AWE = Art, Wellbeing and Edibles.
My sister and I recently went to this display of Flora Metamorphicae, 4,000 flower sculptures created by six Norwegian artists. The flowers travel the world and the displays are changing and unique to the surroundings in which they reside. Each flower is different, some resemble …
(A visit to the Niagara Escarpment, more photos below…) Close your eyes and open your mind to let ketchup become more than you think it is. That red puree we think we know so well has origins in China (doesn’t nearly everything?!?) as a …
… Fresh tarragon with sugar was not my original idea, but reading it in a menu convinced me this was the meal I wanted to attempt to recreate for a Scandinavian dinner for my friend Dennis, the generous Dane who loves to host elaborate festivities. The Faroe Islands …
Nutmeg Iced Tea is great for a summer’s day, so here are photos of a divine location to relax with a glass—a gazebo co-created by Scott and metal-master friend Hung Van Pham. This is the initial design in miniature, before it took an evolutionary turn to include metal. The top…not …
These orange lumps turned out to be great munchables. We served them at an event as a gyro substitute with yogurt tzatziki, then the next day we ate them as leftovers, and the day after that I packed a few along for a road trip …
How is ‘beetroot’ different from a beet? Not. You’ve already heard me say what I’ve said for decades….beets are back. They are back stronger than ever and people are asking for them—I even served a beet salad at a wedding last summer. Don’t be …
Maybe not something you do every night, but these gems are stunning on a plate. I recently made these as a garnish for a wedding dinner to be set atop the saffron rice pilaf next to the pesto green beans. Color!! We eat with our eyes …
My friend Robin gave me this recipe from the Real Simple magazine—she said that it has repeatedly been her potluck smash hit. I made a couple of little changes, but not much. Hearty yet lightly sweet-and-sour with a hint of cumin, this could do well in summer …
Gluten Free and Low Carb—perfect for summer! You can put nearly anything in a lettuce leaf and it provides a handy shell to hold the flavors. I often am looking for edible vehicles that can deliver the punch line and in the summer lettuce leaves …
It’s amazing how much trust is involved in cooking for groups of people. Individuals allow a complete stranger to set comestibles before them that will soon become a part of their bodies, ingested and integrated into their cells. How crazy is that? I am humbled by …
Skewered roasted tofu with a peanut sauce is one of my all time favorites for catering, and it’s pretty awesome for eating at home too. When I began this site I wanted to start with some of my crowd-pleaser recipes, dishes that I …
These buddies were a scrumptious success at a luncheon I recently catered. You can make them without smoking the salmon, of course, but smokiness adds a rich depth, a ‘something extra’, oooh I could even say “je ne sais quoi”…whatever you want to call it, it will compel you to eat at …
While we were in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in February we ate lunch at a little place called Steep Creek Cafe (and White Cap Kayak Trips) in the Ironwood and I seem to recall we licked out the bowl that this dip was served in. Having only the …
Despite the occasional April snowstorm our landscape is about to explode into electric GREEN. It’s been patiently waiting and waiting and the time is nigh. Later this week I’ll plant my onion sets for green onions —I keep harvesting the shoots throughout the spring …
This is a little recipe from Food Renegade with a few adaptations. Light but a tad rich, it will be a great one for an evening meal on a hot summer’s day. I used canned coconut milk but if you have access to fresh …
Racing is a curious thing. To the observer it makes no sense at all—people spend loads of money to travel to a location, sleep on floors (or wherever), rise early after not sleeping well, venture out into often uncomfortable conditions, stress and adrenaline courses …
Sunrise at the Sand Point Cabin. . Warmth on a sled. . Corn. Soaked in the mineral lime. Dried. Ground. Mixed with a sweetener and cinnamon. . Atole is generally made from toasted masa (corn hominy flour soaked in lime) …
Half pack—not looking so bad. To make things more interesting, in the wee hours of the morning the day before we left I came down with a stomach/intestinal bug. This made for a very slow day of packing that was not planned to …
Eat Good Luck for your New Year! There was an idyllic snow on Christmas eve, and after walking home from a Norwegian Jule dinner on quiet streets in the falling flakes, we awoke to more snow and a perfect day for a …
Nearly everyone who eats this deep orange treat asks for the recipe, it is yet another dish that will convince even the anti-yam-ites to change sides and join my Orange-Love Camp. The original recipe was from Scott’s family and has seen adaptations along the …