I will admit I cannot resist a novel fruit or vegetable. I love the abundance of color at this time of year and sampling traditional produce in eye-catching colors. I believe the vibrancy of their hue perks up interest in eating vegetables which might otherwise be dismissed. There are many vegetables I prefer to eat…
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{Gluten-Free} Blood Orange Magic Cake with Candied Almond Slices
Have you ever heard of ‘Magic Cake’? Chances are if you are not a food blogger you haven’t. And probably uttered a little gasp of enchantment when reading the name. If you ARE a food blogger, you will be rolling your eyes and saying ‘her too?!’ I’d venture to say it’s a Cake-Gone-Viral on social…
Raspberry-Vanilla double glazed Sugar Cookies with Sugared Pansies
In my last post I shared an Edible Flower Springtime Tea Party. As I write there are 12 inches of new snow surrounding my house with more on the way! I’ll rely on these photos and recipes to remind me it IS spring, though springtime in the Rockies is ‘fickle’ to say the least!
Edible Flower Springtime Tea Party
When was the last time you had a Tea Party? With cookies, cakes, tea, friends (big or small but not just stuffed animal friends)? I don’t know when I did either. Time to change that. The onset of spring breathes new life into everything and for me my creativity abounds searching for outlets. I’m not…
Cheesy Ham and Black Bean Nachos
I don’t know about you but by the time Friday night rolls around I want simple food; easy to prepare, flavorful and quick. I don’t know if I’ve ever met anyone who does not (a) like Mexican food, or (b) does not find Nachos the food embodiment of relaxation and fun. It’s a communal dish…
Lemony Purple Asparagus Pancetta Pasta
I find it so fascinating when the weather changes how our taste for what we want to eat does as well. It’s almost a digital switch. We’ve been enjoying balmy spring temps (visited by a day of cold rain and snow here and there) for the past two weeks. Lighter, brighter foods are naturally appearing…
White Asparagus Arugula Spring Salad with Meyer Lemon White Balsamic Dressing
I can always tell ‘spring has sprung’ by the infusion of bright colors and vibrant flavors that begin to appear in food markets. The early greens are often bitter and attention-grabbing apparently by design. After long winters full of a small number of root vegetables to tide one over, the snarky greens of first spring…
