Ep. 127 // food as celebration (let's make something delicious together!), food accessibility, and also a really good reminder to...just start w/ Andreya Nightingale & Jen Joyce

Y'all...this episode is delish!Jen was joined by the wonderful Chef Andreya Nightingale and they make a great spread that you can make along with us to practice for your next gathering with family, friends, or your next making circle. (...Or just eat it as you listen, because it can also be the perfect snack!) While they make yummy food and accidental asmr, they also talk about a bunch of food-related things from accessibility to gardening.So grab the ingredients listed below, join your Making besties, and get ready to make something yummy!Sign up for Andreya's newsletter and get more info on all of the amazing things she's doing, including the Potato Dumpling Society! https://cookiejar.substack.com (OFFICIAL LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT at 1:27!)Assembly for PB&J Board: 34:40 - 1:07, snag your ingredients now or come back and make it with us!Ingredients for the PB&J board 1 pt strawberriesPickled ginger - aka sushi ginger (we’ll only use a bit of it, but they’re sold by the jar)1 lime1 lemon (for zest)1-3 tbs sweetener of choice (agave syrup, honey, sugar, stevia…We use honey)1/4 - 1/2 cup walnut oil or avocado oilsalt2 tsp ground cardamom1 baguette or bready thing of choice 1 cup cashew pieces (roasted if possible, but raw is good too) NOT salted // ALT: If you don’t have a food processor or blender, find nut butter with nothing else added, just nuts (we want to be able to control all seasoning) you can also go to a store that has the but butter blender and get it there. Equipment 1 food processor or Vitamix-style blender1 microplane or any zesting tool (or a grater or a vegetable peeler and a sharp paring knife to get the job done & get your lil zesties)1 cutting board 1 knife for cutting strawberries 1 small bowl or container for green waste/ compost1 bowl or jar to store cashew butter1 bowl or jar for strawberriesWhatever you need to present this to your guests or just yourself ;) Point of Origin Podcast  - Food Apartheid: (And Why We Don't Call It a Food Desert)Orgs that were noted as examples in our areas: Plant-Based Food Share (Seattle)Slow Food (Lake Tahoe)Find Jen & Andreya in the Making app:@knitpurl@andreya🌟 Support the Podcast🌟🔔 Subscribe on YouTube – youtube.com/@making_co☕ Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi – ko-fi.com/makingconversation📢 Tell your maker friends – Spread the love!If you'd like to give a shout-out, have a question that you'd like us to answer on the podcast, or are interested in sponsoring Making Conversation, email us at [email protected] by Despatches.