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Peach and Blueberry Pie

Peach and Blueberry Pie

"It snowed here this weekend, but I'm going to pretend it's still summer."  Sounds good, Kristine, @theearnestbaker! I'm going with it and...

Plum Jam

Plum Jam

Small batch refrigerator jams give you the pleasure of jam making without all the fuss of canning. You can also play around in ways that...

Grilled Eggplant Gyros

Grilled Eggplant Gyros

To salt or not to salt the eggplant? That is the question. Short on time the last time I made this, I decided to skip it and you know...

Quinoa Black Bean Burgers

Quinoa Black Bean Burgers

It's hard to find a decent veggie burger recipe, but Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie + Kate is the go-to gal. Her Sweet Potato and...

Via’s Rice (Spanish Rice)

Via’s Rice (Spanish Rice)

Spanish Rice, Mexican Rice, Arroz Rojo, Red Rice, no matter what you call it, cooking rice with a little tomato and onion makes it extra...

Meyer Lemon Curd

Meyer Lemon Curd

  Bi-Rite Market's selection of citrus is always something to behold, but especially when you move from California to Montana and...

Oatmeal Scones

Oatmeal Scones

Here's a buttermilk scone that is every bit as delicious as a Cream Scone, just more rustic and, with the oats, you could say whole...

Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

These cookies!  Breakfast cookies!  Another great idea from Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie + Kate. Treat yourself to a copy of her...

Black Bean Tortilla Soup

Black Bean Tortilla Soup

Yummy, feel-good dinner coming right up!  Another great recipe from Kathryne Taylor of the whole foods blog, Cookie + Kate and her...

French Pancakes (Oat Flour Crêpes)

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 my Dad flipping through Joy of Cooking...

How to Cook Dried Hominy

How to Cook Dried Hominy

Sometimes you can find red hominy instead of the regular white (thanks Rancho Gordo!) but no matter the color, home cooked (rather than...

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

I'm a bit bashful to write this, but kids really do tell it like it is:  "The most amazing, most perfect banana bread!"   Levi, my...

Black Bean Slaw with Red Cabbage

Black Bean Slaw with Red Cabbage

Freshen up your taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a beautiful and delicious dose of vegetables and plant protein....

Refried Beans

Refried Beans

Back when I worked a lot and hired a nanny to help around the house, Via's cooking sustained me and the kids. My cooking journal from...

Almond Milk

Almond Milk

Store-bought brands are getting better and better, but no almond milk will taste as good, or foam as well, as a batch you make yourself....

Chocolate Bundt Cake

Chocolate Bundt Cake

Easy to mix, you get to use your cute pan, and CAKE! I adapted this one from Amanda Hesser's “Chocolate Dump-It Cake” from Cooking for Mr....

Madeleines, The Best by Daniel Boulud

Madeleines, The Best by Daniel Boulud

I tested madeleine recipes for days before I finally found what I consider The Best. I made Julia's (my standby for years), I made...

Miso Marinade for “Black Cod”

Miso Marinade for “Black Cod”

Talk to your fishmonger, but usually when you select black cod you're buying sablefish. Or butterfish, a sablefish nickname due to its...

Cashew Butternut Squash Soup

Cashew Butternut Squash Soup

If you're familiar with vegan desserts and alternative milks, you know the surprising creamy texture of raw cashews. Adding some to soup...

Roasted Delicata Squash Rings

Roasted Delicata Squash Rings

Squash fries anyone?  Delicious as an appetizer or as part of "sheet pan dinner" which is when I roast a bunch of veggies, add in a pan of...

Pot Roast (Beef or Bison)

Pot Roast (Beef or Bison)

  Pot roast, daube, stew, even ragu, they're all very similar: meat seasoned and browned on the stovetop then cooked slowly in a few...

Cornbread

Cornbread

This cornbread recipe, "California Cornbread", comes from my cooking school archives. I can still remember tasting it for the first time,...

Black Pepper Ranch

Black Pepper Ranch

Black pepper and buttermilk make a great dip, drizzle, or dressing—think of it as ranch dressing for the times when you don't have fresh...

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

My copy of Joy of Cooking has lived with me as a newlywed, new mother, widow, and through a move from the San Francisco Peninsula to...

Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream

Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream

Jane and I mixed up a couple batches of chocolate ice cream over the long weekend and this was our favorite—creamy texture, not too sweet,...

