AWE = Art, Wellbeing and Edibles.
Ah, late June—the season of the Willow Weavers! This year’s Willow Gathering focused on traditional basket work and hosted instructors Joe Hogan from Ireland, Katherine Lewis from Washington, Karen Tembreull from Michigan and Joanna Schanz from Iowa. They led their participants through in-depth projects that …
Sankt Hans Aften St. John’s Eve, Midsummer, Summer Solstice (“sun stands still”)….whatever the name, it’s a good celebration: good food, friends, and a bonfire on a short summer’s night. My friend Dennis Larson is an avid celebrator of this Danish version of a …
Avocados are nearly a perfect food. They’re creamy, tasty, filled with nutrients and healthy fats, rich in omega-3’s, and they go with so many different kinds of dishes both sweet and savory. Lately we’ve been eating them with a spoon out of the …
These are the foods I had so this is what happened for dinner. You can’t go wrong with asparagus and bacon together so really this is more of a reminder to you than it is a formal recipe. It probably falls into the Vague …
Remember this little guy from two years ago? We did figure out he was a guy by the dots on the wings, check out better pictures here to see the visual differences of male and females. Spring is a great time to plant milkweed to …
From a run in the woods today: it’s good to be alive. Since catering became a major part of my life spring has meant the beginning of the crazy season, the listmaking-emailing-ordering-prepping-ducks-in-a-row pseudo-calm before the storm, the beginning of nearly non-stop intensity. …
photo by Roy Hampton It has been so fun going through my father’s photos of our times in Mexico. Good memories of a slower life, and my oh my we all looked so young. This is a print of two nopales (prickly pear cactus) growing …
An Irish potato pancake just in time for St. Patrick’s day. These are hearty buddies for any kind of meal and a great way to use your leftover mashed potatoes. The basic idea is to mix mashed potatoes with grated raw potatoes and an egg, but …
A crust should be both a snack by itself as well as a vehicle to transport delicious toppings to your salivating mouth. I’ve known of recipes using cauliflower for various crusts but had never tried it until recently. This recipe has no grain but …
I love dips. I love spreadable flavor that I can eat on a cracker. Maybe it’s the social aspect of which it hints—Spreadable and Dip-able concoctions often mean time with friends and wine…and that just sounds like fun. We first tried a version …
. Ah, the end-of-February Birkie-Season post. The American Birkebeiner is the largest cross country ski race in North America and is a combination of fun, fitness, friends, fretting, fueling, waxing, fretting again, throw in some stress and insanity for entertainment, and if all goes well…skiing …
photo by Coleen Sullins This is our cute little neighbor having lunch at the ABR Rock Fence Cabin, a red squirrel who hung out atop the stack of firewood to better peek in our window. Here he was eating his own snack…but he was also …
. An incredible morning at the Rock Fence Cabin at ABR…it makes it easy to get up at dawn. All of these awesome winterland and cabin photos are by Coleen Sullins who is joining us here in the land of snow while her home …
This was another hearty soup from the deli days. The cinnamon and clove really help build the layers of flavor, not to mention they smell heavenly while simmering. The ingredients and flavors are of a Mexican móle or adobo with the cocoa, oregano and clove. We …
Photos from the Mars Rover? Microscopic view of caterpillar skin? The inside of volcano Popocatépetl in Mexico? Satellite images of erosion in Death Valley? A Fire Lizard? ….or extremely curious skin from my baked squash with light shining through it. …
I was introduced to this dish by my friend Kristen years ago when she created it as a special for the deli. She made it with peanut butter, served it room temperature and it was a favorite of the clientele. Dan Dan Mien, or ‘peddler’s noodles’, of …
Finally a little northern hemisphere winter magic… Happy New Year to you all! Favorites December 2015 . . Blooming wonder . . Danish restaurant magic Höst . . Watercolor for your digital world . . Butternut Gnocchi sounds good …
Is this not one of the most beautiful of Maple Syrup images? Crystalline and glittery, maybe I could wear it as a necklace. Bees would like me. This crystal sat around for many weeks waiting for me to take a photo and it remained …
. My friend Annette made this up years ago, served it at a potluck, and little did she know that I would promptly take her idea and run with it for the next fifteen years. It’s simple, delicious, and the perfect combination of sweet-spicy-tangy-creamy and …
