World War 2 campaign poster to encourage civilians to grow their own food and share surpluses with others As I thought about appropriate blog topics for this Memorial Day weekend two things came to mind. The first was that this weekend is generally experienced as the gate keeper to summer, the shifting of food…
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Growing Your Own Food (yes you can!)
Curly Kale It’s that time of year. Kids are getting out of school, Farmer’s Markets are starting up and temperatures are turning toward the smolder of summer. Some of us have put in gardens for summer and some of us are late. This post is targeted at the third group: those that don’t feel they…
Mangalitsa Saucisse Sec and Lardo tasting – Cure Organic Farm Store
There was a time when ‘charcuterie’ would only be a word known if you’d taken an advanced level of French and were studying food. Thanks to the uprising in food interest, and with a nudge from Michael Ruhlman (author of the book ‘Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing’), a movement is afoot to…
Warm Dandelion and Bacon Salad
This delicious warm Dandelion and Bacon salad is rich with flavor and texture. Salty crisp pork belly, smashed potato, tender dandelion greens make this spring salad celebration.
Backyard Salad: My Foray into Urban Foraging
STOP! Put down the weed killer and back away. That could be your next meal you are spraying! I’m fascinated with foraging. Perhaps the romantic notion of going out into the wild to emerge with exotic varieties of seasonal plants to whip up a fabulous meal. But underneath that beats the heart of a scardey…
The Food Network’s ‘Great Food Truck Race’ – Denver
While much of America indulged in Mother’s Day activities such as luxe fixed price brunches with unlimited champagne, I chased Food Trucks, shamelessly, all over the Denver metropolitan area. This weekend the Food Network’s ‘Great Food Truck Race’ landed in Denver. For a frantic 48 hours, six food trucks made their way to multiple locations,…
Bacon-and-Egg Salad Sandwich with Radish Sprouts
We are in the hard cooked egg ‘shoulder season’ by my definition. Done with the plethora of crazy colored eggs of Easter and too early for the countless trays of deviled eggs to be passed at summer picnics. I frankly forget about hard boiled eggs over the winter; they somehow seem like warm weather…
