Dark Cherry Vanilla Sherbet
It’s been hot. I don’t know if any of you remember last spring, but in Colorado we had one of the rainiest on record. Having just moved to Boulder, I remember thinking that the slogan “300+ days of sunshine a year” was simply a gimmick. By Memorial Day, we’d had what felt like 60 days...
Quattro-Formaggio Pizza
When in Brazil a few years ago, I uncovered the best pizza in the world. Strange considering I lived in New York for so long. The pizza in Brazil was so good that I went back for a slice almost every day. So, are you sitting down? The best pizza in the world is Blue...
How to make Almond Butter
I can’t believe what an idiot I’ve been. Before I explain, I’ll fill you in on a few details. I’m a nut lover. It’s possible that I was a squirrel (perhaps this is why Ollie likes me so much) in a previous life. On most days you can find a nut pack (a mixture of...
Roasted White Yams with Moroccan Seasoning
Every winter, I fall into a vegetable rut. At lunch time you can find me eating the same salad with the same vegetables and I can promise you that there are only so many ways to prepare root vegetables until you are just plain sick of them! I have no clue as to why I...
Toasted Coconut Ice Cream
I’ve never been much of an ice cream lover. Well, with one exception – Baskin Robins’ Pink Bubble Gum ice cream. I’m positive that my little sister and I were the only patrons, because one day it was gone and despite stopping at every Baskin Robins I come across I haven’t had it sense. So,...
Braised Artichokes with a Butter Lemon Sauce
I’ve always been scared of artichokes. They remind me of poison berries, inviting you in with their beauty only to strike after it’s too late. (Well, maybe this is a little dramatic, but life seems more barbaric when reading the Hunger Games). As a child I simply wouldn’t eat them based on appearance alone. Although...
Back to Boulder & Babysitting….
We’re back!! After three months in Jackson Hole, we’ve returned home to Colorado and it feels great. I try hard not to be a materialistic person, but I just LOVE my things. My bed. My kitchen. My Sonos system (we have music in the shower!). Don’t get me wrong, my time in Jackson Hole was...
Chicken Bean Soup with Herb Oil
After an awesome but very busy week with my in-laws, it was bound to happen. We let our guard down for only a few days and – BAM! – both of us awoke to a cold. While I shouldn’t complain since it is my first cold of the year, I’m going to anyways, because 2011...
Irish Cream Coffee – Happy St Patrick’s Day!
As a little girl, I feared Saint Patrick’s Day. Elementary school and middle school both had their challenges, but to me there was no greater fear than getting pinched by some gross nose-picking boy on Saint Patrick’s Day. To avoid this fate I would deck myself out in everything green I could find including a...
How to Make Whipped Cream – Technical Tuesdays
Just like making homemade stock, once you’ve tasted homemade whipped cream, everything out of a can tastes blah. I remember how my eyes lit up my first time making homemade whipped cream. I was sweating standing over the bowl whipping the shit out of the heavy whipping cream and just when I started thinking I...
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Cauliflower Steak with Cauliflower Puree
My in-laws were in town last week visiting from Sunny Michigan. Yes, you read that right – Sunny Michigan and…… its winter. I know what you are thinking and no I didn’t start off this morning with a Bloody Mary…. I grew up in Michigan, so I can confirm that it is not a spring...
Beef Curry Recipe – Simple and in a Slow Cooker
I have a small love affair with French foods (and we aren’t talking French fries here). Even as a child, I gravitated towards the smell of garlic roasting in the oven and applied butter by the spoonful. My love continued to blossom as I moved to the kitchen and now I love to create French-inspired...
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