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One-Pot Creamy Mushroom Pasta

One-Pot Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Here's just what you need for these snowy spring days—a warm and creamy mushroom pasta that only...

One Pot Rice and Beans

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...

Osso Buco

Osso Buco

Osso buco refers to a cross-cut piece of beef shank that exposes the "hole in the bone" and...

Gravlax

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

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

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

White Beans and Kale

If you're serious about good food you need to get serious about cooking beans. Not just any beans,...

Montana Chicken Soup

Montana Chicken Soup

This soup has been on repeat in our house ever since I tried Joshua McFadden's recipe, "Quinoa and...

Garden Tomato Soup

Garden Tomato Soup

Tomato soup and grilled cheese...comfort food doesn't get much better! And tomato soup doesn't get...

Summer Rolls

Summer Rolls

These summer rolls make for a cool and refreshing dinner and if you get all the options set up on...

Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad

This sweet heat dressing pulls together all the farmers market vegetables and shredded rotisserie...

Broccoli Beef

Broccoli Beef

My son and I adapted this recipe from a Cook's Illustrated page I had ripped from the September...

How to Cook Beans

How to Cook Beans

A no-recipe, recipe for cooking beans. Dried beans are simple to cook, they just take a little...

Dry Fried Green Beans

Dry Fried Green Beans

It's late summer and green bean season here in Bozeman Montana. Try these dry fried green beans...

Chile-Garlic Pork

Chile-Garlic Pork

I discovered something wonderful last week. I needed a quick dinner, wanted to use the Amaltheia...

Crispy Lentils

Crispy Lentils

Pantry items are a whole lot easier to incorporate into meals when you get them cooked. This photo...

Mignonette for Oysters

Mignonette for Oysters

Most of my oyster memories are midday affairs with either a waterfront view or heaping mounds of...

Barbacoa

Barbacoa

I love the limey acidity in this slow cooked, spicy beef that I like to serve as soft tacos with...

Saag Paneer

Saag Paneer

This is a cheater saag paneer, quick and easy for when you need dinner on the table (and maybe...

Fish Curry

Fish Curry

Curry is not difficult to make, but I do recommend using the best coconut milk (Chaokoh), fish...

Extra-Crispy Baked Tofu

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

Basics: Chicken Soup

Let's make chicken soup! Your grandma knew how to do it, and you should too. Get it done with...

Channa Masala

Channa Masala

Chickpeas in spicy sauce served with rice and perhaps a dollop of cucumber raita...channa is...

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Receiving a weekly farm box from Gallatin Valley Botanical has shifted my starting point for meal...

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...

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...

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...

Black Bean Tortilla Soup

Black Bean Tortilla Soup

Yummy, feel-good dinner coming right up!  Another great recipe from Kathryne Taylor of the whole...

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...

Refried Beans

Refried Beans

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

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...

Pesto

Pesto

Our growing season is short here in Montana, but a lot seems to happen in mid-summer. I returned...

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...

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...

Salmon Patties

Salmon Patties

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

Slow Cooker Carnitas

Slow Cooker Carnitas

"It's like bacon!" exclaimed my 11 year old. He tolerates my creations of squash and beans and...

About Mushrooms

About Mushrooms

My son and I drove over to check out operations at MT Gourmet Mushrooms last Friday and learned...

Corn Tortillas

Corn Tortillas

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

Spinach Lasagna

Spinach Lasagna

Simple cooking relies on the best tasting, best quality ingredients. For lasagna, that means...

Sautéed Cabbage

Sautéed Cabbage

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

Chicken and Lentil Tagine

Chicken and Lentil Tagine

Shake up chicken dinner by using some different seasonings—fenugreek and turmeric in this Moroccan...

Black Bean Chili

Black Bean Chili

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

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...

Mushrooms & Polenta

Mushrooms & Polenta

When I first saw the photo of the New York Times "Fresh and Wild Mushroom Stew", I could...

Winter Squash Enchiladas

Winter Squash Enchiladas

Jumbled together in bins at the market, you'll find all kinds of winter squash: Delicata,...

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...

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...

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...

Crab Cakes

Crab Cakes

  I'm not going to lie. These babies are a project. On the upside, make them ahead (night...

Sriracha Shrimp with Polenta

Sriracha Shrimp with Polenta

For my weeknight cooking, I'm looking for great flavor and speed of preparation. So, instead of...

Farro

Farro

Farro is an ancient variety of wheat, usually sold and prepared with its whole grain intact,...

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