Spring has leapt into Summer. “It’s the most glorious time, of the year!” Though by all counts, this time around, so far, summer is pretty darn hot. I sure was charmed by these sweet pea blossoms and new pods way back in May: You may remember, I was so very happy to secure a plot…
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Grain-free! The Perfect Almond Flour Bundt Cake
I have been so excited to finally, FINALLY bake with almond flour, and that moment actually arrived when I had the perfect occasion. My housewarming party. 🙂 I am loving my new environs, and couldn’t wait to celebrate and entertain a few friends. I was going all out in a smallish way, without a lot…
Grilled Endive and Quinoa Salad with Dried Sour Cherries and Toasted Almonds
This gardening season is going to be like no other in my life! I’m just thrilled to have secured a spot in one of the many community gardens here in Fort Collins, Colorado. By the time I got over to the gardens to really check out my plot, shovel, rake, gardening gloves and a desire…
Today was quietly spectacular
Today was quietly spectacular, walking by the ponds, hearing the trilling song of red-winged blackbirds returning, my heart soothed by beauty.
Cooking with the Muse – a lovely warm book review for a cold, cold day
An unexpected gift turned out to be a lovely treasure. Thanks to an inquiry about finding an agent for my own upcoming cookbook Pachamama’s Beautiful Food, I was serendipitously connected with culinary book agent Lisa Ekus, and within one email, read I was being gifted a copy of this rightfully described SUMPTUOUS book. I had…
Saturday Snow + New Potato and Leek Frittata with Spicy Greens and Feta
My eyes drank in the sunrise, waking slowly on this snowy Saturday morning. Freezing cold and spectacular the colors glowed, making my heart quiver as I absorbed in all this beauty. I made some strong coffee and began assembling breakfast. A big, delicious frittata. **I want to share with you that on my birthday this…
Lemon Cardamom Bundt Cakes and Last of the Year Treasures
No matter the trials, 2016 also has had many moments of beauty. Just a few days ago, I had the good fortune to be asked to house sit for friends who live in a sweet, big old farm house out in the country. This heart display, among many other things welcomed me. Remember to stop…
Solstice Leaning Winter Party – with a recipe for Chipotle Orange Chocolate Truffles
One of the best parts about this season is my heart annually itches to throw a party. To celebrate the Light that we are, in midst of this time of greatest darkness of the year. Can you believe I am still catching up with posts I began last year? Yes, these glorious truffles were made…
The First Snow + Deglet Noor Date and Toasted Almond Oatmeal Cookies
We have had such a glorious fall it has nearly felt like summer, but for the leaves cascading from the trees. Just a few days ago, the first snow of the season finally came to the Front Range of Colorado. In midst of all the other changes in our lives, this familiar sight seemed to…
It Feels Like Chilies in Adobo
It Feels like Chilies in Adobo the birds came walking birds came walking birds came walking over the drift of dried grasses into fence No where to go but up they whistled to each other and it sounded like a choir tuning up in heaven from the look of things they left and aren’t…
Tomato Nirvana: Heirloom Tomato, Basil and Goat Cheese Tortilla Pizzas
Here in Colorado we have finally reached peak tomato ecstasy. I think for me it is truly a deep down, ingrained, hereditary love. Of tomatoes. A gift of tomatoes is a treasure indeed. Hot off the vine. Recently, from my plants and from my CSA share, I happily, gratefully gleaned purple Cherokees, Valencias, Green Zebras,…
Grilled Vegetable Ratatouille with French Pistou
There are two main styles of cooking, as my eyes see it today. One celebrates the simple purity of the ingredients and aims to let each one shine through in a merged state of clarity with the others. The other style contains more emphasis on stylistic appeal, sophistication, complexity – not to mention ambition. Both…
Celebrating What Is, Including Lots of Kale, and Saag Panir
Celebrating what is. Each morning we get to wake up and decide what we cook up to place on our plate of life. I love and appreciate all the seasons, but summer, oh summer, is so easy to celebrate. Even amidst some hardships this season: super-strained knees, and a foot bent out of shape for…
A Midsummer Night’s Nicoise
It’s pure summer love. My inspiration began when I noticed the green beans in the garden were getting big enough to pick. And a few tomatoes gleamed from deep in their foliage. Salad Nicoise with a few liberties. You know, that French dish from long ago? Here’s to a little breaking with tradition. What’s ripening…
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