I always feel a little lost, a little wasteful when it’s time to thin my garden as though all those little plants, doing their best to grow in our very rocky mountain soil, are Read More →
mystery veggies in your csa box? what to do with what’s in your box.
I have a confession: I have no idea what’s in my CSA box this week, and, I’m confident I’m not alone. Sure, I can recognize the sugar snap peas and carrots, the lacinato Read More →
Brine-pickled Beets with Ginger and Orange
Fermented beets, dank and earthy and sour, number among my favorite ferments of vegetable. While I will always love the fetid odor of a true sauerkraut, the clean and salty Read More →
Five Spring-weather Crops that Do Great in Containers
It may be officially spring, but here in the heart of ski country, we woke to six inches of fluffy white powder and my heart has begun to ache for bees, for the sweat of the summer Read More →
Rabbit in Riesling with Winter Vegetables & Fresh Herbs
It’s cold where I live. Very cold. Very very cold. But beautiful, too. And here, where snow graces our mountain town nine and sometimes ten months of the year, you learn to Read More →
a recipe: triple beet salad with basil and olive oil
Beet salad with fresh basil and olive oil, sweet and fresh and earthy, becomes the center of our supper tables in late summer and early autumn when both beets and basil Read More →
A Recipe: Potato Leek Soup with Dill
Potato Leek Soup, dotted with dill and pasture-raised bacon, may seem like an odd addition to a June post. I mean, really now, summer's less than a week away - and I imagine all Read More →
Maple-glazed Root Vegetables
Maple-glazed root vegetables, slightly sweet, and a charming accompaniment to winter time suppers, satisfy and nourish. In our home we love to combine fresh, crisp and local Read More →












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