Thursday, September 29, 2016

for the Yoga of Making Thursday!

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it took until this morning to finalize what we are doing today. THINK PROJECTS! be sure you have EVERYONE'S CONTACT INFO! Be sure you have signed up to meet individually with Katie! BRING PROJECT PLANNING SHEET TO MEETING! You should be poking around reading the required and recommended course texts in any order you like and no matter whether we discuss in class: they are your resources for projects!
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THE YOGA OF MAKING & THE MEANINGS OF SPACE-CRAFT! 



https://www.facebook.com/AstronautKarenNyberg/photos/?tab=album&album_id=675451362479599  

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>>SECOND LAYER: FOOD ⇒ CLIMATE CHANGE & ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIES 

Thursday 29 Sept – Tofu wonders, artichoke meanings, recipes and stories: Paoletti visitation! 

WE MEET AT THE MARYLAND ROOM FOR THE NEXT 2-3 CLASSES: 0100 Marie Mount, next to Woods Hall. Today until 6, after that until 5 with individual meetings with Katie after. Be sure you have signed up! 

ALWAYS NOTICE ANYTHING NEW ON THE CLASS WEBSITE AND READ BOTH POSTS AND LINKS.

• VISITATION! Jo Paoletti, author of Pink & Blue, and Unisex, will visit our class today to tell us histories of Marie Mount and other UMD Makings. See https://smile.amazon.com/Jo-B.-Paoletti/e/B005MLVS4Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1475155449&sr=8-1



• WEB & WORLD ASSIGNMENT: Again: Bring food. Bring feelings about food. Bring knowledges about making food. Be open to sharing all these: food, feelings, knowledges.
• READ or REREAD: Katie's presentation in Sweden, here: http://spiralfood.blogspot.com Please have read this BEFORE class on the 22nd. (Do you know how to read a website?) Be ready to discuss and talk as well as make and eat.
• MAKING: Blue is bringing a tofu dish to share and its recipe. Katie is bringing equipment to make tofu and to share how it is done. She is also bringing an artichoke dish in her celebration of artichokes.

• CLASS PROJECTS BEGIN: Be sure you have signed up to meet with Katie to discuss!

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Only one of many sources for making tofu at home: here are kits and info to buy. But there are ways of doing this without much outlay. Investigate and have fun!

http://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/recipe/soy/homemade-tofu/

Making tofu from soy milk with vinegar and a colander:

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Making both soy milk and the tofu with a press and other traditional coagulants (you can get all this from Cultures for Health or other online sources):

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Katie's favorite tofu making book The Book of Tofuhttps://www.amazon.com/Book-Tofu-Protein-Source-Future/dp/1479287350/



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Basic recipe:
=Bake artichokes in cream at 350 degrees for about 45 mins or until the cream has thickened.
=Sprinkle Parmesan or other aged grated cheese on top.
=Return to oven until browned.

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images made by Katie using iPad app Paper by Fifty Three. 

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