I am crazy for both Strawberries and Rhubarb, which are often served together. The problem is that rhubarb has to be cooked, but I HATE to cook fresh strawberries. I like them fresh and unaltered. So, while in the process of making our favorite strawberry shortcake recipe, we decided to solve this problem by putting … Continue reading
Category Archives: Recipes
Recipes
Fish with Sorrel Cream Sauce
Sorrel is one of the first spring greens to appear in the garden! I have a wonderful little herb bed right outside my front door. Which is where the herb bed should be, really, as close to the kitchen as possible! The sorrel has been hanging out there for a few weeks now, just waiting … Continue reading
Events / Recipes / Road Trips
Dutch Oven Sourdough Carrot Cake
Marty and I made this Carrot Cake for the Dutch Oven Potluck. The truth is, Alex’s Pineapple Upside Down Cake was better. This is the second time we’ve made this one, and we’re still perfecting it. It was actually better the first time, burned a bit on the bottom this time, so be sure not … Continue reading
Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake!
And the winner is………….Alex Neiwirth, with his fancy delicious Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake! While the Dutch Oven Potluck was a great success, and a good time was had by all who attended, attendance was a little lower than we’d hoped! What’s wrong, people? Is Celebration Park too far away? You missed out, but … Continue reading
Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes
These pancakes are best made and eaten on a lazy weekend morning. I sure don’t seem to have many of those anymore, but maybe if this cold winter weather decides to hang on for one last weekend….these could fit the bill for somebody’s weekend. Would also be great out in the woods, cooked over hot … Continue reading
Blackened Salmon on a Salad
We wanted to test the blackened seasoning that Paul sent us, so I prepared a blind taste test: Paul’s seasoning on one piece of salmon, and the blackened salmon concoction I usually use on the other! This recipe originally came from a magazine, and I’ve used it for many years. Both were actually great, maybe … Continue reading
From our Fans (and $20 Greenhouse, part III)
We love fan mail! We recently received a box of love from our fan Paul VanSavage in New York. Paul is a food writer and cook, and has come up with his own line of sauces and spice mixes. He sent us some samples, including 2 jars of barbecue sauce (“sweet and mild,” “hot and … Continue reading
B. Glad
Walking through grandma’s apartment makes me think of Old Papa’s house. Grandma took care of her father as he slowly faded away at 92. By the time I was born my grandma lived at Old Papa’s house on the side of Mt. Olympus at the mouth of Mill Creek in Salt Lake City. My great-grandfather, … Continue reading
Pierogies
It seems like in the melting pot that is America, the one ethnic tradition that outlasts all the other aspects of language and culture is food. Pierogies are a delicious potato and cheese filled pastry, and are one of those kinds of ethnic foods, passed on to me by my mother’s Polish family. My mom’s … Continue reading
Marinated Sun Chokes (Raw)
Use mandolin (or cheese slicer on grater), make thin slivers of Jerusalem artichoke. Julianne red onion as thin as possible. Chop fresh parsley. Submerge chokes and onion in vinaigrette. Let sit at least 1 hour. Add chopped parsley just before serving. If you have chokes now is the end of the season, dig them up … Continue reading
Cast Iron 