Carrot Top Asian Gremolata (pesto and/or chimichurri)
Usually a dish just names itself but I’m afraid that this little condiment/sauce suffers from an identity crisis. It looks like gremolata/pesto/chimichurri, it possesses some of the elements of all....
View ArticleNaked Orange Cake with Almond Buttercream Frosting {Great Falls Camera Club...
Five years ago, I finished my photography course at Rocky Mountain School of Photography. After graduating and moving back to Great Falls I really missed being around creative photo bugs. The cure...
View ArticlePine Needle Syrup
It’s a Scandinavian thing, really it is! Drive down the road in Denmark during pine needle picking season and you’ll see Danes pulled off to the side of the road foraging pine needles. Seem strange?...
View ArticleThe Viking Mule {Moscow Muled}
Summer time and Moscow Mules are made for each other! When Jessica from Moscow Muled (Moscow Mule Mugs) contacted me I thought the timing was perfect. I had been working on a Scandinavian version of...
View ArticleRoasted Beet Hummus
I really, really, really, want to love beets. They are one of the most beautiful vegetables to serve. They are easy to grow and they are nutritious too. Mostly they just taste like dirt to me. I...
View ArticleBlueberry Skyr Tart with Ginger Snap Crust
One taste of skyr and I was hopelessly in love! Haven’t heard of it? It’s kind of an Icelandic yogurt. Except it’s not really yogurt, it’s more of a super creamy soft cheese with a tangy taste that...
View ArticleApple Salad with Candied Pecans
My sweet friend Trina, loves this recipe. So much so that she has asked me for it at least four times. Each time she swears it’ll be the last but then it’s lost in cyber/text world. It’s actually...
View ArticleBourbon Glazed Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Compote
If you think pork chops are mundane than you have another think coming to you. Hands down these are the best pork chops I have personally ever had. The bourbon molasses glaze, the parsnip puree and...
View ArticleWine Poached Pears {insta-pot/pressure cooker}
Pears are just fucking sexy. They’re not even close to being my favorite fruit but oh, how I love their shape. There’s something about them that screams romantic, they ooze with sex appeal. Maybe it’s...
View ArticlePork, Chicken and Beef Bone Broth
I recently wrote an article on a greener kitchen. One of the tips I gave was to save the scraps of food you would normally throw away. I save bones, carrot peelings, onion peels and ends, celery ends,...
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