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.
A CAST IRON MEAL TO FLASHBACK SUMMER
Mary+Let’s talk FRIENDSHIP. Yours. Theirs. Mine. Ours. It’s September. Time to do that. Last week-end my nature-loving colleagues and I spent three days in Rocky Mountain National Park taking field workshops. For me, it was a rigorous three days. By 5:30pm on Friday night,...
LENTIL LOVE, MIGHTY MOOSE & OSPREY
Mary+If, as someone once remarked, August is the Sunday of summer, it’s a sure bet your Sunday was fast and furious. Remember Nat King Cole’s lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer? Here in the West, we’ve had crazy hazy days because of our 76 forest fires (latest figure). Last...
A PEACH-O-RAMA and CHARLES DARWIN
Mary+For years I’ve yearned to visit the Galápagos Islands, that archipelago of isolation that sits 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. These are the islands where Charles Darwin landed in 1835. While the Galápagos Islands are recognized for the theories they launched,...
IT’S GRRRRREAT: OLIVE OIL & MAPLE GRANOLA
Mary+Admit it. I can read your mind. You don’t need another insanely tasty granola recipe. Because…1) Granola, not a fave food choice; 2) Already have an insanely tasty granola recipe; or, 3) It’s an easy purchase at your market. I plead guilty to #3. Have you counted the...
SO LONG, JULY. BEEN GOOD TO KNOW ‘YA
Mary+Did I miss July? Back off, August. I’m not ready for you to barge in and muscle your way onto my map. This is silliness, of course. As entrepreneur Michael Altshuler often says, “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot.” It’s not that I’m...
ICE CREAM ALERT: MULTIPLY YOUR HAPPY
Mary+Here’s the challenge. Grab a bowl of ice cream, any flavor will do, or buy yourself a cone, adding sprinkles if you must. Next….. taste. Lick. Savor. Now….. scowl. Frown. Act grouchy. Get mad. I defy you to pull your Unhappy lever. Impossible. That’s why during our...
HUNGRY? ENJOY A PICNIC WITH MOTHER NATURE
Mary+How often must I remind myself to not be cocky? Here’s how my personality rolls: 1. Bad stuff happens. 2. Make a plan. Solve that stuff. 3. Move on. It’s my 1-2-3 approach to Life. Unfortunately it’s never worked particularly as I’d hoped. It’s not the Black and White...
IT’S FRENCH FRIDAYS: WEAR YOUR LIPSTICK
Mary+Since October, 2010, when French Fridays was launched, we Doristas have danced around Dorie Greenspan’s French table. While our jigs were virtual, the 300 recipes she created and we made were delightfully genuine. Now, after 4 1/2 years, it’s kinda shocking to realize...
SPOUFFLÉ & ASPEN’S SNOWY SPRING
Mary+“We need the moisture.” Our springtime weather, disconcerting as it may be, translates into lessened fire danger and a healthier forest. That’s why, here in the mountains, this is our weary mantra. It’s been a soggy, snowy, chilly April/May in the Rockies. Think mud....
FRENCH FRIDAYS: WE’VE COOKED THE WHOLE BOOK
Mary+This is a toque-worthy day in our French Fridays with Dorie world. With this week’s mouthwatering recipe, our group will have literally cooked-the-book. The cookbook is “Around My French Table, more than 300 recipes from my home to yours” by the incomparable Dorie...
A SWEET REVOLUTION WITH FRENCH FRIDAYS
Mary+Listen up. French Fridays is joining a global revolt. Created by English chef Jamie Oliver, who crossed the Pond to transform the way America feeds its children, we Doristas are proud to hold our whisks high and march into battle. It’s Food Revolution Day. For the...
French Fridays: Goodies & Goslings
Mary+Two years ago, having just moved back to Aspen, I was invited to join good friends at a local restaurant for dinner. Our paths hadn’t often crossed for the previous eight years so this was a celebration. What I recall most about that glorious evening - there was much...
