Happy summer! I cannot even believe it has been over a month since my last post. My writing life recently veered off onto a photographing curve, (the flowers have been stunning in the morning light!) and I’ve been eating so simply (but deliciously) that recipe blog posts have really not been warranted. I first tasted…
Author: Margaret Gilfoyle
Diving into Flowers
I’ve been headfirst, head over heels, diving, diving into flowers. Sometimes, beautiful food-for-thought, or maybe more accurately food-for-the-heart is so delicious I forget about what’s for dinner. Like today. I am totally engulfed by their beauty! and diving in…completely… immersed and saturated, floating in light and color.
A Magical Menu for Easter Sunday
My son and daughter in law were able to get together with me yesterday, for the first time in a couple of months. It was great to spend time and catch up with them, cooking and laughing our time away. Went all out with a French-Italian vegetarian menu…it was so much fun creating. Took me…
Weekly Photo Challenge – On Top – at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Deep breath. Pine. That earthy scent of hot granite. And sage brush, cleansing down through your lungs like a ceremony. It could be a miracle. Your life! Standing here. Space all around you – reminding you of freedoms you may have forgotten.
Fresh Pea Dreaming ~ Spring Pea, Fennel and Orange Soup with Pernod Whipped Cream
Do you love fresh peas as much as I do? Maybe it’s their sweet flavor, or their ability to grow all cozied up, side by side in their beautiful pods… all I can say, in excitement of the new growing season is Bring them on! I’m testing out recipes now, (with frozen peas – still…
Inka Chips and a Quechuan Style Ginger Avocado Dip
South America….magic realism… real magic – it’s been in my blood since I’ve been born. Back in 2000, I had the glorious good fortune to travel to Ecuador and be immersed in the Cotopaxi tribe’s culture in the Andean Highlands for a short, yet timeless time… We merged with Pachamama, sacred feminine presence of the…
Just Kidding Around….with a recipe for Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Leek Tart with a Potato Crust
Spring last year in the North Fork Valley, western slope of Colorado, included one sunny, cool mid-April day cuddling with kids. Baby goats, that is. Just two days old, so sweet, and hilarious to watch! The North Fork Valley is a gorgeous place! With often snow capped mountains overlooking about half of the sprawling, fertile…
Pink Lady Apple Slaw with Toasted Fennel Seed and Lemon Oil
This simple vegan slaw contains wonderful medicinal healing ingredients, and a fresh, light flavor. With six ingredients, and about ten minutes prep time, it’s quick to prepare for a picnic or side. I’ve been experimenting cooking with organic lemon oil – usually reserved in the past for flavoring baked goods. I’ve tried it with steamed…
Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Street Life
Cherry Days Parade in Paonia, Colorado – July 4th heading down Orchard Avenue towards town park. Street Life at it’s finest. You’ve gotta love it. Small Town Beautiful. WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge Zephyro’s Farm and Garden
The April Fool’s Day Banana, along with a tasty recipe for Banana Jam
Long ago, in the cavern of time, when I was a young mom and my son was 8 or 9, there was the celebrating of every holiday together, and particular fun come April 1st. According to the scholarly words of Wikipedia: “April Fools’ Day (sometimes called All Fools’ Day) is an informal holiday celebrated every year on…
Cream of Roast Apple and Carrot Coconut Curry Soup
In this in-between-crazy-mixed-up-seasonal-phase here in northern Colorado, the calendar says spring, and the first garden plantings have begun. Then two nights in a row we had winter – skiffs, dustings, plus measurable snows! Irregardless, seventeen hills of high yield russet potatoes; red, yellow and white onions; snow, sugar snap and early shelling peas; plus mesclun…
Today i walk inside a peony
Today i walk inside a peony she is calling me– this beautiful flower, i hear her amongst morning sounds of waking birds and wind and her fragrance plays a song which opens my heart i breathe and her song becomes a balm of light entering my body i climb this soft path into creation i…
Tempeh and Wild Mushroom Stroganoff
Stroganoff….. with a little twist. I’ve been making this recipe for years. At times, in restaurant and guest ranch venues, it has been made with elk or venison. This recipe is a crowd pleaser. And rich, earthy fragrances fill the kitchen. What more could you ask for? 2 pkg. traditional tempeh, cut into thin slices 8…
Scalloped Kale and Yukon Gold Potatoes
Late summer, I was glad one of my Paonia garden kale transplants had thrived in the new garden. Baked a little summer comfort food dish one of those kinda-chilly-for-August nights. And an even more excellent dish now in winter months. Matched with a pile of sliced taters, the earthiness of the kale melds with ((butter!!))…
Pachamama's Beautiful Food 