
Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Tomato season has taken it's sweet time getting here this year, but now that we are in the last...
Tomato season has taken it's sweet time getting here this year, but now that we are in the last...
This sweet heat dressing pulls together all the farmers market vegetables and shredded rotisserie...
My son and I adapted this recipe from a Cook's Illustrated page I had ripped from the September...
Joyce Goldstein cooked with farro long before ancient grains became a thing. Â Hailing from the...
It's late summer and green bean season here in Bozeman Montana. Try these dry fried green beans...
Once you have your rice cooking, this is a dinner that comes together in minutes, even making the...
Here's a slow cooker chicken dish that you can use for simple tortilla roll-ups, tacos, or tostada...
I discovered something wonderful last week. I needed a quick dinner, wanted to use the Amaltheia...
Pantry items are a whole lot easier to incorporate into meals when you get them cooked....
Something about this year got me to buy a smallish chest freezer (9 cu ft) and step up my support...
I never thought tofu tacos would be a good thing. But was I ever wrong! Thanks to Justin's...
This is a cheater saag paneer, quick and easy for when you need dinner on the table (and maybe...
What's for dinner? White fish on the grill with this blood orange salsa from the February issue of...
Minestrone The structure of this minestrone includes lentils, beans and some orecchiette pasta. I...
This salad is a real treat when you're burned out on winter food and craving something light and...
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
The Joy of Cooking's recipe for "Vietnamese Rice Noodle Bowls" caught my son's attention, so we...
Curry is not difficult to make, but I do recommend using the best coconut milk (Chaokoh), fish...
Make this quick sauté when you have fresh corn and summer squash. It is a fantastic partner to...
I might start adding sliced shallots to all of my sheet pan vegetable roasts— what a great idea...
Chickpeas in spicy sauce served with rice and perhaps a dollop of cucumber raita, channa is...
Wilted chard and once vibrant dragon tongue beans were giving me the guilties each morning as I...
"This is as good as a hamburger." When I hear something like that in our house, I consider...
"White-cooked chicken" is a Cantonese recipe that gets its name from the fact that there's no soy...
This shrimp boil was our favorite meal of summer—and it happened on a camping trip! Thanks...
You don't need to do much to a good tomato. A pinch of flaky salt (Maldon or Jacobsen are...
Looking for dinner ideas that use that assortment of veggies in your CSA box? I found this...
Spanish Rice, Mexican Rice, Arroz Rojo, Red Rice, no matter what you call it, cooking rice with a...
I never dreamed I'd see the day when I would crave veggies, but Kathryne Taylor has changed my...
We've got quite a collection of cookbooks here at home...an everyday pleasure I seem to have...
Yummy, feel-good dinner coming right up! Another great recipe from Kathryne Taylor of the whole...
Freshen up your burrito bowl or taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a...
Squash fries anyone? Delicious as an appetizer or as part of "sheet pan dinner" which is...
This cornbread recipe, "California Cornbread", comes from my cooking school archives. I can still...
Adapted from Cookie + Kate's "West African Peanut Soup", this stew is plant-based comfort...
Make yourself this sweet and savory rice salad for dinner tonight and you'll get a bonus:Â ...
Get yourself a 3 pound chuck roast and get ready for a great dinner. Sprinkle with paprika, salt...
My friend with twin babies is finally cooking again after a year of frozen meals and survival...
Collecting colorful winter squash and cooking up a batch of soup without having to go to...
My daughter and I often turn to "steak as condiment rather than main course" when the...
Watermelon and jicama are refreshing on their own, but combined you've got a salad. Â And once...
Easy dinner recipe? Â Cook up a pound of ground pork following the ideas here (originally published...
The Kvichak Fish Company is a family business.  Montana people who head up to Alaska for the...
I never thought I'd get excited about tofu for dinner. Â But things have changed. Â Three...
Have you tried sweet potato noodles?  They cook in five minutes and taste great with stir fried...
I ripped this recipe out of my Bon Appétit magazine last month,  put it in my "try it" pile, and...
My son and I drove over to check out operations at MT Gourmet Mushrooms last Friday and...
When I plan a hands-on cooking class, I'm on the hunt for something Fun. Â Something to get...
It's still winter in Montana, and for local produce, you need to get excited about cabbage. Â Like...
It's the "dressing" that works the magic here. Â Tahini makes it rich and creamy, chile paste...
Back in the 1995, I took my first cooking class at Draeger's. I slinked out of work at 5:30, took...
Shake up chicken dinner by using some different seasonings--fenugreek and turmeric in this...
What did Julia Child order when she went to Cafe Beaujolais in Mendocino CA? Â This chili! Â No...
I refused a complementary Bon Appetit subscription several years back when my beloved Gourmet went...
IÂ saw the original recipe for this lentil soup (and Parmesan Croutons!) in Remedy...
When I first saw the photo of the New York Times "Fresh and Wild Mushroom Stew", I could...
I used to think beans were beans.  Then I walked up the wooden steps into Phipps Country Store in...
Joyce Goldstein cooked with farro long before ancient grains became a thing. Â Hailing from the...
Snow and 20° is forecast for tonight, so I threw a piece of fabric over what's left of our garden....
"Braising greens" is a culinary term that refers to any mix of sturdy greens that taste best with...
It's tomato season here in Bozeman and time for some ideas!  If you haven't yet made a no-cook...
For my weeknight cooking, I'm looking for great flavor and speed of preparation. Â So, instead of...
Mid-summer and the local tomatoes are beginning to appear at the farmer's markets (thank you...
Make plans, but do less. Â This mindset is helping me cure decades of type-A overdrive, and enjoy...
Last night I spent about 10 minutes making dinner and it was so good that I must tell you about...
Here's a rice version of  "Yellow Chicken", a family favorite of ours since the day care years...
Bangkok-style pad thai is easier than you think to stir fry at home. Â Naturally sweet and salty,...
Miette, Peep and Lovie. Â Three survivors from our Spring 2013 brood, and one of our family's...
Spinach or kale, an avocado, green onions, a nub of fresh ginger. Put these in your basket the...
Fit this soup in between the indulgences of the season and feel great! Â You've got to try...
I got distracted by some scuttlebutt this morning. The usual internet conversation, that isn't...
This Thai-inspired soup can be yours in less that 30 minutes! Â Seek out Chaokoh coconut milk and...
Harvest Gold Lentils from Timeless turn into a golden-yellow purée you can enjoy as a soup, use...
Monday night, 6pm.  Everybody hungry.  Thawed package of ground pork in the fridge—mostly because...
blog text updated May 1, 2018 originally published Sept 2012. Stir fry is really all about...
If you live on the Peninsula here in the SF Bay Area, a trip to Eddie and Homa’s new olive oil...