How appropriate that a talk on “Food, Spices and Herbs of the Bible” will be given at a church. Local author Katie Barney will present the topic to the Chesapeake Bay Herb Society during its Oct. 12 meeting at Christ Church, Easton.
Barney is the co-author of “The Best of Newport”; author of “Annapolis: The Guidebook”, “Eastern Shore of Maryland: The Guidebook”, “God’s Bounty”, “Chesapeake’s Bounty”, “Chesapeake’s Bounty II”, “New England’s Bounty”, “Nantucket’s Bounty”; “Maryland’s Western Shore: The Guidebook” and several publications on the fiber optic telecommunications business, and is a consultant on international business and protocol. Her hobbies include gourmet cooking, fine wines, history, sailing, genealogy, gardening, theology and travel.
Born in Baltimore, she is a descendant of the Clagett (Claggett) family of Maryland, and many old New England whaling families. She has lived in many of the .country’s great architectural, historical and waterside gems besides Annapolis: New Castle, DE; Newport and Providence, RI; Cold Spring Harbor, NY; San Francisco; Philadelphia; Greenwich, CT; Alexandria, VA; Washington, DC; and New York City. She presently resides in Easton, MD.
With an avid interest in history, Barney has developed a program for the War of 1812. She gives a talk on early food and history leading up to the War of 1812 and then discusses what was consumed during that time period and how it was provided. In addition Barney gives a cooking demonstration with foods typical of the period. She also gives lectures and cooking demonstrations for any part of the world, including the Middle East, North Africa, the Chesapeake Bay region, the Pacific Northwest, French herbs, British herbs, early American herbs, Italian herbs, Latin America, Spices, Greece, and Southeast Asia.
She is currently working on an international cookbook and an edible flower cookbook.
The society usually meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Christ Church, 111 S. Harrison Street, Easton. Meetings include an herbal potluck dinner, a short business meeting and a presentation on an herb-related topic. The theme for the October meeting is herbs for the zodiac sign Libra (catnip, elderberry, thyme and bergamot).
CBHS was formed in 2002 to share knowledge of herbs with the local community. The group maintains the herb garden at Pickering Creek Audubon Center.
For more information, call (410) 827-5434 or visit www.ChesapeakeBayHerbSociety.org.
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