Strawberry Rhubarb Compote
It's just about rhubarb season here in Montana, we just need a few more warm-ish weeks to ripen...
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Avocado Ranch
I made this dressing to go with Bison Taco Salad, and had some extra so the next day I tried it on...
Cinnamon Baked Donuts
Here's a donut version of cinnamon toast. I like using buttermilk and an additional hit of apple...
Bison Taco Salad with Avocado Ranch
Taco salad is a fresh way to enjoy a pound of ground bison or beef and an easy way to achieve...
Spinach Salad with Honey Dijon Vinaigrette
Local vegetable season is upon us here in Bozeman...rejoice! Amaltheia had bags of their baby...
Sonoma Chicken Salad
Sad fact: Whole Foods has changed their Sonoma Chicken Salad and at least what is available here...
Amy’s New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
I've been known to enjoy a cookie in the morning with my coffee, but most of the time they are too...
Taco Salad with Quinoa and Beans
Spicing up quinoa and adding some beans makes a great "taco meat" for taco salad. Thanks to...
Egg Salad
A text with a friend yesterday reminded me to post some of my "just stir it together" favorites,...
Braised Beef Soup with Chard and Spelt
I love this soup by Joshua McFadden for its varied textures. You braise the beef separately and...
Brothy Beans with Bacon
A little bit of bacon goes a long way with this pot of beans. Keep them brothy or reduce to barely...
Artichoke Nibbles
My Mom made a lot of recipes from Sunset magazine in the 1970's and these Artichoke Nibbles are...
One-Pot Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Here's just what you need for these snowy spring days—a warm and creamy mushroom pasta that only...
Sourdough Hot Cross Buns
I've been researching hot cross buns the past week and have been humbled and learned a lot about...
Lemon Lavender Bundt Cake
This is Flo Braker's Lemon Lavender Mail-a-Cake from Baking for All Occasions: A Treasury of...
Mint Chip Smoothie
Here's a green smoothie to add to your line-up, something I adapted from Urban Remedy. Mint and...
Rustic Chard Tart with Italian Egg Pastry
as published in Edible Bozeman, Spring 2020; adapted from my Rustic Chard Tart 2012 and Rustic...
Sourdough Starter Crackers from Maurizio
Just scoop, mix, let proof a couple hours, roll out on a sheet of parchment, cut and bake, and...
Raw Kale Salad with Quinoa
This salad has been a favorite of mine since before I moved to Montana, over a dozen years ago. I...
One Pot Rice and Beans
New York Times Cooking ran a one-pot meal feature and it inspired me to simplify our rice and bean...
Chicken Tortilla Soup with Tomatillo Salsa
I've adapted this recipe from the outstanding original from Romney Steele's cookbook, My Nepenthe:...
Chocolate Wafer Cookies
These chocolate wafer cookies are the Miette graham crackers I made awhile back but amped up with...
Osso Buco
Osso buco refers to a cross-cut piece of beef shank that exposes the "hole in the bone" and...
Sourdough Pullman Loaf
Sourdough bread baking can be simpler than you think. I've learned a lot from this basic loaf over...
Sourdough Breadsticks (Grissini)
I've been building a collection of sourdough items that are easy vs. hard. Easy as in don't have...
Gravlax
Salmon is easy to cure at home but for some reason has people intimidated. No more! As long as you...
White Bean and Kale Soup
This is Jackie Page's white bean and kale soup that we published in the Fall 2021 issue of Edible...
Fish and Fennel
Weeknights call for minimal prep and minimal cleanup. Fish fits right in this plan if you bake it...
White Beans and Kale
If you're serious about good food you need to get serious about cooking beans. Not just any beans,...
Save That Baguette French Toast
I usually make breadcrumbs from leftover baguette (whir in blender and keep in the freezer) but...
Graham Crackers
These graham crackers are adapted from the bakery, Miette, published in Miette: Recipes from San...
Slow Cooker Oatmeal with Apple
Set this pot of oatmeal to cook before you go to bed and in the morning, hot breakfast! Just what...
Montana Chicken Soup
This soup has been on repeat in our house ever since I tried Joshua McFadden's recipe, "Quinoa and...
Pumpkin Cookies (inspired by a Saffron Snickerdoodle)
I based these pumpkin cookies on my favorite cookie recipe of all time: Caitlin Freeman's Saffron...
Big Pot of Apples for Applesauce/Compote de Pommes
All you need to make applesauce are apples, a little water, and some sweetener, it's so easy! When...
Garden Tomato Soup
Tomato soup and grilled cheese...comfort food doesn't get much better! And tomato soup doesn't get...
Big Pot of Tomatoes
It's tomato season and more tomatoes ripen each day. This is a great thing, but what do you do...
Sesame Spinach
I love the sesame spinach served at some Japanese restaurants. Here's a homemade version that...
Fresh Spearmint Stracciatella Ice Cream
Making ice cream at home is not as difficult as you may think. I use a simple Cuisinart machine...
Bouchons for High-Altitude
Bouchon Bakery's signature treat, made in the shape of a cork, is really just a brownie—but a very...
Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Tomato season has taken it's sweet time getting here this year, but now that we are in the last...
Spring Rolls
These Vietnamese style spring rolls make for a cool and refreshing dinner. Set up all the...
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
If you've been to our house this year you've probably had these bagels with cream cheese lox. The...
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 ripped and filed from the...
Farro or Spelt Berry Salad
This salad is very satisfying on its own, but sometimes I use it to justify salami for a...
Tofu Budino, Mocha or Chocolate
Dense and chocolatey, yet lighter than a full-dairy budino or pot de crème and way easier to make!...
Amy’s Perfect Pie Crust (the easy way)
Making pie crust can and should be simple. Here the food processor does the work for you so you...
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. 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 Creams
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. This photo...
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 mounds of...
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...
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 for the...
Salted Almonds
The best results for homemade salted almonds come from a hot brine and a hot oven. I've adapted...
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 with rotisserie chicken. Another fun way to use it is to...
Grilled White Fish with 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
The structure of this minestrone includes lentils, beans and some orecchiette pasta. I like using...
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
Would you like to bake sourdough bread at home? It's easier than you think. I've had lessons with...
Extra-Crispy Baked Tofu
I began to like tofu when I learned how to get it hot and crispy instead of cold and squishy....
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...
Channa Masala
Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Sahni has been helping me learn how to make simple Indian food at...
Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Oven space is always at a premium when you're cooking a holiday meal, especially Thanksgiving, so...
Vegetable Soup (and Turkey Meatballs)
Wilted chard and once vibrant dragon tongue beans were giving me the guilties each morning as I...
Overnight Steel-Cut or Oat Groats in the Slow Cooker
Cool autumn mornings call for something warm at breakfast, but there's still the same, never a...
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
Receiving a weekly farm box from Gallatin Valley Botanical has shifted my starting point for meal...
Peach and Blueberry Pie
"It snowed here this weekend, but I'm going to pretend it's still summer." Sounds good, Kristine,...
Plum Jam
Small batch refrigerator jams give you the pleasure of jam making without all the fuss of canning....
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 to...
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 my...
Pearl Couscous with Seasonal Vegetables
Looking for dinner ideas that use that assortment of veggies in your CSA box? I found this to be...
Grilled Eggplant Gyros
To salt or not to salt the eggplant? That is the question. Short on time the last time I made...
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