Category archives: Recipes
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- Here's a fast and easy recipe for a Thanksgiving turkey's best side kick!
Jill’s Cranberry Orange Sauce
1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
1 – 12 oz package of cranberries
¼ cup of maple syrup
2 TBS of orange zest
½ cup of fresh squeezed orange juice
In a medium saucepan stir [...]
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- Though the Farmers Market season is beginning to wind down with only a few weeks to go up here in the mountains, I scored a fabulous cornucopia of goodies today from the local Sugar Creek Farm. It was as crowded as ever and Sugar Creek offered up a one price (very reasonably priced I might add) bow [...]
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- I was honored to be asked by a film maker friend of mine, Jill Murphy-Long, to contribute a corn recipe for her new documentary on genetically modified corn. Being that it's August and the corn is high and the zucchini's are plentiful, I put together some bright and fresh ingredients for this easy [...]
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- If you are looking for a surefire early season crop, French Breakfast Radishes are the way to go. They come fully mature after only a few weeks! I picked a few early and they were highly spicy, and perhaps you like them that way. However waiting an additional few weeks to harvest took the bite aw [...]
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1 lb of green beans, washed, ends trimmed and cut into 2 " pieces
2 tablespoons of fresh mint
2 tablespoons of butter
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
pinch of salt - about 1/2 teaspoon
fresh ground pepper - about 1/4 teaspoon
Set a large saute pan over medium low heat and add [...]
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- It's hump day and I've just done all my shopping for Friday's Olympic Opening Ceremonies dinner party menu. Tomorrow I will begin cooking by boiling the beets for the Beet Salad or "Vinegret" as it's known in Russia! By planning ahead (c'mon, it's what I DO!) it will make it super easy to put eve [...]
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- Traditional Russian Cabbage and Potato Soup (Shchi) with Black Bread
This is an easy (vegan) tasty traditional twist on Russian Cabbage and Potato soup.
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 large yellow onion -chopped
1 large yukon potato chopped
5 stalks of celery - chopped
3 carrots - pe [...]
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- For some people, it's the Superbowl, for others it's the Stanley Cup Playoffs, for me, it's the Olympics. As a kid, back in the last millennium, I remember watching with avid fascination ABC's Wide World of Sports. And when it was time for Olympic coverage my entire family was glued to the set (ba [...]
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- Ahhh the wedding cake! Much revered and much eaten over many centuries, the wedding cake has evolved from a mince meat pie in the seventeen hundreds to a multi-tiered extravaganza enjoyed exclusively by royalty. Today, brides and grooms everywhere have become royalty on their wedding day and many a [...]
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- Cheer your wedding with beer! With all the microbrews, home brews and amazing brewed infusions out there, why not have beer take center stage at your wedding bar instead of wine? For Jake and Zalika's wedding last summer here in Steamboat, we designed beer pairings to accompany each course with cu [...]
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In honor of the upcoming Purim holiday, here's a great recipe by Tamar Fox for a wickedly delicious cocktail from Kveller.com! Did you know that at this holiday drinking is encouraged? So put down that hamantaschen and pick up a grogger and a cocktail! Then sit back a grogger Haman's name and toa [...]
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Here's a couple of French style drink recipes I garnered from my friends at A Spice of Life Catering. The French are so romantic so why not try a new romantic cocktail on Valentines Day. Try one of these drinks below and you may want to consider serving them at your next party or event!
Fren [...]
