I waited all winter long to find fresh figs at the market. All winter. I thought for sure I’d find them around Christmas time or even New Year’s. Nope. Oh, Colorado… Needless to say, waiting all winter for fresh figs meant waiting months on end to create this mixture of amazingness over which I’d been…
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You wouldn’t normally think to throw in a little “culture” with your chicken, would you? I’m a cultured girl, that’s for sure. I throw that part of my personality into just about everything. But I’m also a girl who loves the taste, texture, and health benefits of fermented foods. Oh yes, that kind of culture….
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Layers upon layers of lemon. Crumbly and crusty vanilla lemon cake. Limoncello soak. – yes ~ soak the sweetly spongey goodness in even more saccharin from heaven. Freshly coddled lemon curd whipped and whirred among pillows of buttercream and fresh lemon zest. Candied lemon “knots” and lemon rays of sunshine beaming through the kitchen windows of…
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I don’t often imbibe in creative cocktails – or cocktails of any sort. I’m more of a wine connoisseur. However, on a recent evening out, I perused the intricate and quite delicate cocktail menu calling my name at the corner table. The flavor combinations looked and sounded downright fantabulous. Although I selected my favorite red…
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Brussels sprouts are truly one of our favorite things to eat at home. Despite the stinky waves wafting through the entire house, the little green cabbage heads consistently make our mouths water when cooked just right. That said, the fact that we have not been partaking as often as we used to simply baffles me….
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This time of year it is particularly important for me to have something super warm in my belly to start off the day. As I whisked together the ingredients for this rice pudding-custard of sorts, I was also warmed by the childhood memories of snowy mornings spent spooning up heaping bowlfuls of Mom’s made from…
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While tomatoes are not exactly a “citrus fruit,” the acidity they provide and the unique sweet zing the vine ripened fruit imparts leads to the “triple” threat title of this recipe. Even if you don’t necessarily buy into the above statement, give the recipe a try. You will not be sorry. Honestly, you simply cannot…
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I’ve mentioned so many times before how much better simplicity is in the kitchen, on the dinner table, and in life, for that matter. Simplicity allows for true flavors, textures, and aromas to meld together, highlight each other (and themselves), and to rightfully be savored and enjoyed. Without all the hullabaloo, we can identify, contemplate,…
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These preserved limes will transform your dish from something good into something amazing. Think about how much you love things flavored with lime – like everything. Preserved limes are limes on steroids. They add an intense, concentrated lime flavor to the dish without all the sour tartness. The preserving process tempers the tartness while accentuating the flavor….
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Brian asked me tonight if I could make “that thing with the shredded parsnips and chicken and lemon. And can you do the chicken in the Le Creuset?” I thought to myself, well, all of those ingredients are pretty much a standard in our house. I said, “maybe you could be more specific. Is it…
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