening our sweaters in fall.

These bitter plants provide the liver and lymphatic system the cleanup we need after a long winter of storing fat and water. They open the channels before we are sweating beneath the beating summer sun.

The next round of crops we see emerge are sweet ones, rich in chlorophyl and betacarotene - both cooling to the blood. Foods like spring greens, spinach, beet greens, early spring carrots. This sweet flavor acts as a coolant in preparation for the summer heat.

But how do we cook with these foods? That’s what we will explore in this two hour virtual cooking class from my kitchen to yours.

I will show you some recipe staples for this time of year and as always, give you some foundational kitchen skills to build your confidence to be your own healer in the kitchen.

No special skills required. Access to a stove and basic kitchen tools is necessary. A simple shopping list will be provided 3 days prior to the event.

THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT - you will receive a zoom link upon registering.

There are limited spots available so that I am able to connect with each of you. Grab your spot below.

Join Jacqueline Foster, Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Chef in this two part series on stocking your Ayurvedic Kitchen. Part two will have participants discovering the medicinal uses of many common household spices. Learn how to shop for and store spices properly and how to make a medicinal spice blend in this hands on demo. Participants will take home their own spice blend and learn how to use it in everyday recipes to support health this season.

Registration not required. This workshop is FREE and open to the public.

Join Jacqueline Foster, Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Chef in this two part series on stocking your Ayurvedic Kitchen. Part one will focus on healthy fats, why we need them, how to shop for them and store them and how to make ghee, the cornerstone of healthy cooking, at home. Guests will take home their own homemade grass-fed organic ghee.

Registration not required. This workshop is FREE and open to the public.

Are you tired of catching every cold out there, constantly under the weather? Ayurveda provides some simple dietary and lifestyle advice that helps us build immunity and stay healthy throughout cold season.  Join Jacqueline Foster, Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Chef, in this informative discussion of what immunity really is and how we maintain it.

Registration not required. This workshop is FREE and open to the public.

Come experience a night of Nepali cuisine welcoming the new chef at Bombay Indian Cuisine, Chef Ranu. Traditional Thali plates are composed of the six tastes through different curries and dals making it a balanced, sattvic, meal according to Ayurveda.  Jacqueline Foster, Chef and Ayurvedic Health Counselor of Matriarch Ayurveda will lead guests through a sensory tasting of each dish, exploring the six tastes and their effect on the body and our health.

$45 Prix Fixe vegetarian menu with option to add meat.

Limited seats available, RSVP today to reserve yours.