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Julia's Rooted Kitchen helps you make the most of every season, with fruit- and vegetable-centric event catering, home chef-ing, and cooking classes in Washington, DC.

Catering

Seasonal, bountiful, affordable food for your next event.

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Catering

Seasonal, bountiful, affordable food for your next event.

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What does "fruit- and vegetable-centric" mean?

This means the food we prepare and teach is centered on fruits and vegetables. Yes, we can cook up some meat, too, but Julia's Rooted Kitchen focuses on celebrating the health and bounty of seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Cooking Classes

Learn to make the most of the season with custom cooking classes.

Cooking Classes

Learn to make the most of the season with custom cooking classes.

Blog

Read up on what's in season and what to do about it.

Blog

Read up on what's in season and what to do about it.

the latest from the blog...

Featured

Mar 12, 2017

Am I Using Recipes Wrong?

Mar 12, 2017

A Mother Jones headline caught my eye recently as it bluntly told me "You're Using Recipes Wrong." Eager to prove the author wrong, I dove in. It turns out he has a point.

Mar 12, 2017

Feb 4, 2017

Home Economics

Feb 4, 2017

Growing up, my mom felt very strongly that I should learn the domestic arts. Clearly she had some serious foresight.

Feb 4, 2017

Jan 18, 2017

Baking Bread: Beyond Flour, Water, & Salt

Jan 18, 2017

It wasn't until last week that I finally let myself explore the world beyond flour, water, and salt. I had grown proud of my minimalism -- no artificial rise for me! But as I explored more recipes, I started to get yeast-curious.

Jan 18, 2017

Baking Bread: Loaf Anxiety

Jan 18, 2017

I thought making my starter would be the hardest part of making sourdough bread. It turned out to be the easiest.

While my starter happily captured wild yeast, I had a lot to learn about my dough.

Jan 18, 2017

Baking Bread: Starting with Starters

Jan 18, 2017

Having decided to embark on a sourdough adventure, I dove into research mode. Lucky for me, homemade sourdough is getting kind of trendy, so there are, if anything, too many resources.

Jan 18, 2017

Baking Bread: My Wintertime Obsession

Jan 18, 2017

The Julia's Rooted Kitchen motto -- "what's in season and what to do about it" -- can feel tough in the winter. Here in DC the winter isn't terrible, but there's certainly no abundance of food growing.

But winter is the perfect time to bake bread.

Jan 18, 2017