Summer Rolls
These summer rolls make for a cool and refreshing dinner and if you get all the options set up on...
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Chinese Chicken Salad
This sweet heat dressing pulls together all the farmers market vegetables and shredded rotisserie...
Hummus
Hummus is easy to make at home and great to have on hand for when you need a quick lunch or snack...
Blue Bottle Coffee’s Saffron Snickerdoodles
When I lived on the SF Peninsula I would get to the city as frequently as possible to enjoy time...
Sourdough Bagels
Sometimes I wonder if the upkeep of my sourdough starter is worth it. But then I'll bake...
White Chocolate Strawberry Cashew Bars
I've been experimenting with cacao butter recently, and after making the Sunbutter Bars, I wanted...
Overnight Oats
Thanks to Joshua McFadden and his book Grains for Every Season for getting me going on these. Make...
Sugar Cookies
There are three factors to making bakery-style sugar cookies at home. You know what you...
SunButter Bars (Urban Remedy Knockoff)
When you live a thousand miles from an Urban Remedy shop and are addicted to their products, you...
Broccoli Beef
My son and I adapted this recipe from a Cook's Illustrated page I had ripped from the September...
Mediterranean Farro or Sprouted Spelt Salad
This salad is very satisfying on its own, but sometimes I use it to justify salami for a...
Mocha Maca Budino with Silken Tofu
Dense and chocolatey, yet lighter than a full-dairy budino or pot de crème and way easier to make!...
How to Cook Beans
A no-recipe, recipe for cooking beans. Dried beans are simple to cook, they just take a little...
Amy’s Perfect Pie Dough (the easy way)
I turned a few apples into filling and wanted to make hand pies, but I didn't want to deal with...
Zingerman’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Thanks to the Zingerman's Bakehouse cookbook, I finally have a favorite oatmeal raisin cookie...
Farro with Chestnuts and Butternut Squash
Joyce Goldstein cooked with farro long before ancient grains became a thing. Â Hailing from the...
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This is my favorite carrot cake now, exceptionally moist but way less sweet than typical because...
Chive and Caper Cream Cheese
This is an easy appetizer to keep in mind for Thanksgiving and holiday get togethers. Add smoked...
Dry Fried Green Beans
It's late summer and green bean season here in Bozeman Montana. Try these dry fried green beans...
Teriyaki Sauce for Salmon Rice Bowls
Once you have your rice cooking, this is a dinner that comes together in minutes, even making the...
Bison Roast Barbacoa in Slow Cooker
While looking through my freezer recently, I came across a big roast from last year when we...
Mexican Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Here's a slow cooker chicken dish that you can use for simple tortilla roll-ups, tacos, or tostada...
Chile-Garlic Pork
I discovered something wonderful last week. I needed a quick dinner, wanted to use the Amaltheia...
Strawberry Cashew Cream
Raw food chefs use cashews to make everything from "cheese" to "cheesecake". Being somewhat of a...
Crispy Lentils
Pantry items are a whole lot easier to incorporate into meals when you get them cooked....
Beef Stew with Wine and Shallots (can be made with Bison or Elk)
Cold temps make me want to slow cook a big piece of meat, like this bison from North Bridger...
Mignonette for Oysters
Most of my oyster memories are midday affairs with either a waterfront view or heaping...
Barbacoa
I love the limey acidity in this slow cooked, spicy beef that I like to serve as soft tacos with...
Butternut Squash and Hominy Enchiladas
Here at RIPE, I don't do food styling, I cook dinner. So, please imagine this mound of Tillamook...
Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers
It's tough to make veggie burgers at home. Lots of recipes out there make burgers that are...
Pumpkin Cookies
My daughter and I are crazy for a cakey pumpkin cookie that they make at The Daily here in...
Meatballs with Three Montana Meats
Something about this year got me to buy a smallish chest freezer (9 cu ft) and step up my support...
Tofu Tacos with Spicy Almond Sauce
I never thought tofu tacos would be a good thing. But was I ever wrong! Thanks to Justin's...
Salted Almonds
The best results for homemade salted almonds come from a hot brine and a hot oven. I've adapted...