Pesto

Pesto

Our growing season is short here in Montana, but a lot seems to happen in mid-summer. I returned from a week away to a joyful tangle of...

Watermelon and Jicama Salad

Watermelon and Jicama Salad

Watermelon and jicama are refreshing on their own, but combined you've got a salad. And once you've got a salad, you're halfway to a meal!...

Nectarine Blueberry Cobbler

Nectarine Blueberry Cobbler

I've been riffing on nectarine cobbler since Gourmet magazine published a couple versions in 1992 and 1994. I usually make one in the...

Saffron Rosewater Ice Cream

Saffron Rosewater Ice Cream

A small scoop of saffron ice cream concludes dinner on a sweet note without being a sugar bomb. I do hope you'll try it! Thank you to Food...

Grated Carrot Salad

Grated Carrot Salad

The next time you need to bring something to a summer BBQ, make this grated carrot salad. It's simple to toss together and the flavors get...

Spicy Purple Slaw

Spicy Purple Slaw

You're on your way to making a slaw when you thinly slice any sturdy vegetable. For dressing, you can go creamy, or not, slightly sweet or...

Salmon Patties

Salmon Patties

The Kvichak Fish Company is a family business, Montana people who head up to Alaska for the summer to catch, cut, and package the wild...

Greek Pita

Greek Pita

Yes, you need a third flatbread recipe. This one is softer and more tender than pita, in fact, it's kind of like naan, but without the...

Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

Jesse Tyler Ferguson shared this recipe in Food and Wine (December 2016) and it's a good one! Great for a potluck or when you're having...

Slow Cooker Carnitas

Slow Cooker Carnitas

"It's like bacon!" exclaimed my 11 year old. He tolerates my creations of squash and beans and greens and such, but it's meat that makes...

Molasses Crinkles

Molasses Crinkles

  Call me crazy, but I'm a fan of blackstrap molasses. When I encounter a recipe that exclaims, "NOT blackstrap", I grab my...

Focaccia

Focaccia

  A fluffy focaccia like this can be yours in a couple hours. Thanks to food network's Anne Burrell for simplifying my previous...

Naan

Naan

Bread.  It makes everyone happier.  And flatbreads like naan and pita do all their rising in an hour—easier than getting to the bakery on...

Pipikaula (Hawaiian Beef Jerky)

Pipikaula (Hawaiian Beef Jerky)

My friend, Mary Ann, is almost Hawaiian, even though she is a haole and lives in the snow when she's not surfing. I thank her for this...

About Mushrooms

About Mushrooms

My son and I drove over to check out operations at MT Gourmet Mushrooms last Friday and learned about mycelium, uses for a 37K pound...

Corn Tortillas

Corn Tortillas

When I plan a hands-on cooking class, I'm on the hunt for something Fun, something to get my students involved and thinking, feeling,...

Babka

Babka

As we waited for the dough to rise, Lawrence fired up the Seinfeld episode, "She Got the Babka".  Suffice it to say, sometimes baking at...

Sunflower Sprouts

Sunflower Sprouts

When it's still winter in Montana and I'm craving something green and growing, I plant a tray of sunflower sprouts.  Soak the seeds for 24...

Spinach Lasagna

Spinach Lasagna

Simple cooking relies on the best tasting, best quality ingredients. For lasagna, that means flavorful, good textured pasta, a marinara...

Sautéed Cabbage

Sautéed Cabbage

It's still winter in Montana, and for local produce, you need to get excited about cabbage.  Like all storage vegetables, cabbage keeps...

Chocolate Cake Mini Loaves

Chocolate Cake Mini Loaves

  Chocolate cake.  Easy enough to stir up and enjoy next hour.  This recipe makes 8 delicious mini loaves or one jumbo, 9x5.  Thanks...

Shrimp with Thai Chiles & Ginger

Shrimp with Thai Chiles & Ginger

  Back in the 1995, I took my first cooking class at Draeger's. I snuck out of work at 5:30, took 101 south to Menlo Park. The stress...

Sugar Cookies with Icing

Sugar Cookies with Icing

I hear my daughter's three-year-old voice every time I gaze at a beautiful bakery display, "Special treat?"  (Sounds like "tweet"....

Celery Root Mashed Potatoes

Celery Root Mashed Potatoes

What's even better than mashed potatoes? Celery root mashed potatoes!  When I first tasted Chef Alex Lee's celery duo, one component of...

