The “Best Dinner Ever” from the mouth of my 7 year old. Could the fact that she prepared the bulk of it herself have anything to do with it? Recipes for Sausage and Lentil Winter Soup, Cornbread, and Mariela’s Chocolate-Coconut Bars
Cheap and easy, warm and satisfying, and a little protein to get us all through the morning.
When choosing your ingredients keep in mind the #1 rule of food preparation- salt and fat make things taste better but unfortunately it’s in direct proportion to the amount of calories and sodium added to your food.
It’s not often we buy seafood in Colorado but when we do we do it big.
Best Overall: Ann Callison- Blueberry-Lemon Shortbread Pie
Best made with local Ingredients: Mary Mullaney- Huckleberry Rhubarb Pie
Best Savory Pie: Tye Tilt- 4 Mushroom Pie
Most Artistic: Deirdre O’Connell- Rose Petal Pie
Best Heritage: Sara Willers- Strawberrry Rhubarb Pie with lattice crust
The best response to an increasingly dire financial crisis is to take a deep breath and return to our communities, says the founder of Slow Food in the Tetons. Rather than gloom and doom, the changing season should inspire people to become more locally self-sufficient, Sue Muncaster says.
“I really think that the whole thing with the economy is evidence that we’ve lived out of control for too long,” said the Idaho-based organizer, writer and mother. “I think about how fast and fierce the ‘global financial crisis’ hit us. Imagine how fast and furious the inevitable global food crisis is going to hit us. It’s time to take action and just say no to fast food, processed food and big corporations.”
Traditional Pisco Sour
Pebre or Chilean Salsa
Alfahores or Dulce de Leche Filled Cookies
Spicy Lentils with Chorizo
Porotoes or Chilean Beans
Tart Summer Lemon Pie
Brownies Rio Verde
Fruit Kuchen
School’s out, the sun is shining, and summer is in full swing. There is no better time to teach kids a reverence for fresh, local food, how it grows, and just how good it tastes. Tips include gardening, finding farm fresh food, cooking, cheesemaking and Food Fun in Teton Valley.
As the holidays roll around it’s easy to worry about how much we eat and spend but don’t let this take away from the joy of slowing down and enjoying the bounty of the season with friends and family.
Everyone is touching on the idea is that what’s at stake is not just our own health and the health of our children, but the health of our relationships, the environment, and our communities.