AWE = Art, Wellbeing and Edibles.
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 …
. Once again it’s the time of year when we pack up the trusty (and a little rusty) 4Runner with food and gear and turn her nose northward. For months we’ve been reading the tales of snow in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and have tried …
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 …
“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. . This week’s quote can be taken different ways, but it seemed good for the long nights of the solstice season. Our weather pattern has been stuck in a dreary, foggy, …
I have been spending quite a bit of time lately with my dear friend Mary Kay from south Mississippi while she is in the upper midwest. Recently she wanted to give back to her friends here in the northland the experience of Mississippi/Louisiana hospitality, so …
Another Faroe Island dinner delight. All I had was a blog photo from a dinner at the Faroe Islands restaurant KOKS and the deducing began. Regardless of what their version actually was, these niblets may have been my favorite part of the dinner—this and the celeriac purée. Fortunately …
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 …
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 …
October days are either stunningly orange with sunlight filtered through turning leaves, or it’s grey, rainy and chilled giving us a hint of the November to come. This potato soup with a tang of buttermilk, yogurt and dill seed will not let you down during …
For the last month or two colorful eggplants have been brightening the palette of our local Farmer’s Market. This picture of dazzling garden abundance is from my friend and photographer David Cavagnaro of the Pepperfield Project. Color and shapes! Many of these varieties can be used but the size and …
There are many versions of slaw, usually shredded cabbage and vegetables with a dressing or vinaigrette, sometimes sweet and sometimes with a pickled slant. “Koolsalade” or “koolsla” (sla short for salade) was Dutch for cabbage salad, and we easily latched onto that term like …
The Holiday Music Motel We were wandering around Sturgeon Bay looking for a place to stay since it appeared as though a storm was descending, and though we like camping…it takes real dedication to set up WHILE it’s raining. Vacationland of Door County is …
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 …
Before we get to refreshing cucumbers, here are more photos from the Willow Gathering in June. These are from classes led by the two Danish instructors Ane Lyngsgaard and Eva Seidenfaden. You can see the soaked willow on the floor in the background. …
The plan seemed doable. I wanted a photo of the stuffed mushrooms resting on a serving tray mere minutes before they would be introduced to the hungry post-wedding crowd. Anyone who is or has been involved with catering or restaurants will know how incredibly funny that notion was. Over and …
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 …
