The garden in shutting down quickly and the nights are getting cold, so I am on project “use everything up” before the first frost hits. I have vast quantities of fresh herbs in the garden, including four types of mint, and fresh mint chutney is a great alternative to tea if you have an excess […]
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Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
The C.S.A. share has been delivering a lovely array of sweet peppers the last couple of weeks, and this dip–my take on Middle Eastern Muhammara–is a versatile way to use them up. This dip is typically thickened with some sort of bread, but the walnuts really make that addition unnecessary. Toasting the walnuts add another […]
Grilled Peach and Avocado Salsa
If you are avoiding refined sugars and preservatives it can be tough to find condiments that you are willing to eat. At this point I make my own ketchup, mayo, and mustard, because I like to know exactly what I am eating, and I like to have control over the kinds of fats I consume. […]
Chile-lime Grilled Corn (and a giveaway)
The flavors of chile and lime are used to enliven a lot of popular street snacks, including elote, or Mexican corn on the cob. Slathered with a crema-based sauce and showered with cotija cheese, ground chiles, and lime, this is not your typical corn on the cob. There are many variations served as street food, […]
Banana Ice Cream with Toasted Walnuts and Chocolate Swirl (dairy free)
This is my dairy-free and no-refined-sugar version of my favorite Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor. I don’t want to get into any copyright infringement issues, so let’s just call this Obese Chimpanzee ice cream. It’s a banana ice cream base, swirled with toasted walnuts and chocolate. It is irresistible. I melted the chocolate with […]
Gazpacho with Marcona Almonds
Why yes, this is my second tomato recipe in a week. Yes, it is. The flood of tomato goodness just keeps rolling in. Let me assure you that having too many tomatoes is a problem I have never, ever faced in my previous years of gardening in Colorado. It’s a pretty great problem, and this […]
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