Chicken and Lentil Tagine

Chicken and Lentil Tagine

Shake up chicken dinner by using some different seasonings—fenugreek and turmeric in this Moroccan tagine, which is really just a simmered...

Blueberry Granita

Blueberry Granita

Blueberry and rosemary.  I stumbled upon this delicious combination when I was testing my granita recipes and used up the last of my...

Grapefruit Granita

Grapefruit Granita

The freezer in the Cancer Support Community's kitchen was giving me trouble during class last week--it wasn't as powerful as my home...

Oatmeal

Oatmeal

Say goodbye to mid-morning munchies!  When you start your day with oatmeal—the kind you make for yourself, with toppings like walnuts,...

Black Bean Chili

Black Bean Chili

What did Julia Child order when she went to Cafe Beaujolais in Mendocino CA?  This chili!  No kidding!   The original recipe was...

How to Cook Beans

How to Cook Beans

These giant white beans are Royal Coronas from Rancho Gordo. Serve them simply with olive oil and parmesan, or add them to soups and pasta...

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

There's really not much to making your own baked sweet potato fries:  scrub a couple sweet potatoes clean under running water, cut them as...

Lentil Soup and Parmesan Croutons

Lentil Soup and Parmesan Croutons

  I saw the original recipe for this lentil soup (and Parmesan Croutons!) in Remedy Quarterly, a little magazine I picked up at...

Mushrooms & Polenta

Mushrooms & Polenta

When I first saw the photo of the New York Times "Fresh and Wild Mushroom Stew", I could practically taste it. Eventually I had the...

Grandma B’s Nuts & Bolts

Grandma B’s Nuts & Bolts

I think Grandma B was skimping on the butter when she made Nuts & Bolts back in the 60's. Either that or the  "1/2 box Cheerios" she...

Eggnog, Small Batch

Eggnog, Small Batch

Eggnog latte?  No thanks.  A small glass of really good eggnog with a shot of Cognac or bourbon?  Yes please!  One of my favorite holiday...

Winter Squash Enchiladas

Winter Squash Enchiladas

Jumbled together in bins at the market, you'll find all kinds of winter squash: Delicata, Butternut, Red Kuri, Kabocha, Acorn, Buttercup,...

Ham Hock and Greens

Ham Hock and Greens

We are so lucky to live near several producers of piggie goodness; thanks to the Co-Op and Amaltheia (a family-run organic goat dairy that...

Apple Bars

Apple Bars

My first born believed "candy corn" was a toy until at least her fourth birthday.  I've eased up a bit since those "no sugar" days when my...

Baked Caramel Pears

Baked Caramel Pears

Dessert or breakfast, decadent or light, simple or fancy, these pears can do it all, it's all in how you serve them.  For decadent, I...

French Onion Soup Gratinée

French Onion Soup Gratinée

French onion soup isn't difficult to make, but it does take some time. You're looking at 45 minutes to caramelize the onions and another...

Slow Cooker Beef Ragu

Slow Cooker Beef Ragu

Last weekend I spent some time with Donna Hay The New Classics and tried the slow-cooked beef ragu. Who knew that a chuck roast could be...

Buttermilk Pancakes

Buttermilk Pancakes

The best pancakes are made with buttermilk. It adds a flavor tang and helps produce a tender texture.  Pick some up the next time you're...

Tomatillo Salsa/Green Cocktail Sauce

Tomatillo Salsa/Green Cocktail Sauce

Call it salsa because it's fresh with some Scoville heat, or call it green cocktail sauce because it has horseradish and goes great with...

Crab Cakes

Crab Cakes

  I'm not going to lie. These babies are a project. On the upside, make them ahead (night before or morning of), then warm them in...

Chocolove Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolove Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know...who needs another chocolate chip cookie recipe?  I've been happy with my go-to recipe for almost a decade.  Now and then I'll...

Blueberry Granita

Blueberry Granita

Start this granita three hours before you want to serve dessert or make it a day in advance.  The texture is best on day one, but the ice...

Stir-Fry Chicken with Braising Greens

Stir-Fry Chicken with Braising Greens

"Braising greens" is a culinary term that refers to any mix of sturdy greens that taste best with a flash of cooking, rather than raw,...

Cocoa Buckwheat Granola

Cocoa Buckwheat Granola

Chocolate for breakfast. Sure you can! Maximize nutrition with this cocoa buckwheat granola, adapted from Sarah's original recipe at My...

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