Seasons in the Kitchen

Is winter white? No, it’s beige, rose, maroon, chestnut, silver, wheat, sea green and Payne’s grey. Some favorite winter recipes… Continue reading →

Make as much as you can of this sauce and it will reward you on cold winter nights when you don’t want to cook. It tastes great with rigatoni, baked in the oven with cheese. It tastes succulent with a creamy polenta and even better with gnocchi! Continue reading →

I don’t know why but I prefer looking at shriveled, dead plants in the fall to full summer glory. Texture and edges are sharper and more clear. Colors are more complex and less candy-like.

Thanks to the High Plains Food Coop, I had these two delicious stewing chickens waiting for me when I got back from Thanksgiving. I chose not to roast them because I was worried that they might get too tough. These pictures show the stock after 16 hours of very slow cooking. My favorite chicken soup? Plain with cheese tortellini of course.

Classic Brown Chicken Stock

Some time soon you will be able to find:

Cooking classes

Cooking with kids tips

Food and Gardening Resources

Lovely pictures

Research tips

on this blog. But not today! Wish me good luck.