Cauliflower Couscous Salad – Who Knew?Earlier this year during my “everything-cauliflower spree” I read about cauliflower couscous. Make cauliflower into couscous? Though intriguing, I couldn’t imagine what it would be like. Then last Thursday Continue reading Cauliflower “Couscous” Salad à la Eric Ripert
Salsa Verde – Another Classic Italian Green SauceLots and lots of Italian flat leaf parsley, lots of fresh basil and a good amount of fresh mint swirled together with capers, homemade mustard, white wine vinegar and your best olive oil. Easily made in 10-15 minutes, Continue reading Salsa Verde w/ Roasted Asparagus & Kalamata Olives
Done! Scroll down to view my very first video. So much fun I’ve had creating this Celebrate Spring video featuring seven healthy and delicious recipes for spring. You’ll also see many of your favorite spring fruit, flower and vegetable portraits in this new video. Continue reading Celebrate Spring – My First Video
Roasted Asparagus Risotto Stops the Conversation Occasionally it happens. One taste of a special dish and the conversation stops, replaced with sighs of delight. Luxuriously creamy risotto does that. This was the scene Sunday afternoon with the first bite of Roasted Asparagus Risotto. Its heightened color and flavor from the abundance of Continue reading Roasted Asparagus Risotto with Peas & Spinach
Wrinkled Green Beans – “Dry-fried” in the Oven without the MessOn the menu of many Chinese restaurants, classic wrinkled green beans from the Szechuan region of southwestern China remain one of my favorite dishes. “Dry frying” the beans in a wok at home makes quite the mess Continue reading Wrinkled Green Beans – Gingery, Garlicky Good
“You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook’s year. I get more excited by that than anything else.” Mario Batali
There’s another equally important and defining moment. It comes at the end of each season Continue reading Asparagus Ribbon Salad w/ Almonds & Pecorino
“A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
William Wordsworth
It’s Spring in Montana
Can you believe the vibrant color of these, our first daffodils? They have just bloomed and are a most welcome Continue reading Roasted Asparagus & Creamy Roasted Asparagus Vinaigrette
