miracle.

gathering in this way, sharing this intimacy with food, learning where it comes from, how to buy it, what to do with it & more...being introduced to food in a new way, meeting beauty inside abundance, your innate ability to nourish YOU and your family in this way is looooong overdue.... share in this miracle that i feel so blessed to create in my kitchen... i love to feed & nurture you.. let us have this conversation over and over again... it's boiling inside each of us... how do we make it happen everyday?! feeding our families & all their needs, like lyrics, hanging in the air of our kitchens.... lets bring those words to the ground & begin a kitchen culture.. we are the shaman mamas... we are the ones who will make this happen, teaching our families how to eat, live & dream inside kale, chard & figs...

'MIRACLE' SUMMER SESSION:

FRIDAY, JULY 15

FRIDAY, JULY 22

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12

10:30 - 1:30 pm

JULES KITCHEN

MT WASHINGTON

$75 per class or all 4 classes for $275 (save some green love) *****pay ahead to reserve your wooden bowl & get the energy going***** classes are intimate & fill up fast.....i'm happy to report ;)

THOUGHTS:

share the RM miracle love.....

bring a friend!

this is a beautiful, original gift to give yourself & friends..

you give, i give! 50$ class for you!

OR

invite the miracle into your kitchen:

gather some friends together for an event or

just to start the conversation! it's free for you!

money....

don't let the lack of funds stop you,

donate what you can

and come be with us

it always works out perfectly

cancellations....

if you can't make it, please let me know by tuesday night to reschedule if you have to cancel after i have gathered on wednesday, i will just use half of the fee so the next class will be 37$ unless you want to give more... always open to abundance (yours and mine!)

IT'S AN HONOR TO NOURISH, INSPIRE & EMPOWER YOU... SEE YOU IN THE KITCHEN...

Xxxx

RM @ bini birth.

tis' rare that i cater & cook the love for more than a few... i am not very good at math and big pots that i can bathe in scare me ;) and then... there is the amazing ana markel, my sweet friend who is an incredible woman, renaissance mama, doula, birth movement inspirer and creator/owner of bini birth, a space for mamas, pregnant women, doulas, midwives, doctors, couples & anyone who wants to know anything about pregnancy, birth, love, family etc.. she is doing amazing things out of her magical loft in north hollywood; changing the ways women & society, view, experience & understand pregnancy, birth and post-partum.. bini also serves as a conceirge service for anything you need in your pregnancy and beyond... i feel honored to have her in my tribe.... i also love to feed her! on wednesday, june 1, a very special mexican midwife, naoli, was in town to teach a one day intensive & ana asked if i would create the lunch for 70 people! here is how it went....

i really loved feeding everyone there... the food was celebrated with love & gratitude. thank you to all the farmers growing the love that continues to inspire me! also - i could not have pulled this off without cheri, mclean & marrrria... and yes i have my oscar in hand. i hope this inspired you a bit...lets get that fancy pants feeling in your water, get out to the market, make something delish... and COME gather in my kitchen, i wanna see you...everything starts in the kitchen...xxxx

it's time....

i am back and beauty is in FULL session!

let us

gather

inspire

empower

each other

&

let us get inside

this incredible piece we share

as women, mamas, nurturers of our hearth and home.

RM GATHERINGS in my kitchen for june & july:

thursday, june 9, 10 - 1 pm

thursday, june 16, 10 -1 pm

friday, july 1, 10 - 1 pm

friday, july 15, 10 - 1 pm

75$ per class**

how it works: rsvp now, send your check today & save your spot. please specify which gatherings you are signing up for.

these are intimate groups, they fill up fast, so i need your 'green' rsvp in order to save your wooden bowl...

