DIG IN
Q: What did I make on December 14, 2017 you ask?
A: I baked a spectacular Gingerbread Cake Roll topped with Eggnog Whipped Cream.
Here’s where you can find all the recipes I’ve made since February, 2011. Admittedly, even I’m impressed by that.
MILANESE = BREADED & SAUTÉED
Mary+CHICKEN and SALAD MILANESE STYLE STORIES from THE GANT Last Sunday afternoon Paul, a bellmen here at The Gant, came up to the condo to help me move furniture. During our conversation he mentioned making dinner for friends the night before. “What did you serve?” I...
CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES for the WIN
Mary+GIRL POWER - So much to share this week. Let’s go…..My California granddaughters, Clara (L) and Emma, are 16 and 18. For nine years of their lives, Michael and I lived nearby, seeing them often. After he died and I moved home to Aspen, everything changed. My one...
Palindrome Week Panzanella
Mary+FRIDAY the THIRTEENTH According to The Old Farmer's Almanac and who doesn’t have a copy of that hanging out on the kitchen counter, if you’re superstitious, be wary. Tomato, Peach & Arugula Panzanella COOKtheBOOKFRIDAYS, the thirteenth of September and a Harvest...
NO KIDDING: YOU MUST BAKE THIS
Mary+NEWSFLASH: SELF-CARE IS NOT SELFISH It needs to be said. Summer arrived, lingered a bit and in the blink of an eye, vamoosed. Or, so it seems. I’ve spent the last week dealing with that. And, you? We're all cutting our herbs and flowers before the first frost....
MEET-UP: THATSKINNYCHICKCANBAKE
Mary+Mini-Palisades Peach Quick Bread Writing today’s post makes me happy and quite nostalgic. This summer marks six years since returning to Aspen to this comfy Gant condo where, I assured the front office executives, I would live ‘a year or two.’ Funny how that happens,...
Peach-Jalapeno Cornbread & Corn Chowder
Mary+When it’s vacation time or if visiting an unfamiliar area, I’m hoping you go all Dora (or, Dick)-the-Explorer. Whether it’s eating, drinking, sightseeing or finding lodging to fit the coins in your pocket, there’s expectation in getting it right. In fact quite often a...
GOOD, BETTER, (I CHOOSE) BEST
Mary+Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller Competing against some of the food world's heavy hitters and a department store, Deb Perelman's Best Blueberry Muffins...
HERE’S SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW
Mary+An Apricot/Blueberry Galette is a sweet and tasty treat which looks spectacular any way you fold it. Summer in Aspen is a perennial Mad Dash surrounded by an undeniably extraordinary setting. With its intangible quality of art, cultural and intellectual pursuits mixed...
THINKING SUMMER, STILL SNOWING
Mary+In the Spirit of Full Disclosure, I never watched Game of Thrones. Not one show… ever. Which makes you feel sorta like the last kid picked at recess for the kickball team. Lemon Cake with a Lemon Glaze and Toasted Sweetened Coconut Topping Counterpoint: Call me a When...
The Dorie&David Show. Let’s Eat.
Mary+COOKtheBOOKFRIDAYS Butternut Squash & Parmigiano Reggiano-Filled Pasta with Green-as-Spring Soup How many cookbooks live in your house? Let’s count ‘em. Disregarding my file folders of clipped recipes and following this year’s annual purge, I counted 86. After...
NOODLING AROUND with THROWBACK RECIPES
Mary+Since my last post, I’ve moved 2/3 of my belongings back into my condo while discarding/recycling 1/3. If I can do 8 weeks in Europe with 2 pairs of jeans and 3 pairs of black slacks, I can do 6 months in Aspen without 10 spatulas, 42 Bic pens and 7 pairs of scissors....
IN the KITCHEN with MARY
Mary+“Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.” RIP Dr. Gonzo Counterculture icon Hunter S. Thompson, until his death in 2005, lived in nearby Woody Creek. I...
