Preparing for this past Saturday’s Bold Sauces Around the World cooking class (pictured above), I wanted to include a basic cheese quesadilla to serve with Mango Avocado Salsa. Easy enough to do. Or so I thought. The first quesadilla off the griddle was so disappointing. A soggy Continue reading Cheese Quesadillas with Cilantro, Scallions and Two Cheeses
Perhaps it’s not really surprising that one of my favorite takeaways from last week’s Montana Farm to School Summit would be a recipe. A recipe for a crisp, colorful, light and flavorful Apple Cabbage Slaw — a star of the Montana Harvest of the Month program featuring apples. Continue reading Apple Cabbage Slaw – Crisp, Colorful, Light & Flavorful
When Life Gives You Plums . . . Make Plum Apple ButterThis is truly about the easiest jam to make. A bit of cooking softens the apples. A bit of spice enlivens the flavor. A quick purée before you cook the plums. Another purée and you have plum-near-to-perfect Plum Apple Butter. The plum-apple combination was inspired by a gift bag Continue reading Plum Apple Butter – Plum Near to Perfect
I’ve always enjoyed beets. But this summer more than ever. The result of changing my method for roasting them. To highlight their naturally sweet and earthy flavor, I marinate and roast them in a savory balsamic vinegar marinade. This is also the key for the most Continue reading Balsamic Glazed Roasted Beet Salad – Gorgeous, Healthy, Delicious
Zucchini Romano – Layers of Roasted Zucchini, Chunky Tomato Sauce & Pecorino Romano According to the weather rather than the calendar, fall has definitely arrived in southwestern Montana. Even so, along with the nighttime chill in the air and trees and shrubs displaying their fall colors, there’s still an abundance of tomatoes continuing to ripen and lots of zucchini ready for harvesting. Continue reading Zucchini Romano – Everyday Healthy! Everyday Delicious!
Fresh Peach Shortcakes – Light & Luscious Even with peach season approaching its end, you can still find golden, juicy gems aplenty to celebrate Labor Day in style with Fresh Peach Shortcakes. Light and luscious with ripe peaches, tender gluten-free biscuits, and luxurious maple sweetened whipped cream. Continue reading Fresh Peach Shortcakes – Gluten-Free and Peachy-Keen
Fermentation Giveaway and Recipe for Fermented Fig Lemon JamI recently introduced you to my favorite new fermentation tool, Pickle Pipe Airlocks. Today I have a surprise for you. The creative and hardworking folks at Masontops, the people who make pickle pipes, are offering a fermentation giveaway of a set of Wide-Mouth Pickle Pipes! Continue reading Fermentation Giveaway – Win Your Own Pickle Pipe Airlocks!
