Polenta Napoleon with Fig Compote and Feta

Polenta Napoleon with Fig Compote and Feta

    Today there has been very little physical activity as I begin the process of recovering from the marathon flurry of scrambling to prepare for our Edible Alien Theatre show “In Profundus”.  It is incredible what can happen when there are deadlines, especially when 

Gluten Free Samosas with Pea, Potato and Green Mango

Gluten Free Samosas with Pea, Potato and Green Mango

    Too many times I have suggested to a client an interesting idea, and as it is leaving my mouth my brain is shouting, “Stop, you crazy woman! You don’t know how to do that!!” For example: My Mouth “‘Oh yes, we could serve 

Frittata with Spring Greens, Feta and Caramelized Onions

Frittata with Spring Greens, Feta and Caramelized Onions

  If you live in an area where winters are chilly and you have access to local produce, then you know that Spring = Eggs and Greens.      (In some circles Spring also means Maibock Beer, but that’s another story…) . So if Spring 

Nutmeg

Nutmeg

We now begin the trip home.  The American Birkebeiner ski marathon is over, the car is packed to the gills and we are pointed south heading towards brown grass and re-entry into the world. After leaving the home-base cabin we stopped in at the “00” trails near 

GF Chocolate Cake with Port, Craisins and Lime Zest

GF Chocolate Cake with Port, Craisins and Lime Zest

    First, the confessions: There is cheating involved with this cake recipe…but sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.   The second confession is that there is a reason why this site is named “Awesome Cookery” and not “Awesome Bakery”.  

Elixirs, Snacks and More Cabin Notes

Elixirs, Snacks and More Cabin Notes

    Clutter |ˈklətər| noun—a collection of things lying about in an untidy mass. De-clutter—to remove the untidy mass.   When given a chance to rest, the brain runs a defragmenting program that de-clutters itself from the constant internal chatter, giving some deliciously blank space 

Remote Cabin Menu Plan

Remote Cabin Menu Plan

  We all seek bliss.  We spend much of our lives looking for activities that have given it in the past, or new ones that we hope will produce those lovely waves of endorphins.  Out here the magic combination of bliss-ingredients is Awesome Fatigue, a 

Favorites—and Why I Love Winter

Favorites—and Why I Love Winter

  I have learned that adults don’t like to do things that make them feel like an idiot.  Kids don’t care, and they learn so fast, but adults generally try to avoid looking like a baboon.  So why, as an adult, would I choose to 

White Bean Soup with Pesto

White Bean Soup with Pesto

    For a few months now I have now been hoarding my summer goodies that were processed and stored in the freezer.  Those tastes-of-sun treats—the green beans and strawberries and pesto—I keep thinking that I need to wait for that special moment to bring 

Squash Porridge

Squash Porridge

    I’m so hungry! What can I make to eat? What’s in the Fridge? How many times do we ask this of ourselves each week…not having the brain power left to plan ahead, but desperately needing a quick meal because we forgot to eat breakfast? 

Three Chile Enchilada Sauce

Three Chile Enchilada Sauce

  Perhaps part of the purpose of a food blog is not just to give recipes that you have never tried before (which is getting more difficult to do), but to remind you of things you have not thought about in a while.  Maybe there 

Pinto Fuul

Pinto Fuul

  If there is a highway that links Gluttony and Hunger, and if on that highway there is a small cafe that occupies the space halfway between Gluttony and Hunger, then on their handwritten menu would be Fuul. As we journey out of the holiday 

Sweet Potato Rutabaga Latkes

Sweet Potato Rutabaga Latkes

Pancakes aren’t just for potatoes anymore.   I love potatoes, don’t get me wrong…but there is something endearing about the Underdog.  The humble rutabaga, or ‘Swede’ as the Brits call it, it has become a forgotten vegetable in our culture, looking huge and weird in the 

And so it begins…

And so it begins…

. I ask the question that is the elephant in the clouds…. “Why do it?  AM I CRAZY?” . Why start a website about cooking when there are a bazillion other sites with recipes and advice and videos and reviews?  I ask myself that question 

Welcome to AWEsome Cookery!

Welcome to AWEsome Cookery!

Site is currently under construction, please visit us again later. As we follow the seasons, I will look at recipes, cooking techniques, food facts, and ways to enjoy your time in the kitchen.  “Cook with wine? Of course I do!  And sometimes I even put