Done! Scroll down to view my very first video. So much fun I’ve had creating this Celebrate Spring video featuring seven healthy and delicious recipes for spring. You’ll also see many of your favorite spring fruit, flower and vegetable portraits in this new video. Continue reading
Easy, Flavorful & Satisfying Black Bean SaladAs the warmer weather increases, my desire to turn the oven on decreases. The temperature on our patio the last couple of days reached towards the 90’s. We both wanted a crisp and refreshing salad. One of our favorite go-to main-dish salads Continue reading
Roasted Asparagus Risotto Stops the Conversation Occasionally it happens. One taste of a special dish and the conversation stops, replaced with sighs of delight. Luxuriously creamy risotto does that. This was the scene Sunday afternoon with the first bite of Roasted Asparagus Risotto. Its heightened color and flavor from the abundance of Continue reading
Light ‘n Luscious Rhubarb Strawberry Sorbet – Refreshing as SpringI started out making rhubarb strawberry granita. Forgetting that granita should be a “semi-frozen” dessert, I tasted it when it was just short of being solidly frozen. The icy, crystallized flakes of crimson fruit brought sighs of disappointment. Fortunately they also inspired creativity. Continue reading
Celebrating Wesak w/ Rice Pudding – Buddha’s PuddingCould there be a more comforting or welcoming dessert than rice pudding? When made with sushi rice or arborio rice, it becomes especially thick and luscious. Rice pudding has been on my mind of late, as Wesak is approaching here. Continue reading
Planting Seeds InsideSpring comes late in southwest Montana. Recent nighttime lows hovered around 17 degrees—way too cold for most of the veggies and herbs I want to grow. Our growing season averages only about 86 days. So to increase the possibility for a bountiful any harvest, I start germinating a few seeds Continue reading
Tart, Sweet, Savory and Spicy Roasted Glazed Carrots Vegetables like asparagus and tomatoes naturally take center stage. Not so with carrots. True, they add color to vegetable and dip platters. Yet they usually sit mostly untouched throughout the party. I can’t even remember the last time I served Continue reading
