Thai Rice Noodle Salad Makes It Feel Like SpringLots of snow remains in our Montana valley. Even though the official start of spring remains a month away, eating Thai Rice Noodle Salad today reminded me that spring will soon be here. Thai food with its light, clean and complex flavors, abundance of Continue reading
New York City Highlights—Apples to Miso & MustardHome again after a wonderfully rich and active week in New York with our grandbaby and his parents. We walked everyday taking in New York City’s vitality, passion, excitement, diversity and great food Continue reading
Camping, Dining & Hiking in Yellowstone National ParkIdyllic best describes our days of camping in Yellowstone Park. Our campsite had room for at least four tents. Lots of space lay between us and our tent-only neighbors from Germany, France and Minnesota. My outdoor kitchen Continue reading
One Lucky DucklingA mallard duck made her nest just under my office window aside our delphiniums. She sat patiently for a month. We only saw her move to adjust her position. Each day I would stop and look Continue reading
Summer’s First PestoArugula grows so beautifully in our tiny garden. During the cooler spring weather it grows into a compact, deep green plant with many long leaves. As soon as the warm weather hits Continue reading
No single dish better represents the delicateness
of Vietnamese cuisine than this one.
—Mai Pham, the Best of Vietnamese & Thai Cooking
Goi cuon, whether translated as salad rolls, summer rolls or spring rolls, are always fresh Continue reading
Cook Once, Eat Thrice!
Soup can be great for breakfast. On cooler mornings when I have an 
extra half hour or so, this Creamy Miso Soup is my choice. And then my husband Paul and I continue to appreciate the seemingly endless Continue reading
