Herbed Fruit
Is ‘herb’ a verb? It is now. I was recently asked to provide some desserts for a party in late September, a request I usually decline because I’m not baking-inclined, but they wanted the entire event to be gluten free so my empathetic …
AWE = Art, Wellbeing and Edibles.
Gluten free/Dairy free
Black Bean Salad
First a little blast of color from local edible flowers. These are a pile of late summer flowers grown by my friends at Canoe Creek Produce that I used as garnish on salads and an appetizer for a wedding a couple of weeks ago. I …
Ancho BBQ Sauce… or is it Chutney?
It’s kind of a chutney, kind of a móle, kind of a ketchup…don’t let the label inhibit you. It’s tasty and it goes well with warm things, that’s the most important thing to remember. Anchos are dried Poblano peppers. They generally have only the …
Tomato Dill Salad
Purple lisianthus from the Canoe Creek Produce at the Farmer’s Market. I hear they’re difficult to grow because they are slow to germinate, but it is so worth the wait. I’ve found myself sitting and just staring at them over the last week and a …
Celery Snack
A ridiculously simple snack it is, yet it’s been a (sometimes daily) staple for us when we need a no-grain high-protein crunch. If you’ve ever done a cleanse-diet or a few weeks of eliminating sugars and grains and reducing carbs, you know the near-desparation that can set in as …
Cardamom Chicken
How do you describe cardamom? Such an curious flavor, ‘A hint of camphor, eucalyptus, and lemon’, it is one spice that does not hide—like dill, saffron and caraway you really must intend to add this flavor, it will not go quietly. But that’s okay, because there’s no …
Salsa Verde…version 564
Spending time in Mexico led me to believe that all salsa verdes included tomatillos. But no…if you follow the latin-based language back across the ocean salsa verde looks a tad different. Still ground into a potent green sauce, Italian and Spanish salsa verde usually involves anchovies, …
Ginger Beet Lemonade
Once again I find myself wrapped tightly in the schedule of catering events and I’m not able to do justice in writing the experiences of the last ten days on our adventure into the south. This sunset tells the story much better than I ever could, …
Avocado Strawberry Salad
NOLA a.k.a. the Rebirth City. I’m traveling with friends this week to New Orleans and Bay St. Louis, visiting friends and eating delectable dinners everywhere we go. Not much time for words so I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. …
Asparagus Kale Salad
It’s Spring and there is no getting away from recipes about spinach, kale, eggs, nettles, peas and asparagus…so just get used to it. Embrace the green. Green is good. There’s a lot of green activity going on right now by that greenifying chlorophyll, absorbing the blue and red …
Nettle Mint Iced Tea
When life gives you nettles, make nettle tea. I have this greenery growing in my front yard so have been experimenting with ways to eat it…and being careful of its little injection needles full of histamines that give it the ‘stinging’ name. They say if …
Roasted Chicory
Coffee lover that I am, I have to secretly admit I’ve been enjoying this dark liquid lately. That’s right, roasted chicory is carving a new spot in my heart. It has similar components to a coffee description–acidity, body, aroma, bitterness, sweetness, aftertaste–and a deep rich satisfaction that …
Cabbage Parsnip Slaw
Many gardeners in these cold climates overwinter their parsnips in the ground, letting the back-and-forth thawing-and-cooling spring weather sweeten their starches into sugars. So when little else is local in early April of the upper Midwest…parsnips can be found. Related and similar to carrots (they look like an albino carrot), …
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
It’s now day five after making these cookies and the one I just ate was still soft and delicious. Who needs flour?!? The most difficult part is that I’m trying to save some for a sister’s get-together later this week and I’m really not so sure …
Minnesota Wild Rice Soup
A few more shots of ABR in Ironwood, Michigan. Datsa lotta wood. I forgot to bring my coffee cup out to the ski-in cabin the first night so I made it in a jar in the morning. The heavy cream went in …
Nutritional Yeast
The International Paralympic Committee’s Nordic Skiing World Championships, right here at Telemark Lodge in Cable, Wisconsin near our winter home-base. The paralympic equivalent to the World Cup, this is the championships for athletes from around the world competing in biathlon and cross country skiing. …
Kale Sausage Soup
This may be a good meal for the post-holiday recovery. Brothy with good protein and the vitamin punch of kale, your liver will thank you. This is also a favorite of my friend Mary Kay and one that we’ve eaten as she’s been on this stem …
Pepita Dip
If it’s going to continue to be gray outside, it might as well snow a little—and it is! White flakes are showering down and I’m grateful for even a small change in these overcast days. Here’s a tasty and healthy little snack for the holidays. …
Star Anise Pickled Onions
This is a stone tile creation by Scott of limestone and onyx. A fun little bathroom design and another photo distraction to entertain—like the previews before the movies, sometimes they are the most captivating part of the show! Speaking of star anise… A couple of months ago I heard …
Thanksgiving Flashback
I often trot through our nearby wooded parks and recently stumbled upon this fire pit. Most of our trails were built by volunteers in the mountain biking community…can you tell? Knowing some of this crew I would guess this pit will be used well into the winter …