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FOOD, FRIENDS, FACTS, FEATHERS & FIRE

July 20, 2018 by Mary 9 Comments

Call me crazy, but I’m wondering if the 24-hour day has declined into 21- sixty minute cycles. The world’s in a twirl, spinning a bit faster, can’t you tell? If Jupiter can claim ten more moons, bringing its number to 79, I can suggest each day seemingly three hours shorter. Now this isn’t a whine… 

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LIGHTS on BRIGHT in ASPEN

May 4, 2018 by Mary 13 Comments

For the previous four winters I’ve emptied my Aspen condo of personal belongings, parking them in my down valley storage unit, and handed my keys to The Gant’s front office personnel. There’s no way to make this easy. Physically, it’s double-duty difficult, packing for a 51/2-month journey while converting my home into rental space. Mentally,… 

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PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA*

March 18, 2018 by Mary 19 Comments

GOODBYE, COMFORT ZONE….. Last Saturday morning I stopped by a currency bureau to exchange my US $$$ for Euros. Having been in Paris only 3 days, I prepped for the conversation needed for this transaction. As I stepped to the window, I did my spiel en français, and felt quite pleased with my performance. The… 

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Filed Under: Beverages, Breads, Breakfasts, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Pastries, Uncategorized

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS…

September 14, 2017 by Mary 15 Comments

Did I ever mention my appointment with a Des Moines, Iowa psychologist. In my mid-thirties, I was needing counseling and advice. After talking to me for 30 minutes he remarked that ‘I would hit my head incessantly against the wall to get something done.’ Heck, I smiled broadly, got all puffed up, considering that a… 

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Filed Under: Aspen, Breakfasts, CookTheBookFridays, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Main Dishes, Soups, Uncategorized, Veggies

A DUTCH BABY, DULCE de LECHE & BIG QUESTION

February 17, 2017 by Mary 7 Comments

It poured last week. Rains were so heavy that 188,000 people were evacuated from a three-county area in northern California. A possible dam failure at Lake Oroville, a reservoir that supplies much of California’s drinking water, threatened to break, sending a 30-foot wall of water down its emergency spillway. Oroville Dam is the largest earth-filled… 

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COOKIN’ UP A NEW YEAR

January 5, 2017 by Mary 16 Comments

“Omelets are not made without breaking eggs.” Robespierre “You CAN make an omelet without breaking eggs. It’s just a really bad omelet.” Steven Colbert It’s CooktheBookFridays. This week’s recipe is David Lebovitz’s take on Omelette aux Fines Herbes. Although most countries and cultures boast their take on this beloved classic, the French were first, in… 

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WHAT’S HAPPENING in YOUR BACKYARD?

July 14, 2016 by Mary 21 Comments

Can you spare five minutes to be silly? In these somber times we still need to step outside our life box of concerns and shake it up. You have lots of happy breaths stored beside those worried and stressful ones. Just dig deeper and gulp. It’s CooktheBookFriday, time to share the exceptionally-talented David Leibovitz’s recipes… 

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Filed Under: Aspen, Breakfasts, CookTheBookFridays, Desserts, Doris Greenspan, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Salads, Uncategorized

IT’S A REVOLUTION. (Not Politics. Food.)

May 19, 2016 by Mary 25 Comments

Thankfully I’ve always been able to grow where I’m planted. Iowa. Florida. Georgia. Nevada. California. Stick me in soil and I’ll sprout. What is true, however, is that I seem to grow best in Colorado’s High Country. There is something profoundly solid about mountains. While that may seem a silly thing to say, these are… 

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Filed Under: Aspen, Breakfasts, CookTheBookFridays, Food Revolution Day 2016, General Post, Jamie Oliver, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Main Dishes, Uncategorized

MY PARIS KITCHEN KISSES THE BLARNEY STONE

March 16, 2016 by Mary 17 Comments

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY Gotta be honest. I’ve not a smidgen of blood – red cells, white cells, platelets, or plasma – that runs Irish. I’m pretty sure David Lebovitz, an American living in Paris and author of My Paris Kitchen, is not Irish either. This week, however, CookTheBookFridays, our international crew cooking its way… 

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfasts, CookTheBookFridays, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Main Dishes, Meats, St. Patrick's Day, Uncategorized

You Asked the Question. I Responded.

September 25, 2015 by Mary 12 Comments

The most often asked question about my Blog is, “With all the food you make, how do you stay so thin, not gain weight?” Now, Readers, when I think about Me, I certainly don’t think thin. In Aspen, where body image is everything, I’m a heavyweight. The truth is I’ve always waged a bulge battle…. 

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IT’S GRRRRREAT: OLIVE OIL & MAPLE GRANOLA

August 7, 2015 by Mary 14 Comments

Admit it. I can read your mind. You don’t need another insanely tasty granola recipe. Because…1) Granola, not a fave food choice; 2) Already have an insanely tasty granola recipe; or, 3) It’s an easy purchase at your market. I plead guilty to #3. Have you counted the various granola cereals on sale at your… 

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DO U WANNA DANCE: THE BUBBLE & SQUEAK

January 28, 2015 by Mary 12 Comments

A talented, rather shy, German food blogger named Andrea Mohr, aka The Kitchen Lioness, is inspiring an international array of cooks (including this Iowa-born-and-bred woman) to veg-ify their palates. Every month she tosses ten recipes from Hugh Whittingstall’s River Cottage Veg on the table and says, make your picks. At the end of that month,… 

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Breakfasts, Cottage Cooking Club, General Post, LIGHTS ON BRIGHT NO BRAKES, Main Dishes, River Cottage Veg, Salads, Uncategorized, Veggies

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