I've been taking a cake decorating class in Dixon at a great little shop called Every Baking Moment. I've been wanting to do this for years, and it's been fun.
I'm grateful to be living in a cohousing community where it's easy to share these cakes.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Cake Decorating
I've been taking a cake decorating class in Dixon at a great little shop called Every Baking Moment. I've been wanting to do this for years, and it's been fun.
I'm grateful to be living in a cohousing community where it's easy to share these cakes.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Read My Screenplay?
Ask me if you'd like to read my just-completed 103-page screenplay "Pardon My Dust." It's a funny, fictionalized drama focusing upon my experiences related to opening the cafe "Delta of Venus."
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Zenith Zucchini Bread
Today we made Zenith Zucchini Bread for my father's birthday. Happy 72nd Pops!
(This recipe is not in the book)
Makes 2 loaves
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 t vanilla
2 cups zucchini, grated
3 cups flour
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
1/4 t baking powder
3 t cinnamon
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the loaf pans with oil, or butter them.
Beat the eggs. Add the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add the grated zucchini to this egg mixture.
In another bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. Add to the egg/zucchini mixture. Stir. Add coconut and nuts.
Bake for 1 hour.
(This recipe is not in the book)
Makes 2 loaves
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 t vanilla
2 cups zucchini, grated
3 cups flour
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
1/4 t baking powder
3 t cinnamon
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the loaf pans with oil, or butter them.
Beat the eggs. Add the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add the grated zucchini to this egg mixture.
In another bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. Add to the egg/zucchini mixture. Stir. Add coconut and nuts.
Bake for 1 hour.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Davis Restaurateur and Son Create AN ALIEN ROBOT'S COOKBOOK For Picky Eaters
DAVIS, California --- June 28, 2009 --- Ruth Fankushen Kunkel and her ten-year old son Gabriel have published a distinctive cookbook for picky eaters ages 7-14, titled An Alien Robot’s Cookbook. Ruth, original owner of the Davis café Delta of Venus, wrote the book and Gabriel illustrated.
Celebrated chef Deborah Madison (author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Local Flavors, and Greens Cookbook) says, “What a goofy, fun and ultimately useable book —both for kids and adults. I mean, who can resist “Pigs in Spaceships” or “Realistic Corn Fritters”? I loved reading "An Alien Robot’s Cookbook." It made me smile. I imagine anyone could cook from it and have real food, and the drawings are out of this world!”
An Alien Robot’s Cookbook contains over 85 real recipes from Planet Earth that have been taste-tested by Gabriel, his four-year old brother Joey, their finicky friends, and by the Kunkels’ many neighbors in the Muir Commons Cohousing community in Davis. Much like the Delta of Venus Café, the cookbook emphasizes locally grown produce and organic ingredients. Fantastic food facts, other-worldly creatures, and data about outer space are incorporated as added treats.
“The book encourages kids to slow down and to become more involved in what they eat,” says Fankushen Kunkel. “Food can be a source of energy, but it can also serve as a foundation for sharing experiences.” For the latest information about An Alien Robot’s Cookbook, please visit the website at http://www.alienrobotcookbook.com or contact:
Ruth Fankushen Kunkel • (530)750-1863 • alienrobotcookbook@gmail.com
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DAVIS, California --- June 28, 2009 --- Ruth Fankushen Kunkel and her ten-year old son Gabriel have published a distinctive cookbook for picky eaters ages 7-14, titled An Alien Robot’s Cookbook. Ruth, original owner of the Davis café Delta of Venus, wrote the book and Gabriel illustrated.
Celebrated chef Deborah Madison (author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Local Flavors, and Greens Cookbook) says, “What a goofy, fun and ultimately useable book —both for kids and adults. I mean, who can resist “Pigs in Spaceships” or “Realistic Corn Fritters”? I loved reading "An Alien Robot’s Cookbook." It made me smile. I imagine anyone could cook from it and have real food, and the drawings are out of this world!”
An Alien Robot’s Cookbook contains over 85 real recipes from Planet Earth that have been taste-tested by Gabriel, his four-year old brother Joey, their finicky friends, and by the Kunkels’ many neighbors in the Muir Commons Cohousing community in Davis. Much like the Delta of Venus Café, the cookbook emphasizes locally grown produce and organic ingredients. Fantastic food facts, other-worldly creatures, and data about outer space are incorporated as added treats.
“The book encourages kids to slow down and to become more involved in what they eat,” says Fankushen Kunkel. “Food can be a source of energy, but it can also serve as a foundation for sharing experiences.” For the latest information about An Alien Robot’s Cookbook, please visit the website at http://www.alienrobotcookbook.com or contact:
Ruth Fankushen Kunkel • (530)750-1863 • alienrobotcookbook@gmail.com
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Click here for our TV Appearance!
Gabe and I had a great time demonstrating a recipe from our kids cookbook. The people at the tv station KCQA/KCRA were really nice and made us feel comfortable. The director Mike used to do a radio show on KDVS (Mike & Mike). It turns out that he is a huge fan of Roger's former band Thin White Rope.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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