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Quick Confit for All the Cherry Tomatoes and these Tartlets
The tomatoes are on! Last weekend, I led a tomato canning workshop through the Prairie Mountain Folk School. {They’ve got a host of cool classes from woodworking to preserving, so check it out.} All we...
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Charred Eggplant Yogurt Dip for Busy People
I’m saying “so long” to the grilling season with this recipe for a smoky tasting eggplant dip that nearly makes itself. What I love about this recipe–other than eggplant, which I adore even though many...
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The Pros and Cons of a Good Egg Sandwich
To be honest, most mornings as I spoon up my oatmeal or making a smoothie, what I really want is an egg—pasture-raised certainly, fried or scrambled and served between something bready—preferably...
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An Easy Roasted Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa Calls for a Party
It’s a golden afternoon, but the sun is at a low-slant about to plunge behind the mountains and it’s not yet 5 p.m. The mornings display everything sugar-frosted, claiming all the tomatoes left on the...
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Simple Kimchi Your Way–or Mine
If enthusiasm counted for anything, I’d be an expert on kimchi. But the truth is that you don’t have to be an expert to enjoy this remarkable fermented food–or even to make it from scratch. As I was...
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A Pear Spelt Streusel Coffee Cake to Spice Up Morning
This is a cake without expectations. You don’t even need to think of yourself as a baker to make it. {Talking to you, Mom.} How’s that? Because this whole-grain, not-very-sweet, fruit-filled cake...
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Dinner 911: Alphabet Miso Soup
I love and loathe soccer season in equal measure. The teamwork, the fresh air, the activity–all fantastic. And it’s not even the weird coincidence that soccer games seem to always be on the rainiest,...
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Dare to Take Your Morning Oatmeal to the Savory Side?
“You should try this!” is one off the most enticing sentences I know. Especially when the person saying it is clearly enjoying her food. This was the case the very first time I encountered the savory...
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Radicchio, Lacinato Kale & Garbanzo Caesar
Our last CSA box for the season contained romaine and head lettuce, plus an assortment of other greens. As a fanatic for leafy greens, this seemed like a good time to say good-bye to lettuce. I’m not...
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Buttermilk Rye Dinner Rolls Three Ways
There’s much to love about a crusty loaf of artisan bread. I stash loaves {some homemade, many not} in the freezer to pull out for soup nights. Warmed in the oven and served with pastured butter, any...
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A Side Dish Fetish & a Deep-dish Sweet Potato Gratin
Every holiday season, my mother would start writing menus on white notebook paper and stuff them into cookbooks. My parents entertained from Thanksgiving to New Years, mostly our loud, fun-, and...
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What Gets in the Way of Practicing Good Self-Care Goes Deeper Than You Think
Two years ago today, I was not in a good place. I felt fatigued a lot of the time and lethargic, which made it really hard to do the things that always make me feel better–daily walks and yoga, for...
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Dinner 911: Pasta and Bean Soup–Quick, Frugal and Comforting
I spent 10 days living alone in Tuscany one rainy April eating like a queen. All of it was from the Italian cannon called cocina povera–cheap peasant food. One especially inclement afternoon, I walked...
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No-Cook Curried Bulgur Salad with Garbanzos, Apples, Golden Raisins & Almonds
I had a really hard time selecting my first recipe posts for 2018. It seemed important to hit all the right notes for kicking off a new year. Talk about an inflated set of good intentions. After...
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A Contest Winning Chili? You Be the Judge
Last weekend, I entered a chili contest. My first ever. It’s been a super low snow year for skiing. So, I thought it sounded like fun to spend a Saturday tasting chilis and drinking free beer at...
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Tired of Chicken Sheet Pan Dinners? Try Baby Bok Choy and Crispy Tofu Teriyaki
I recently had my first sheet pan chicken dinner recipe published on Food52. {I’ve been a fan of the site since forever, and it’s exciting to now be a contributor.} The whole sheet pan method has got...
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Fudge Hot Chocolate Sundaes and Celebrations
This week I’m celebrating the first anniversary of the revamped Forage blog and getting ready for Valentine’s Day. Both of which point to chocolate. At this time last year, I had big plans for this...
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Get Hooked on Caramelized Cauliflower Pilaf
It’s mid-winter. Are you in a cooking rut? Fallen off the eating-well-and-treating-yourself-right wagon? {Statistically, you are not alone.} I have to admit that my ideas are feeling stale, and when...
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There is Much to Love About Hot Honey Roasted Vegetables
This may look like a side dish recipe. But it’s way more than that. It’s a whole new technique for vegetables that I’m in danger of overusing. But no one’s going to blame me because it’s simple and...
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Dinner 911: Huevos a la Mexicana Tacos
Last weekend, I was pouring over old photographs–yes, actual print photography from back in the day. One stack of photos is of me working in a restaurant kitchen in Mexico. “It’s Gonzalo and Lola!” I...
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