Seasonal recipes for today's kitchen
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
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
Each time I make this Summer Slaw with Blackberries, I am carried back in time. I vividly remember the summertime ritual of picking blackberries when I was growing up. We would scout out abundant vines along roadsides and pile out of the car with our–Read more
As summer days heat up, it’s a treat to be able to put together a dish that is beautiful and filling, but requires no heat from the stove or oven. Spinach and Papaya Salad with Cashews has tropical flavors, eye-catching colors, and is packed with–Read more
My mother, known by her nickname Buttons, is a cookbook collector, recipe reader, and very talented cook. While her projects in the kitchen are simpler these days, the dishes she is known for are an important part of our family legacy. When I asked my–Read more
Each year when corn is in season, I know it’s time to make maque choux (pronounced mock shoo), a comforting Cajun dish that is as colorful as it is tasty. This braised stew has long been served at South Louisiana tables, and every family makes–Read more