Oct 2, 2014
Sometimes you just have to come up with an appetizer (or main course, or dessert) on the fly and it’s times like these I hope that well-stocked fridge and pantry I always try to keep pays off. My friend Julie’s mom, Sarah, called this “punting”... 
Apr 9, 2014
It’s spring in Idaho which means we can run a trifecta of weather – sun, rain, hail – all in a 15 minute span. It’s still a time for comfort food but with first glimpses of veggies that indicate that the season is a changing. I saw this recipe in Bon... 
May 7, 2013
My husband and I are going through Top Chef withdrawals. We finished Season Ten with gusto and no sooner had the credits rolled that it dawned on us that we were out of Sunday night viewing material. See – this is what we do. Sunday nights are carved out for him and I... 
Apr 16, 2013
It tasted like spring and friendship and laughter and collaboration. And wine… it definitely tasted like wine but I’m not sure that any of that actually made it into the recipe. And for that matter, there really is no recipe. Actually, I take that back –... 
Jun 6, 2012
I’ve had an on again, off again relationship with asparagus. When I was a toddler, I am told that I couldn’t jam it in fast enough. Had to have it in both hands to keep the incoming stream steady. Then as my mom tells it, one day I actually took a breath... 