Can you believe it’s already the end of July? Summer is two months gone! The growing season here in CO has been slow this year because of the late spring and wet summer. I’m looking further and further away for my favorite summer ingredients: cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, zucchini and beans. I love the arugula, radish […]
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 […]
Fava Beans
You may have noticed these fat funny looking beans at your local farmer’s market or fruit stand. They are an early summer crop. While favas are native to the Mediterranean and southern Asia, they grow well almost anywhere. Small farms are growing them because, like other legumes, they enrich the soil with nitrogen which almost […]
Dinner with My Sister
Nothing says I’m so glad to be seeing you for the first time in 16 years like a 3-inch thick bone-in pork chop, right? I’m fairly certain that there’s a Hallmark card to that effect – or if there isn’t, there certainly should be. I would definitely buy that card for my sister, Lisa. Food, […]