DIG IN
Q: What did I make on December 14, 2017 you ask?
A: I baked a spectacular Gingerbread Cake Roll topped with Eggnog Whipped Cream.
Here’s where you can find all the recipes I’ve made since February, 2011. Admittedly, even I’m impressed by that.
AFFOGATO al CAFFE, HAM BONES & El Niño
Mary+Hello again, hello Just called to say hello Hello, my friends, hello…..Adele, “25” Although my 14-year old Emma is ‘so over Adele, Grandma,’ she understands I am not. In early December she gave me the English singer’s latest release, “25.” During the past six weeks of...
GALAPAGOS, AN IMPRESSION
Mary+Tuesday, December 8, Galápagos Islands Having just finished hiking the craggy volcanic peninsula of Punta Espinosa on Fernandina Island, I wandered back to the panga to shuttle to our boat. As I rounded a blind curve I almost stumbled into this adorable brown bundle...
VIVE LA FRANCE: A TRIBUTE
Mary+Last Saturday evening I planned to have dinner with friends before leaving Aspen for the winter. Then, Friday the 13th happened. Paris was bloodied. France, bruised. The six of us, who had all experienced and enjoyed the City of Lights as well as the country itself,...
HAIL to LITTLE NELL’S HOT CHOCOLATE & 4 SEASONS IRISH COFFEE
Mary+The world of a food blogger is occasionally challenging. Sardine rillettes? Maybe not. David Lebovitz’s Seaweed Sablés? Sticking with Snickerdoodles. Mimi’s Oxtail-Macaroni Gratin? I’m a lumberman’s daughter and partial to Babe. Sometimes, however, sacrifices must be...
IRRESISTIBLE FARE and SNORKLE UPDATE
Mary+Last summer when we finished cooking through Dorie Greenspan’s Around My French Table, I seriously considered signing off. The major reasons I began LightsonBright. as I’ve often said, were not only to bring structure to a chaotic time but also to chronicle the...
BEAR-AWARE & PANADE de BUTTERNUT
Mary+We’ve had intermittent snowfalls this week which translate to a wide community grin. Bring it on, El Niño. It’s cold enough - 28 degrees is the magic number - to crank up the snow makers. At night I can hear the guns shooting their white dust onto nearby Aspen...
FOOD 4 THOUGHT: YOUR MOMENT
Mary+When my friend, Betsy, and I walked into JFK’s presidential library recently ( https://www.lightsonbrightnobrakes.com/alice-waters-pantry-travel-tales/ ) my first question to her was, “ Where were you the moment you heard President Kennedy was assassinated?” Betsy...
ALICE WATER’S PANTRY & TRAVEL TALES
Mary+This is my prediction. After reading this post you’ll open your cupboard doors or walk into your pantry, put your hands on your hips and take a mental inventory. Whether you’re into cooking or would rather not, it’s smart, if only for safety’s sake, to stock your...
A Dorista Roadtrip & Classic Sicilian Caponata
Mary+This summer, if it was Saturday, most likely I was patrolling Crater Lake Trail, the 1.8 mile rocky pathway to the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. This route is also a round-trip magnet for visitors to catch a breathtaking 360-degree view of the Rockies. On this...
You Asked the Question. I Responded.
Mary+The most often asked question about my Blog is, “With all the food you make, how do you stay so thin, not gain weight?” Now, Readers, when I think about Me, I certainly don’t think thin. In Aspen, where body image is everything, I’m a heavyweight. The truth is I’ve...
LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC: TIDYING UP
Mary+The Japanese word, Tokimeku, means joy. I’m 100% fully committed to joy. Raise your hand if you’re for joy. Good show. Let’s move on. This week my life’s been about finding magic. Japanese author Marie Kondo has sold over 3 million copies of her book claiming that...
LUSH-ICIOUS: CROQUE-FORESTIER & CHIPS
Mary+How do I adequately explain this week’s menu choices, Croque-Forestier and homemade Rosemary Potato Chips. That was more of a dilemma than turning Russet potatoes into crisps all gussied up with rosemary and flaky salt. Pete Wells, The New York Times food columnist,...
