programs & presentations
Looking for a special program for your group or organization? Marilou Suszko offers a unique venue of talks and demonstrations that focus on her book, food traditions, local flavors, and more. Booking information is included with the program description and you are invited to contact Marilou for complete details including program fees and book signing.
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Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate
Enjoyed at more than 50 libraries and organizations around the state of Ohio.
Join Marilou Suszko as she brings her book Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate to life through more than 65 wonderful color photos and an entertaining narrative that reveals where some of the best flavors in the state can be found. Acquaint yourself with the friendly faces of farming and discover some of the most delicious as well as unusual foods grown and raised in the state including shrimp, mushrooms, artisan and homestead cheeses, dairy products, and more. If you strive to buy locally grown foods or foods produced using organic or natural farming methods, this presentation will encourage and inspire you.
Presentation Length: Approximately 1 hour including a question and answer period
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Traditions: The Blessed Easter Basket
A wonderful program for any group up to 40 participants interested in learning about foods and tradition.
The Eastern European tradition of the Blessed Easter Basket is a meaningful, spiritual Old World tradition that has enhanced family Easter celebrations for generations. The farm-raised foods that fill these baskets were typically the ones used in the first meal served to break the Lenten fast. Learn the rich history behind this tradition and how to put together a basket that will have traditional and personal significance for your family. Sample many of the unique, simple and humble foods and learn the symbolism behind each one. This is a hand-on program where participants will each make a loaf of the traditional Easter bread called Paska, rich in eggs, butter, and raisins, to bake at home.
Presentation Length: 2 ½ hours
Fee: Negotiated on an individual basis. Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
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Pesto, Pesto, Pesto!
There is no better way to keep local flavor in the kitchen all year round than with with pestos. This unique session goes beyond classic basil pestos and shows you how to make, use and store a variety of flavorful pestos using asparagus, mint, red peppers, mixed herbs, arugula, fall greens, parsley...even some garden "weeds." Conducted in harmony with the local harvest season, participants will gain an appreciation and understanding of flavor options through tasting, recipes and techniques.
Presentation Length: 1hour
Fee: Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
Heirloom Tomatoes
Whether you’re a longtime fan of heirlooms or someone just searching for a great tasting tomato, this session will delight your taste buds. Sniff, identity flavor, and rate samples on a tasting grid and then enjoy finished dishes where particular tomato varieties really shine. The known history or legends behind different heirloom varieties will also be shared.
Presentation Length: 1hour
Fee: Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
Heirloom Pumpkins & Squash
When autumn arrives so do brightly colored and uniquely shaped pumpkin and squash varieties. This tasting session will introduce you to varieties often thought of as only ornamental but are actually the most flavorful pumpkins and squash to adorn roadside stands and farmers markets. Discover the origins of these unique varieties savor the flavor and learn to pair each with recipes demonstrated to highlight their particular flavor.
Presentation Length: 1hour
Fee: Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
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Cooking Lessons, Demonstrations, & Private Events
From cooking basics to intensive instruction on a single technique or ingredient, Marilou Suszko offers a variety of cooking classes and demonstrations for all skill and interest levels, including hands-on sessions developed exclusively for your group or organization. Sessions can be conducted at the host site or as a private event at another facility. Fees are negotiated on an individual basis dependent on subject and number of participants. Programs conducted at the host site will be subject to facilities and equipment availability. Please inquire via e-mail or telephone.
2011 appearance
schedule
Come Join Me!
Heirloom Pumpkins
Writers Circle Series
Ritter Public Library Vermilion
Canning
Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Nature Center
North Olmsted
Thursday, October 27
Olmsted Falls Garden Club Private Event
Thursday, November 3
Franklin Park's Women Board Holiday Event
TBA
Buckeye Book Fair
Wooster
Wine & Cheese
LaCucina at
Gervasi Vineyard
North Canton
Tiny Bites & Big Flavors
LaCucina at
Gervasi Vineyard
North Canton
Local Roots
Wooster
2012 events