Recently I read on Eliot’s Eats blog that fellow blogger Aimee, of Chapel Hill to Chickenville, has been going through some very difficult times.
Archive | June, 2013
Pressure Cooker Elk Steak Pizzaiola over Pine Nut Pearl Couscous
Last month for Secret Recipe Club I got Mangia! an Italian blog. I was so excited, any excuse to make Italian food is fine with me. Then I made Double Chocolate Almond Joy Pretzel cookies. So not Italian, but oh so delicious. For my assignment this month I got Cookin with Moxie, Jamie lives in […]
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 […]