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
Carrot Ribbons Become Pasta in this Dish for All SeasonsA bag of rainbow carrots, one remaining jar of last summer’s pesto in the freezer, and a container of just-made yogurt cheese. All the ingredients for cooking something new: Carrot Ribbon Pasta with Creamy Pesto Sauce. Get ready to be completely amazed. Continue reading Carrot Ribbon Pasta w/ Creamy Pesto Sauce – Gluten-Free
Ratatouille — Love At First BiteOnce our exceptionally sweet tomatoes and peppers began to ripen, I added Ratatouille (rat-ə-TOO-ee) to my soon-to-make list. Finding a gorgeous eggplant and Italiano Largo squash at the farmers’ market, propelled me into action. Continue reading Ratatouille — Classic Provençal Vegetables
Colorful Potatoes All Dressed Up with Mustard Vinaigrette & Fresh HerbsTasty and tender red, white & blue fingerling potatoes tossed with garden herbs and a flavorful Mustard Vinaigrette. A color-appropriate and standout potato salad for picnics and barbecues this 4th of July and all through the year. Continue reading Potato Salad for July 4th & Beyond
Adding crunchy vegetables and fresh herbs makes a tossed green salad as fresh and vibrant as spring itself. Prepare your own dressing for a fresher, lighter and healthier salad. Continue reading Tossed Green Salad Recipe & Video
Planting Seeds InsideSpring comes late in southwest Montana. Recent nighttime lows hovered around 17 degrees—way too cold for most of the veggies and herbs I want to grow. Our growing season averages only about 86 days. So to increase the possibility for a bountiful any harvest, I start germinating a few seeds Continue reading Montana Gardening Begins Indoors
Garden BountifulWhat to do? You’ve got a veritable zucchini factory growing in your garden or perhaps a CSA box with an over-abundance of summer squash, and you’re rather tired of the same old, same old. Savory Zucchini Pancakes made with lots of fresh and fragrant herbs Continue reading Savory Zucchini Pancakes w/ Garden Herbs