Salad of Beets and Oranges
William Werner tossed this salad together for us when Alison, Lawrence & Ann, and I visited...
Saag Paneer
This is a cheater saag paneer, quick and easy for when you need dinner on the table (and maybe...
Sweet Chia & Celery Seed Dressing
This sweet dressing is great on arugula and served with grilled white fish, plain or served as...
Good Together: Grilled Fish & Blood Orange Salsa
What's for dinner? White fish on the grill with this blood orange salsa from the February issue of...
Orange Blueberry Muffins
The muffin top here is crisp perfection and the interior crumb is light, like that of a fine cake....
Minestrone, The Seasonal Italian Soup
Minestrone The structure of this minestrone includes lentils, beans and some orecchiette pasta. I...
Salad with Smoked Trout, Hazelnuts and Pomelo
This salad is a real treat when you're burned out on winter food and craving something light and...
Flageolet Beans with Lemon Dressing
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
Vietnamese Dipping Sauce “Nuoc Cham”
The Joy of Cooking's recipe for "Vietnamese Rice Noodle Bowls" caught my son's attention, so we...
Fish Curry
Curry is not difficult to make, but I do recommend using the best coconut milk (Chaokoh), fish...
Green Tomato and Apple Chutney (Small Batch)
I picked a lot of green tomatoes this year. A snowstorm was forecast for the last weekend of...
Summer Succotash
Make this quick sauté when you have fresh corn and summer squash. It is a fantastic partner to...
Oatmeal Crumble Berry Bars
There are thousands of recipes out there for something similar. But the reason I post is to share...
Crispy Cauliflower and Shallots
I might start adding sliced shallots to all of my sheet pan vegetable roasts— what a great idea...
Sourdough Bread for Toast
homemade sourdough loaf getting ready for the toaster Would you like to bake sourdough bread at...
Extra-Crispy Baked Tofu
I began to like tofu when I learned how to get it hot and crispy instead of cold and squishy....
Basics: Chicken Soup
Let's make chicken soup! Your grandma knew how to do it, and you should too. Get it done with...
Cabbage, Carrot and Radish Slaw with Orange-Cumin Honey Dressing
 One of the things I love about getting a CSA box is that it nudges me to use what I have on hand...
What You Learn Making “Channa Masala”
Chickpeas in spicy sauce served with rice and perhaps a dollop of cucumber raita, channa is...
Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Oven space is always at a premium when you're cooking a holiday meal, especially...
What You Learn Making Vegetable Soup (+ Turkey Meatballs!)
Wilted chard and once vibrant dragon tongue beans were giving me the guilties each morning as I...
Overnight Steel-Cut or Whole Grain Oats in the Slow Cooker
Cool autumn mornings call for something warm at breakfast, but there's still the same, never a...
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
"This is as good as a hamburger." When I hear something like that in our house, I consider...
Peach and Blueberry Pie
"It snowed here this weekend, but I'm going to pretend it's still summer."Â Sounds good, Kristine,...
White-Cooked Chicken with Rice, Greens and Ginger-Soy Dressing
"White-cooked chicken" is a Cantonese recipe that gets its name from the fact that there's no soy...
Plum Jam
Small batch, refrigerator jams give you the pleasure of jam making without all the fuss of...
Tin Foil Shrimp Boil from The Campout Cookbook
This shrimp boil was our favorite meal of summer—and it happened on a camping trip! Thanks...
Oven Roasted Tomatoes for Pasta or Polenta
You don't need to do much to a good tomato. A pinch of flaky salt (Maldon or Jacobsen are...
Pearl Couscous with Seasonal Vegetables
Looking for dinner ideas that use that assortment of veggies in your CSA box? I found this...
Grilled Eggplant Gyros
To salt or not to salt the eggplant? That is the question. Short on time the last time I made...
Quinoa Black Bean Burgers
It's hard to find a decent veggie burger recipe, but Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie + Kate is...
Via’s Rice (Spanish Rice)
Spanish Rice, Mexican Rice, Arroz Rojo, Red Rice, no matter what you call it, cooking rice with a...
