Wrinkled Green Beans – “Dry-fried” in the Oven without the MessOn the menu of many Chinese restaurants, classic wrinkled green beans from the Szechuan region of southwestern China remain one of my favorite dishes. “Dry frying” the beans in a wok at home makes quite the mess Continue reading Wrinkled Green Beans – Gingery, Garlicky Good
Healthy Salade Nicoise for Summer’s EndSalade Nicoise exemplifies late summer. The perfect salad while our gardens and farmers’ markets overflow with an abundance of late summer produce. A beautifully composed Salade Nicoise Continue reading Healthy Salade Nicoise w/ Salmon — Summer On a Platter
Home AgainAfter a great weekend attending the Food Media Forum in Saint Louis, there’s lots of catching up to do on my Bozeman home front. And this is without even reviewing my notes from two great days Continue reading Garden Vegetable Stir Fry w/ Black Rice & Spicy Peanut Sauce
A Pan for Almost EverythingGreat pots and pans make cooking so much more enjoyable. For a number of months I had been admiring a certain All Clad simmer/sauté pan—the perfect size, 12 inches, with high (5 ¾ inch) sides and a lid Continue reading Long-Cooked Green Bean, Tomato & Chickpea Stew
“Everything is Great with Soba Noodles.”That is a direct quote from my husband, Paul. Our introduction to soba noodles came while we lived in Los Angeles and frequented an area around Sawtelle & Olympic Boulevards that has many Japanese shops and restaurants. We discovered what was soon to become our favorite restaurant, a “noodle bar” named Mishima. Continue reading Mint & Scallion Soba Noodle Salad w/ Cucumber, Carrot & Green Bean Threads
