The recent cool mornings in the Denver area hint at autumn’s approach. We still have a few weeks (I hope) before the frosts end our warm-season gardening. While my eggplant and pepper plants are slowing production, my fruit-laden tomato bushes continue to yield several pounds of tomatoes a week. This year we’ve grown Yellow Pear,…
‘Quality is Key’ Fresh Tomato Galette
When Colorado spring snows taunt me after months of dry, cold weather, I often take solace in an ample dose of sun-dried tomatoes to remind me that summer is not lost forever. One of my favorite ways to get a flavor-packed tomato fix in March is with a slice or two of umami-rich Sun-Dried Tomato…
‘Dial It In’ Vegetarian Comfort Food: BBQ Tofu and Collards
I’ll never be a tofu apologist. Tofu was not a concession I made when I gave up meat my freshman year in college. The first time I tasted it fried crisp and bathed in a sweet and sour sauce, I was hooked. Even now that I eat meat occasionally, I still prefer ubiquitous Chinese food…
Channeling Spring with an Asparagus, Prosciutto, and Potato Gratin
This time last week Denver folks were dusting the snow off our shoes and wondering when exactly we could stop envying the warm weather photos plastered across our social media accounts from friends who live in more temperate regions of the world. Now we’re in full summer mode, sunny mornings and afternoon storms, and I’m…
‘Spring IS a Thing Somewhere’ Lemony Greek Chicken Soup
Instead of the big sunny skies and warm temperatures most Front Range Coloradans enjoy by Memorial Day, the long weekend was cool and overcast with more than our fair share of rain and hail, doing wonders for our usually parched soil but making us wonder when exactly we’ll be able to put away our sweaters…
Mother’s Day Strawberry Granola Crisp
It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day around the Crafty Cook Nook without some sort of baking plan in place to celebrate the day. Still, I was so busy getting a brunch together a couple of weeks ago to share with my husband’s parents before a fun morning at the Denver Botanic Garden downtown that I forgot…