I make lots of different combinations of roasted vegetables, but they often follow my golden formula: roasted vegetables = root vegetables + olive oil + herbs + sea salt (usually topped off by a variation of a balsamic vinaigrette, my favorite). Here I roasted beets, carrots, brussel sprouts and sweet […]
A four-layer cake might sound a little intimidating, but this one goes together really quick. A luscious filling of pumpkin and cream cheese is smoothed between the layers and a caramel sauce is drizzled over the top. Black walnuts are easy to spot in the woods. They have a […]
I traveled the United States this summer visiting Farmer’s Markets all along the way. You might guess I have an obsession with Farmer’s Markets. Big ones, little ones, tiny ones and all the others. But, my favorites were the smallest, most remote farmer’s markets tucked back in the mountain valleys. The […]
Take all my favorite foods and put them into a bar and is it any surprise that my new favorite food is this Lara Bar look-a-like? I have not ever actually tasted a Lara Bar since I refuse to buy a purchased granola bars but I did taste a wonderful […]
The best ever banana pickles have to be those from your own garden. And the best ever day of canning is when it is done with a friend. Gracie and I took an afternoon to do just that. Some canning takes lots of long, hot work or time consuming, tedious […]
I have traveled across the United States visiting Farmers Markets this summer, and they all have such wonderful regional specialties. I really enjoy the produce that is unique to each area, such as prickly pear cactus. It is a delicacy found at most of the large city markets. I thought […]
My food science students had a blast with our version of cupcake wars. We started with all types of bases for the cupcakes and added layers of flavors. Culinary experts from William Sonoma did an excellent job of judging. At the end, the judges graciously gave feedback on each of […]
My hands are blue, my face is sunburnt, and there are a couple of rips in my jeans but I have a bucketful of juneberries! This year our hillside is awash with these little beauties. The blueberry-look-a-like is so flavorful and grows wild in large sections of the great plains. When […]