Last year on New Year’s Eve I decided I needed to make my first chocolate soufflé. I don’t recall the recipe I used but despite following it to what I thought was ‘the letter’ I realized afterward I did not beat the eggs to stiff enough peaks before folding into the chocolate base. It was…
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Hoppin’ John: Lucky Food for the New Year
I’m not Southern, nor is Hoppin’ John a family tradition from my upbringing. I am one however that will take good luck in almost any form it’s offered. I don’t exactly remember where I learned about Hoppin’ John but once I did it became the first thing I eat on New Year’s Day; whether that…
Heirloom Cookie Recipe: “Good Cookies” with a Kick (includes GF modifications)!
As I prepared to bake cookies for Santa, I perused my Grandmother’s recipe box once again and felt nothing could be more apropos than a recipe for ‘Good Cookies’. I’m feeling pretty confident about my behavior over the past year landing me on Santa’s list of choice but why risk it? Whether merely an understated…
The BEST Cranberry Maple Granola (raw food recipe)
I experiment with many genres of food preparation. Last year I became interested in the raw food approach after enjoying some fabulous food at a friend’s birthday party. Naively I thought ‘raw food’ would be just that; carrot sticks, bean sprouts, scary green smoothie drinks. Had I not known this party spread was prepared by…
Some Enchanted Evening: Frog Belly Farms (Longmont CO)
My first introduction to Frog Belly Farm (or ‘FroG beLLy faRm’ as they prefer) was with ‘the farmer’ being on a panel after a local showing of Food Inc., the documentary of our food system (a MUST SEE in my book for anyone who eats in our country). He was a soft spoken man patiently waiting…
Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Ripple
This classic Coffee Cake recipe is sweet and simple. Filled with a brown sugar cinnamon ripple and streusel topping. Perfect for a cozy weekend morning. This recipe is from my Great Grandmother’s recipe box. It has been a treasured breakfast recipe in my family for decades! She titled it ‘Filled Coffee Cake’ and with the…
Christmas Traditions ‘Down Under’ in New Zealand: Christmas Stollen & Ice Cream Christmas Pudding
I had the opportunity to travel to Fiji a number of years ago where I was fortunate to meet my friends Janis and John from New Zealand. We clicked instantly and it became a joint vacation of sorts. I can say many things of Janis: she is an artist in so many forms, a socio-anthropologist in…
