Spiced Poached Pears with Cardamon Cream
In season, poached pears are a favorite breakfast side dish for my family. It takes just a few moment to quarter and seed the pears [...]
Basque Potato, Pumpkin and Leek Soup (Porrusalda)
Idaho has a large population of Basque and with it their delightful, flavorful food. This simple recipe makes great use of hardy vegetables, leeks, carrots [...]
Spiced Applesauce
Spiced Applesauce–sounds mundane right? When it comes to strengthening the digestive system and the immune, mundane or simple is the best place to start. A [...]
Black Bean Brownies
Moist and rich, these brownies use black beans as the base making them free of any flour–glutinous or otherwise. The addition of instant coffee or [...]
White Bean, Leek & Butternut Squash Soup
This lovely is surprising simple, yet very hardy and tonifying. The flavors aren’t overly strong or powerful. Serve with nice crusty piece of molasses bread [...]
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Chocolate Zucchini Cake - By mid summer I often find myself overrun with zucchini, even from one meager plant. Bless its zeal! What better way to use up some of [...]
Herbs De Provence
There are hundreds of variations on this famous herb combination. Dash over vegetables or fish and meat, use in fresh sauces and pizza. Wonderful if [...]
Stone Fruit Salsa
Drupes or stone fruits come available from late May and early June through the first frosts of September in Idaho. They are easy to identify [...]
K’hair Belaban
I worked at an Egyptian restaurant in Boise in the early ’90’s. The food was fabulous – working with Middle-Eastern men – not so much. [...]
Chilled Sour Cherry Soup
Europeans have a long used fruits in soups. It’s more than an elegant dessert or appetizer, it’s a fantastic way to use up summer’s abundance [...]