You haven’t heard from me in awhile, dear readers, and the reason why is I’ve been collecting my things and finding a new home and garden in which to dwell. And once several hours of dirt digging has taken place, and some sweat on sunny days – my spirit begins to connect with the earth,…
Drunk on Spring
Oh, Colorado. Thank you for Spring. Such a tease you are.
Fried Apple and Wilted Kale Salad with Curried Raisins and Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
I live in a climate that feels winter deep into it’s bones. This year we’ve gotten more snow than usual; the blues and whites stunning – merging, a dreamy fusion, blending land and sky. I’m to be found at home today, fire in the woodstove, thinking greens. This perfect little salad has been rolling around…
Chilies in Nut Sauce ~ A Magical Recipe from Like Water for Chocolate
What gifts a magical perspective can bring. It can expand and fire up our hearts, restore the sense of wonder within our lives. It is a gift we can give ourselves, to choose to see the world beyond the mundane, unclouded by the jaded. For me it is the fuel that has helped me persevere…
To persevere with joy
All the grace that may be gleaned, I wish it for you as we travel on, negotiating this journey of life – and a very happy new year – from my backyard, and home, to yours. The last sunset of 2015, seen through my western window through icicle and orchard, brings me to this: “Turn…
Double Coconut Chocolate Brownies on a Perfect Fall Day
Now I truly don’t know which is better. These double coconut chocolate brownies, or this perfect fall day. I’ll let you decide. Go on. Sit yourself down and try one. There’s coffee, too, dark Italian roast from Steaming Bean out of Telluride. In French Limoges Haviland third generation china cups, on the old front porch….
Bittersweet Autumn … alongside a dish of Curried Spaghetti Squash with Currants, Chives and Ghee
Oh Summer, I feel you pulling away like a lover’s goodbye – with a bittersweet wrenching in my heart. My eyes follow slanting light on leaves, on rippling water, witnessing a dazzle of unexpected miracles. My heart soft from sadness in the world today, this hollyhock nearly makes me weep with it’s fragile, exquisite beauty,…
Incan Quinoa Salad with Roast Yams, Sweet Peppers, Black Beans, Lime and Chilies
Years ago, I’d been studying with indigenous healers from South America here in the states. A trip to their homeland had not quite manifested, but I had to get out adventuring somewhere. My solo camping trip to Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon inspired my spirit, and inspired this satisfying main dish salad. I made three hearty…
Haiku for a Tomato
Salsa, concasse ketchup, paste: tomato juice smeared, over my face
Watermelon Jalapeno Slushies and Granita + a Few Good Mom Maxims
It’s been hot. Incredibly. STILL SUMMER. 🙂 I bought a watermelon a few days ago, and in my mom’s words, I thought today – “did your eyes get bigger than your tummy?” Sometimes I go on a spree, remembering all the goofy-wonderful maxims our mom would say. “You girls would forget your heads if they weren’t…
Roast Beet Caprese, and a Cup of Sangria
Every once in a while I have to throw a party. And go all out. Everybody dropped by that were in the neighborhood. You may remember — salivating — along with my friends when you saw this rose tea infused deglet noor date chocolate fudge in a post awhile back. And after a cup or two…
Weekly Photo Challenge – Creepy
Creepy… or reason to cheer, if you’re a gardener. Word Press Photo Challenge “Creepy” From September 18, 2012, Praying Mantis Encounter… “But, back to my tale at hand. I was out in the sun, sipping cider, picking green beans, when literally, I almost picked a praying mantis! Blending in with the surroundings, until I looked…
Of Butternut Squash Coconut Curry Soup, Trumpet Vines and Impermanence
Good morning from my porch in Paonia … there’s just a bit of a chill. Sit and face the sun, breathe in birdsong, and train whistle. Coffee. I can imagine the winter squash ripening … not in my garden this year, but just like this photo from the 2012 patch. I have to say, growing squash gives…
Dominguez Canyon Jalapeno Peach Hot Sauce
Peach season has come ’round again. This year, we had such a hot and cold spring that early blossoming orchards in the North Fork Valley where I live have been mostly ill-fated. But to the west, on the Colorado – Utah border, peaches have popped. Luscious, organic peaches from Dominguez Canyon …. I love to…
Pachamama's Beautiful Food 