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.
THINKING SUMMER, STILL SNOWING
Mary+In the Spirit of Full Disclosure, I never watched Game of Thrones. Not one show… ever. Which makes you feel sorta like the last kid picked at recess for the kickball team. Lemon Cake with a Lemon Glaze and Toasted Sweetened Coconut Topping Counterpoint: Call me a When...
The Dorie&David Show. Let’s Eat.
Mary+COOKtheBOOKFRIDAYS Butternut Squash & Parmigiano Reggiano-Filled Pasta with Green-as-Spring Soup How many cookbooks live in your house? Let’s count ‘em. Disregarding my file folders of clipped recipes and following this year’s annual purge, I counted 86. After...
NOODLING AROUND with THROWBACK RECIPES
Mary+Since my last post, I’ve moved 2/3 of my belongings back into my condo while discarding/recycling 1/3. If I can do 8 weeks in Europe with 2 pairs of jeans and 3 pairs of black slacks, I can do 6 months in Aspen without 10 spatulas, 42 Bic pens and 7 pairs of scissors....
IN the KITCHEN with MARY
Mary+“Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.” RIP Dr. Gonzo Counterculture icon Hunter S. Thompson, until his death in 2005, lived in nearby Woody Creek. I...
LIGHTS STILL BRIGHT in PARIS
Mary+Cémeux chocolate/orange, sablé cacao, sorbet safran/orange. Semilla, 54 Rue de Seine, Paris Wednesday was the UN’s International Day of Happiness and France’s National Macaron Day. I defy anyone to nosh on macarons, pull up Pharrell William’s Happy on their iPod and...
MORE, from PARIS
Mary+POTATO TOURTE, EVERYDAY DORIE: THE WAY I COOK Many of you know during Aspen’s summer season I’m a volunteer USFS Ranger decked out in the required uniform and official paraphernalia. When on a mountain trail patrol, if I see a tourist who is lost, separated from their...
…..from PARIS
Mary+Last Friday morning I boarded the Eurostar in London and 2 hours, 15 minutes later, arrived at Gare du Nord in Paris. I will be here five weeks. This is a take 3-deep-breaths birthday year for me (I have until October to adjust.) and I am determined to...
LONDON, YOU’VE BEEN BRILLIANT
Mary+This pre-theatre lunch before seeing "Hamilton" was at Aster, an all day brasserie with a modern European menu, on Victoria Street. The best Duck Leg Confit I've ever tasted, with potatoes and spinach. My bags are packed. I’m ready to go. Groucho Marx once claimed he...
TRAVELING SOLO: LONDON
Mary+Last week, just as the Polar Vortex had powered up to “don’t even think of flying into Chicago’s O’Hare Airport,” I was scheduled to fly to London. In an attempt to assure I would fly the friendly skies, United Airlines had changed my Aspen-Chicago departure flight...
From Dumplings to Powdered Sugar
Mary+Early Thursday morning, when every sane human in Anthem Country Club's gated community was sleeping, I started my trip back to Aspen. I shared a farewell with this majestic Great Blue Heron , a year-round resident who always enjoys the dawn peace, solitude and...
Dorie’s Chowder & Eataly Picture Book
Mary+EVERYDAY DORIE, The Way I Cook, by Dorie Greenspan Potato Chowder Lots of Ways With apologies to Dorie Greenspan, I re-titled this week’s CooktheBookFridays recipe choice. It’s called Potato Chowder Lots of Ways. I’ve chosen to re-name it A Chowder for All Seasons....
LET’S WELCOME TOO-OH-WON-NINE*
Mary+Tangerine-Champagne Sorbet, mixed together with only three ingredients, is not only refreshingly delicious but also a tasty treat for the champagne left in the bottom of the bottle. It’s a new year, a fresh beginning and it’s going to be noisy. With 7.5 billion people...
