AWE = Art, Wellbeing and Edibles.
YELLOW! With the summer sun blazing every day, it seems like the season of yellow. Preserved lemons, a.k.a. lemon pickles, are known as a North African condiment but they appear in dishes all over the region. The entire lemon is preserved in …
. The idea is not to just find ways to substitute dairy, but to have a dish be whole and delicious on its own. To make good food. The role of ricotta in lasagna is to give some creaminess, some protein, and a mild …
There is no end to the mixture of seasonings and herbs that can be mixed with an oil to infuse it. Flavored butters are no exception. Herbs, citrus, garlic, paprika, cinnamon, nutmeg, spices….all of these are tasty in a whipped butter. I …
I used to cook with tofu like I might cook a fish. Tofu is somewhat bland and fleshy but with a delicate texture…so I started using it as a blank slate for other flavors. This concoction became a Deli sandwich, served with a Lemon …
Last fall we bought an extra turkey —we love turkey and can’t figure out why we don’t eat it all year round. This week we cooked it because it’s been so cold and rainy that the idea of a warm oven and turkey aromas …
Mmm..more things to make with the rhubarb that is popping up all over. You can make almost anything into a chutney. Chutneys are either raw or cooked, but since this one includes rhubarb it will definitely be cooked! . . . . . Last …
Green green green—after numerous May snowfalls, finally Spring has erupted into GREEN around here! And with it I want to eat more green. I found watercress in a store recently and it seemed like the perfect addition to a Spring dinner. Watercress grows …
These little buddies are great for parties (graduation season is approaching…) or you could make them as larger patties and serve them for supper. They’re even good as leftovers and road food. Because they have a medium-mild flavor I often serve them with a …
My sister made this dish for our sister’s weekend and we devoured it—she said that even her finicky teenage boys love it. The chicken makes it a meal but I’ve also made it without the chicken and it was scrumptious. When my sister started …
I know I keep saying this…but this soup really truly was one of the favorites at the Deli. The silky broth texture was such a treat. My friend Kristen shared many a great recipe with the Deli and Hmong Market Soup was no …
I remember years ago on spring mornings my mother and some configuration of us daughters would take walks along the gravel road, making our way to the hallowed spots where asparagus grew wild along the field fencelines. In late summer the asparagus would of …
In 2009 my friend Liz gave me the book The Artist’s Way. It was the perfect moment in my life for such an undertaking and I dove into it headfirst, letting it do its magic on me. . The Artist’s Way is a …
. Let’s start with a few images from a weekend in a cabin with my sisters…as you can see it was full of hardship and suffering! My favorite is the top photo taken by my sister. . Girls with blow torches! . This …
Here is the second part to the GF Samosa post I did last year after the Edible Alien Theatre performance: “In Profundus“. The first post was the vegetarian version and here is the beef option we served on these awesome Rorschach inkblot triangular plates that …
Spring! It’s here, complete with snow that will soon turn to muddy slush. I don’t have anything poking through in the garden yet, but our local hoop house gardeners soon will and I’m ready for some good greenery. This soup was …
Recovering from the trip and waiting out the minimal income of the pre-catering season, I’ve been trying to not go to the store unless absolutely necessary (coffee, cream…). This means scrounging through cupboards, ransacking the refrigerator and rummaging through the freezer to use …
I often call myself a 1/4 Extrovert and 3/4 Introvert and being alone most of the time is fine with me. But once in a while I love a gathering, the Exchange. My friend Dennis recently taught me a Danish word with no …
One-Dish-Wonders The Art of cooking with limited cookware; or having cookware but not a great way to wash it; or just wanting to keep it simple so you don’t spend precious ski time washing dishes. Sometimes it’s a great combination of tasty individual …
. How else other than combining it with the sequel to the story would I get you to look at a post about Liver and Onions?? . The final morning at the Sandstone cabin arrived so we packed up our supplies and readied them to …
We’ve been preparing for our annual North Woods trip, making lists and checking them twice, scurrying around doing last minute tasks. We’ve also been doing snow dances every day…and with this dry weather it looks like more dancing is in order if we hope …