A few weeks ago my friend Kate Armstrong, the Urban Forager, made a house call. We wanted to get together and she came to do a neighborhood walk to find and point out purslane and sorrel that had eluded us on our May Urban Foraging walk in Denver. It was very fun to have her…
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Mango Jicama Watermelon Skewer and Snowmass Culinary and Arts Festival
Chef Richard Sandoval If I owned 29 restaurants internationally and had as many exciting irons in the fire as Chef Richard Sandoval does I might think I’m ‘all that’. This extraordinarily talented chef is as down to earth and gentile as they come. Before attending the Snowmass Culinary and Arts Festival I was offered the…
Grilled Romaine Salad {Snowmass Culinary and Arts Festival}
I question whether there is a more beautiful venue for a culinary festival than Snowmass Colorado. Perched high atop a mountain in Snowmass Village, with the purest of cerulean skies, verdant green peaks and vistas as far as the eye can see, I embarked on a three day extravaganza at the Snowmass Culinary and Arts…
Snowmass Culinary and Arts Festival – July 21-23, 2011
Normally I would regale you with tales after attending a food event however I’m excited enough about this one I’m sharing a preview. For locals maybe it will prompt a road trip to attend yourselves and for non locals maybe the same, or it might pique interest in one of the acclaimed chefs for…
Strawberry Vodka: How to Make it and Use It
Strawberry Vodka is easy to infuse at home. Fresh strawberries, some vodka and 1 week is all it takes! Refreshing summery cocktail recipes await! Summer is a perfect time to create some delicious infusions with fresh fruits. There is nothing more irresistible than a sun-ripened summer strawberry. Infusing that strawberry flavor into a vodka to…
Strawberry Tart On The Grill
When receiving this month’s Vintage Redo/Swap Recipe for Jelly Cake, I was a bit stumped about how I wanted to reinterpret this recipe. It’s been hot in Colorado and my interest in cooking has fled for the season. I’m happy to grill, compile, to blend and occasionally sauté, though any other culinary descriptors are out…
3 Ingredient No Bake Strawberry ‘Tart’
Last year I discovered a wonderful ‘tart’ recipe which is utterly delicious. I love its simple flavors and how easy it is to prepare. I was sold. There are several ways to modify this and each person I know that makes it does it a bit differently. My version contains three ingredients: almonds, agave syrup…
