Dill Asparagus with Lemon Panko
When I lived in Europe, Asparagus was a revered vegetable. The season started in May and ended around Mid-Summer’s day. In England they treasured nice meaty stalks (but not woody), in Germany the white asparagus was on every menu and in France and Italy the small dainty little asparagus showed up salads, pastas and any […]
Sun and Earth Chocolate Orange Mini-Muffins
If only I could give you the sun and earth, I would. But, I can’t. What I can share with you is probably, no not probably, definitely the best chocolate orange muffins I’ve ever ate. I made these for our Community Gardens grand opening which I mentioned in my last SRC post Double Chocolate […]
Arroz Verde con Piña (Green Rice with Pineapple)
Last month I taught a cooking class, it was Mexican cooking. Not your standard heavy Tex-Mex loaded with cheese, sauces and sour cream. Our theme was Mexi-light, Mexi-easy, Mexi-delicious. We started off with the basics, salsa and guacamole and then things got better. Taking my cues from Baja and the Yucatan region we started off […]
Little things make the heart sing
(Photo taken with iphone driving down the road to our cabin…window up obiously) I’ve been blogging for years about the progress on our cabin. Our little piece of heaven in Big Sky country. The cabin itself has gotten to the point of really being finished. Oh we have our issues (like no hot water […]
Romantic Picnic for Two: A Photo Menu
A long weekend, a beautiful spring day what could be more wonderful than a romantic picnic for two? Salted almonds mixed with dried cranberries to snack on.
Mangia! Double Chocolate Almond Joy Pretzel Cookies
If you read a foodie’s blog and they claimed at one time that they couldn’t go a week without a cookie what would you do? You would make one of their cookie recipes of course! At least that is what I did when I got assigned the oh so cute Chelsy’s blog Mangia! But it’s […]
Asparagus Dill Quiche with a Potato Crust
Remember when I received all that dill in my Bountiful Basket? I posted these deviled ham eggs and then I posted the Flounder Olympia (which you need to try if you haven’t yet). But that’s not all baby! I made this fantabulous quiche also. Actually I made quite a bit more but didn’t photograph it […]
Pavlova with Strawberries and Mint
Would you believe that I’m sitting outside, drinking coffee and typing this post? To me this feels so luxurious. This is how, in my little mind, I imagine a writer’s life. The perfect writer’s life, where you could put pen to paper (or type) anywhere when inspiration hits. I have always thought writers to have […]
Hearty Spring Pasta
I’ve decided that Mother Nature is either a manic depressive or severely PMSing during the spring. She’s definitely a moody one, especially in Montana. Maybe it’s because she loves us so much that it incurs this severe differences in our days (you know the saying, you hurt the ones you love the most). For […]
Uniq Citrus and Cucumber Salad
Have you ever heard the term “so ugly, it’s cute”? Typically this refers to animals and babies, not to food. And it shouldn’t. Actually I’ve never seen anything so ugly that it became cute. Cats with no hair…ugly! Smashed up face dogs with ubers of wrinkles…ugly. Your newborn baby…sorry moms…ugly (but not forever of course). […]