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Chipotle-Balsamic Dressing
I never dreamed I'd see the day when I would crave veggies, but Kathryne Taylor has changed my...
Meyer Lemon Curd
Bi-Rite Market's selection of citrus is always something to behold, but especially when you...
Oatmeal Scones
Here's a buttermilk scone that is every bit as delicious as a Cream Scone, just more rustic...
Shoyu Ramen adapted from Bon Appétit Magazine
Bones, and bonito and bunches and bunches of green onions. Rich slices of pork, jammy soft-boiled...
Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
These cookies! Breakfast cookies! Another great idea from Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie +...
Parchment Baked Cod with Fennel, Kale & Orange
We've got quite a collection of cookbooks here at home...an everyday pleasure I seem to have...
Black Bean Tortilla Soup
Yummy, feel-good dinner coming right up! Another great recipe from Kathryne Taylor of the whole...
French Pancakes (Oat Flour Crêpes)
I grew up on "french pancakes" and they were always made by the men in my family. (The memory of...
How to Cook Dried Hominy
Sometimes you can find red hominy instead of the regular white (thanks Rancho Gordo!) but no...
Banana Bread
I'm a bit bashful to write this, but kids really do tell it like it is: "The most...
Red Cabbage and Black Bean Slaw
Freshen up your burrito bowl or taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a...
Refried Beans
Back when I worked a lot and hired a nanny to help around the house, Via's cooking sustained me...
Almond Milk
Store-bought brands are getting better and better, but no almond milk will taste as good...
Chocolate Bundt Cake (update 2018)
Easy to mix, you get to use your cute pan, and CAKE! Aren't bundt cakes the best? This...
Madeleines – The Best by Daniel Boulud
I tested madeleine recipes for days before I finally found what I consider The Best. I made...
Miso Marinade for “Black Cod”
Talk to your fish monger, but usually when you select "black cod" you're buying sablefish. Or...
Cashew Butternut Squash Soup
If you're familiar with vegan desserts and alternative milks, you know the surprising...
Roasted Delicata Squash Rings
Squash fries anyone? Delicious as an appetizer or as part of "sheet pan dinner" which is...
Pot Roast (Beef or Bison)
Pot roast, daube, stew, even ragu, they're all very similar: meat seasoned and browned on...
Cornbread
This cornbread recipe, "California Cornbread", comes from my cooking school archives. I can still...
Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew with Collard Greens
Adapted from Cookie + Kate's "West African Peanut Soup", this stew is plant-based comfort...
Wild Rice Salad with Kale and Cranberries
Make yourself this sweet and savory rice salad for dinner tonight and you'll get a bonus:Â ...
Juicing 101
This morning, after pilates and before sitting down to write, I drank some juice.  Not because I...
Thanksgiving 101 – Recipe Roundup from RIPE
I put together this post to help you cook a great Thanksgiving dinner and remain in a happy...
Pot Roast
Get yourself a 3 pound chuck roast and get ready for a great dinner. Sprinkle with paprika, salt...
Dinner Ideas for Fall—Recipe Roundup from RIPE
My friend with twin babies is finally cooking again after a year of frozen meals and survival...
Spicy Squash Soup (or any Winter Squash like Carnival, Butternut, Kabocha, Red Kuri)
Collecting colorful winter squash and cooking up a batch of soup without having to go to...
Black Pepper Ranch
Black pepper and buttermilk make a great dip, drizzle, or dressing—think of it as a "ranch" for...
Apple Pie
My copy of Joy of Cooking has lived with me as a newlywed, new mother, widow, and through a...
Pork or Chicken Posole in the Slow Cooker
Posole is a slow cooked stew/soup made with hominy (the namesake, "posole"), chiles, and...
Spinach Salad with Avocado and Filet Mignon
My daughter and I often turn to "steak as condiment rather than main course" when the...
Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream
Jane and I mixed up a couple batches of chocolate ice cream over the long weekend and this was our...
Pesto
Keep pinching those tasty leaves off your basil plants, otherwise they'll go to flower and that is...
Watermelon and Jicama Salad
Watermelon and jicama are refreshing on their own, but combined you've got a salad. Â And once...
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