**RM policy**

-don't allow the $ to stop you from coming, gathering, being a part of the love.... pay in full if you can, pay what you can otherwise

-if you can't make it, please tell me as early as you can OR by 9 am wednesday morning (the day before class) then you can come to the next class with your payment

-if you cancel after that time, i will have bought the food for your wooden bowl.... so i will only charge what the food costs and your next class you pay half again for food

-email me for where to send etc...

looking so forward to seeing you, continuing this kitchen conversation of nourishing your bodies & inspiring your bellies!! see you in the kitchenxxxx

OH! and ....please invite friends, send this to those you think would love it, give them this gift!!

blood oranges & rm gatherings.

i am inside a deep crush on blood oranges... they are so incredibly fancy in their simplicity. red gorgeousness. i wish i could wear them around my neck like a mala of red suns or citrus compasses to fancy land (i told you i have a crush)...they are definitely the 'prada suit' of the citrus family.... classic with a side of 'very casual regal' & a cup of fancy... whether you slice it in an RM water with basil (in a glass pitcher) or squeeze it for a dressing, on fish or any other yummy action.. it always fits in. no matter what the occasion, it always looks good on your resume. you can never go wrong with this kind of sun in your belly.

speaking of sun in my belly....are you feeling it?! now that beauty is out of my belly and showing me all kinds of new love.... i am returning to the amazing RM gatherings in my kitchen with the first one starting on june 9. it's a thursday at 10 - 1pm. the classes are in mt washington. if you are new to the blog, welcome and thanks for coming by! the gatherings are beautiful mornings in my kitchen where i nurture you in all ways beauty, food, connection & inspiration... they are intimate gatherings of women who bring such magic to the table. my goal is to empower, support & love your way into the kitchen..then you can nourish yourself & your family in this same way. for more information & to rsvp for the class, email me through the blog or at juleslove@mac.com. see you in the kitchenxxxx

we are everything.

is mothers day a set up or what? let's see how much i am appreciated in this house? does my partner see me and how much i do? lets schedule all the praise & accolades for one day and see what happens.... i think it is a total set up for everyone involved... and let's just call a spade, a spade... it's only ONE day!?!? that's crazy pants. i am not waiting till next may to feel good about my mamahood, have a brunch, go get a pedicure & be appreciated etc... this year i did three things different... first, i took it upon myself to get some self-care in.. i used a gift certificate to get a desperately needed facial & pedicure as my heels or hooves (more accurately described) were beginning to make holes in the sheets, i asked my husband to cook dinner and i wrote my mother an email of meaning instead of signing a quick card that i buy and send.... it felt good on many levels. i took care of me instead of waiting to be cared for in a way i need to be... which is like bowling a strike in the dark.

i don't believe in one day for mothers.

i do believe mothers day can be everyday in the kitchen...especially when you feel confident, empowered and inspired by what you create to nourish yourself and your family. how to do this? what does this even mean? well... it is an individual journey & so specifically delicate in it's nature from

how we create the food we gather, where we gather it from, how the food is received by our family, our fears & loves in cooking, our desires & resentments in our lives, all of it goes into the food... it's so amazing to just bring up the topic of food & cooking with a group of women or one woman & see how much emotion can fill a room in a minute... we are layered like a cake when it comes to this kitchen stuff... it's deep & there is a reason for it.

we are everything

when it comes to our family and food. we decide where & what to buy, where & how we eat whether we are at the counter or the table together, we decide what we eat on whether it be the good china or paper/plastic, the list goes on and we haven't even cooked anything yet!! we are creating the most basic, primal, intimate pieces & memories about eating and food for our children... we are the kitchen culture in our home. it's like a gene we all share... a blood vessel...a heart... we either replicate what we came from or we create a new cellular structure all together....

i have memories of pavarotti and the gap band... ziti & tomato sauce... cnn with larry king some nights... and kentucky fried chicken on the boat with steely dan playing in the background... i remember our glass table...how much noise it would make if a spoon or juice glass fell on it... i remember my mom in the kitchen....

i know we can do this together... we can support and inspire each other to create what we want inside the kitchen, inside our families and our bodies... help our kids to know incredible food, beauty inside and out, understanding that there is not just one day for the good set of silver, for gifts, blessings & praise... it's everyday, you just have to make it so. i am here to help. see you in the kitchenxxxx

