Graduation & Holiday Party

Hope everyone’s had a great weekend. I’m trying to figure out how it went by so quickly!

Some things we’ve been up to … Erik officially graduated with his Masters in exercise science on Friday, woo hoo!

Yes, he meant to put that right in front of my face when I was taking a picture, why wouldn’t he?? Ha.

Holiday Party

On Thursday evening we went to a holiday party at Portfolio Kitchen.

I posted a little while back about their grand opening in which Thermador also launched a culinary studio with eight live professional appliances. Thermador’s chef, Chef Brad, who was at the grand opening event was also at this holiday party.

I’ve seen other bloggers talk about Thermador blogging events so I was already familiar with Chef Brad but we got an opportunity to talk to him this time. Chef Brad is passionate about cooking with grains, and we spent some time with him talking about different kinds of grains, flours, products, etcetera.

After finding out we’re vegan, he nicely made up special plates of food for us that included squash and quinoa topped with a tasty salsa/chutney. We were delighted to get our own plates and it was delicious!

Chef Brad’s website has a lot of great information with all kinds of tips, recipes, products, etcetera. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you want to learn more about fusion grain cooking!

Purple Carrot Portfolio Discount

Last, but certainly not least, Portfolio Kitchen would like to offer 10% off to YOU, blog readers, on any of their Portfolio Boutique merchandise! As you see from my last post, they have a wealth of local and national cookbooks and products that would make awesome Christmas gifts. They have signed copies of Bluestem the Cookbook, Jasper’s Kitchen Cookbook and Fresh Mozzarella Theater Kit, Kansas City Food Lover’s Guide, Foodie Fight and Foodie Fight Rematch games, and more.

All you have to do is stop in, check out what they have and mention The Purple Carrot to get the 10% off. Their hours are Monday through Friday 9-5 and Saturdays from 11-3, and they’re located in the historic Pershing building across from Union Station in Kansas City.

Have a great Monday!