STIR IT UP With Mawa McQueen Making Sense of the Aspen Saturday Market There’s a reason they don’t call The Aspen Saturday Market a “farmer’s” market. ”Over the last 10 years, the Aspen Saturday Market has grown exponentially, now occupying three out of four streets on a city block. The ratio of farmed goods has […]
Chef at Heart
Fruit Juices and Sugar
Nutrition information can be overwhelming and difficult to understand. Add to that the clever marketing involved in many processed foods and making healthy food choices can be very difficult, even with the nutrition labels on most foods. A good example: fruit juice. Science tells us that one teaspoon of sugar contains sixteen calories and that […]
Blueberry Lime Pound Cake
It’s August in Maine, and that means one thing. Well, actually, it means many things: frenetically busy 90 plus hour work schedule (tourist based economy), insane sleep deprivation, and BLUEBERRIES!!!!!! I love this time of year because this state is just lousy with blueberries. Conveniently enough, at the kennel I work at there are […]
Thai-Style Pork Spareribs
“Meat”. A one word answer to a question that could prompt any number of replies. I recently started a second job as an assistant server at a 5 diamond Relais & Chateaux property, and have made a lot of new friends. I decided to host a girls only LATE dinner (they got to my house […]
Dinner Party Appetizers
Have you ever met someone that tells you TOO much of the truth? I’m not talking about too much information – those people who’s over shares make you cringe – I’ll give you an example of just what I mean. When I make people something delicious for dinner and they compliment me on it, instead […]