PS: the next RM gathering is thursday, june 9. lets get in the kitchen again!

for japan with love.

so deep what is happening... mama earth is talking to us in a language that will get our attention... i want to wrap my entire spirit around the people of japan... and all of us fear fighters here, all of us mamas wanting to start family bed in the house so everyone can stay together.... 'just in case' becomes a mantra when this kind of tragedy strikes... what would we do, when will it happen, and on and on.... your mind can really go on a whirlwind... trying to calm the mind, allow the body to feel & send light and love to japanxxxx

banana bread.

have you noticed the trend in banana bread lately? i feel like it's everywhere! with the inspiration of 3 pretty ripe bananas on the table, i had to do something. i could not allow them to turn into the brown mush they are destined to become...and yes, the feeling to make something came from the crazy urge to not let them die that way. i am not an every week buyer of the banana because of the expensive flight they have to take to make it to my glendale whole foods... some weeks are more popular for a banana snack then others in our house. i tend to buy them more often in the hotter months because of smoothies and fun, cold things like that...

what's great about banana bread is.... you can put all sorts of things in it and make it your own, it's always a fan of the hot tea and it lasts for a week or so in a sealed something. i love having a sweet like this in the house so when a friend comes over you can share some yum with her because you just happen to have some to share.

banana bread (somewhat taken from smitten kitchen)*

3 to 4 ripe bananas, smashed

1/3 cup melted salted butter

3/4 to 1 cup light brown sugar (depending on the level of sweetness you prefer, I always use the smaller amount)

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

Pinch of salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 1/2 cup of flour

add any chips, nuts etc...

Preheat the oven to 350°F. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, vanilla and bourbon, then the spices. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4×8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to one hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

*there is a slight possibility i went nuts (& chips) with the extra add ins... not sure if i loved all of it together.. just plain is also quite divine*

see you in the kitchenxxxx

cube it.

cube yams, keep the skins.

butternut, no more staring.

a teaspoon of each spice & let the oil flow a bit...

a wide rimmed bowl for freedom & some sage.....

mix, dance, work it all together....

roast on 400 or 415, for 20 or so minutes, check in with a fork and enjoy...

i am swimming inside days that are almost pasted together.... each day, like kids art left in the rain, magical moments on paper, one on top of another, stuck together. impossible to separate the pieces or the days... impossible to clarify what is happening in each 8 x 10 & in 24, 48, 72 hours... and what is stuck together makes a new kind of art, kinda like paper mache days: nebulous, foggy, surreal, exhausted... and then there are moments of bright color, surprise hours of sleep that catch me deep & off gaurd... a smile, the cutest fist in the air, a milky tongue ...

there is nothing like roasting vegetables...it's incredibly easy and satisfying. cubing the veggies is another story... you say: 'i have no time to make those cubes?' yeah... i get it. i think when it comes to time, it's all about what we choose to do with the little, precious amounts that we have...

on this day, beauty napped and i had yams that were calling me into the kitchen... oh and a butternut that would not stop staring at me from the dining room table... she was so incredibly bored sitting on the table (for a few weeks) and i was tired of the looks.... so i peeled her, scooped out her seeds and cut/diced her into cubes... the peeler for this job is here.

i keep the skin on the yams because it lends a slight crunch and yummy taste to the finished product. and yes, there was some care in this prep....

i needed to be in the kitchen, simple happenings with a bread knife that took about 15 minutes.

it felt good for hours. i guess that's where i live... if it takes a little more time (i am not making a phyllo dough folks) and will nourish me: sign me up.

it's rustic, easy & almost had a self soothing affect.

it always feels good when food is made, warm under a beautiful towel you love, sitting on the stove top like a gift, as though someone came over and made you food... that is the feeling i am talking about... loving yourself through cubes and an extra ten minutes...

try it.

see you in the kitchenxxxRM