Seasonal recipes for today's kitchen

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Banana Snacking Cake with Malted Chocolate Frosting

Banana Snacking Cake with Malted Chocolate Frosting

The dessert I’ve made most often in recent weeks is this Banana Snacking Cake with Malted Chocolate Frosting. It’s a “snacking cake” because it is not too big and is simple enough for a spontaneous afternoon bake. When I find myself with a few bananas–Read more

Roasted Asparagus Salad with Tangerines and Cashews

Roasted Asparagus Salad with Tangerines and Cashews

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

Roasted Broccolini Caesar Salad

Roasted Broccolini Caesar Salad

A new year calls for some innovation.  As the pages on the calendar turned, I thought it would be fun to mix up our salad game and try a new salad each week.  This Broccolini Caesar Salad created by Justin Chapple for the June 2021–Read more

Cheesy Spinach-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Cheesy Spinach-Stuffed Pasta Shells

When we have company coming or want to bring a meal to a friend, I often turn to my recipe for Cheesy Spinach-Stuffed Pasta Shells.  The ingredients are usually in my pantry and the only stovetop cooking that’s involved is the pot that boils the–Read more

Palisade Peach Pudding Cake

Palisade Peach Pudding Cake

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

Cajun Stuffed Bell Peppers with Shrimp

Cajun Stuffed Bell Peppers with Shrimp

Earlier this spring I traveled to Louisiana to visit my family.  It was a beautiful time of year with mild temperatures, azaleas blooming, and crawfish in season.  One evening my sister Taina treated me to a dinner of bell peppers stuffed with a cornbread and–Read more