Seasonal recipes for today's kitchen
Mid to late summer is peach celebration time in Colorado. Our farmers’ markets and grocery stores hold displays of blushing fruit—Palisade Peaches —from the abundant orchards in the west of the state. The peaches are heavy and fragrant, calling to be enjoyed at every meal. –Read more
While I have lots of favorite salads to serve at summer dinners, it’s always fun to find a new one. My daughter Ellen asked me to bring a salad or two to a family dinner over Memorial Weekend. I wanted to bring a salad that–Read more
When the long days of summer bring bountiful produce to gardens, I love to cook the eggplant dressing that my mother made for years and years. Eggplants have been plentiful at the grocery stores and farmers markets lately. Their shiny, deep purple skins are like–Read more
Citrus brightens this time of year. When I see a bowl of oranges or satsumas on my kitchen counter, everything becomes a bit sunnier. That positive energy transfers itself to this salad with its unusual combination of flavors. Bright green, crisp-tender asparagus is tossed with–Read more
From midsummer on, we hear friends asking, “Have you bought any Palisade peaches yet?” The sweet, juicy fruit grown and harvested in Western Colorado is just as beautiful as it is flavorful. Warm, sunset-colored mounds of peaches at the market beg for place in my–Read more
When spring arrives and fresh strawberries are abundant at the market, I love to bake a big batch of strawberry muffins. Easy to put together, strawberry muffins bake up quickly and freeze well. So one recipe’s worth makes enough to share or to stash away–Read more