Lights on bright no brakes

The past ten years Lights on Bright No Brakes has led me on a wild ride.  What wasn’t planned, just happened.  This new logo honors an adventure that began when a newly-published French cookbook met an amateur chef de cuisine-wannabe who lived in Colorado’s high country.

How do you like them apples?

by | September 27, 2023 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Marie-Hélène’s Apple Cake CONNIE & JANE A decade ago I was inspired by a do-better nudge from a woman I met only once. The memory of that has served me well. I hope my story will inspire you to come up with your own. We all have stories to tell. In this week's...
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ZITI al FORMO, ASPEN-STYLE

by | June 8, 2023 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

It may take a village to raise a child but it only takes two professional cooks and an adaptive amateur to pull together a celebratory Baked Ziti (Ziti al Formo). Call it a casserole or pure comfort food but please do not call it lasagna. Like most food I serve, Baked...
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THE GANT GOES GOLD! LET’S BAKE A CAKE.

by | May 7, 2023 | Uncategorized | 7 Comments

BAKE THIS. Last week cookbook author Joy the Baker posted a simple one-layer Lemon Crumb Cake recipe she claimed would add a ‘sparkle of sweetness to your week.’ After spending 4 months in warmer climes I’m just back home in Aspen so Simple + sparkle + sweetness...
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CROISSANTS. SAN DIEGO. (SERIOUSLY.)

by | February 24, 2023 | Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Croissant: “However you choose to pronounce it at home, it is perhaps worth noting that outside of the United States, the closer you can come to saying “kwass-ohn,” the sooner you can expect to be presented with one.” Bill Bryson Very seldom do I do something ‘on a...
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You’ll find Lights on Bright No Brakes a minimalist version of its tired self.  As for me, I’m still me.  That’s why I suggested to Joy Weinberg, my designer, we skip the ‘about me’ business.  She wasn’t having it.  We compromised, agreeing to this streamlined version.

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