Hubby will laugh when he reads this, but I really do not fancy myself much of a baker. Yes, I do it but I do not think it is where my strong points lie in cooking. That is part of the reason I decided to do the Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge, well that and all…
Tag: Vegetarian
Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge Day 1: Gluten-Free Thai Peanut Butter Cookies
It’s cookie exchange time of year, so I thought I would challenge myself and anyone else who wants to take part in a Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge. I’m going to bake a baker’s dozen of cookies and post a cookie blog for 13 days. Pheewwww, sounds like a lot of yummy work, but I’m up…
Polenta Souffle Recipe from Chef Jonathan Power of The Populist
Recently the hubby and I had a date night out at The Populist, a small farm-to-table restaurant at 31st and Larimer in Denver. The food and the atmosphere was excellent as well as the awesome staff. I know most of you aren’t from Denver but service is an issue in many of the restaurants here, so when…
Roasted Golden Beet Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette
Simplicity. What appears as the easiest dish to make in both ingredients and tastes is often the hardest to get right. Simple dishes generally combine just a few ingredients and yet are able to blow you away with the combination of flavors. I love simple dishes. Traveling to Italy introduced me to simplicity at its finest. We…
Fall Harvest Bisque
It’s the last week of October and time to start thinking about cool weather and the upcoming holiday season. Denver is finally cooling off, it’s been unseasonably warm but we have frost in the forecast for tonight. Fragrant rosemary, lemon scented geraniums and the fluorescent fuchsia pink blooms of my regular geranium line the windowsills….
