The opening day of the Farmers’ Market was this weekend, and with the fridge now stocked with spinach, baby lettuce, mushrooms, cheese, eggs, and wine from the market, I was inspired to use the last of the storage onions to free up some space. I am so ready for weekly market trips. This tart is [...]

Onion and Rosemary Tart (grain free)

Grilled Bison with Rosemary Garlic Butter
Colorado has a great deal of ranch land, so when I am looking for local, pastured meat for the grill, bison is a widely available and delicious choice. Also known as buffalo, bison is really lean and has a rich, mineral flavor that works well with this easy recipe for compound butter. I grilled these [...]

Roasted Carrot and Parsnip Soup with Polenta Croutons
I decided to buck the holiday cookie trend and give you this easy, luscious, roasted vegetable soup recipe. This is elegant in its simplicity and would be a lovely addition to a holiday meal–or it might be a great way to detox after a weekend of holiday splurging. Your call. I was recently contacted by [...]

Vegetable Wellington with White Beans and Rosemary
As my regular readers are aware, I am not a vegetarian but I eat meat infrequently and with a careful eye regarding the source. During the holidays it is always a challenge to find interesting vegan and vegetarian entrees that are festive, a little decadent, and not based on “fake meats,” which I oppose due [...]

Red Lentil and Toasted Walnut Pate
My first experience with a lentil-walnut pate was many years ago when I was in England. At that point I was a full-time vegetarian, and I was surprised at the number of meatless options available in most of the places we traveled. I had a version of this pate at a pub in the Lake [...]

White Bean and Porcini Soup
January is definitely a soup kind of month, when all I want is a warm bowl with some crackers or crusty bread. I am also heading back to work full time, and soup is a fabulous make-ahead kind of meal that works well for the end of a busy day. Today I made up a [...]












