Julie | July 21, 2011

Playing blog catch-up with some light meals based on local produce from our home garden and farmers’ market.

Category: Baking, Dinner, Fruits, Lunch, Meat, Pastas, Seafood, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines | No Comments »
Tags: bake, cucumber, farmer's market, fresh pasta, gardening, goat cheese, pea, peach, preserved lemon, quinoa, salad dressing, salmon, shrimp, snow pea, squash blossom, zucchini

Julie | May 14, 2011

A May garden update, and a trip to the Denver Urban Homesteading farmer’s market.

Category: Dairy, Persnickety Bits, Veggies and Salads | No Comments »
Tags: farmer's market, gardening, raw dairy, Scribbles by Sparks

Julie | December 30, 2010

Growing shiitake mushrooms at home—a perfect winter gardening project!

Category: Meat, Persnickety Bits, Veggies and Salads | 2 Comments »
Tags: chicken, cream, farmer's market, gardening, mushroom, shiitake

Julie | November 24, 2010

Local heirloom popcorn is coated with a simple blend of peanut butter, honey, and sugar for a totally addictive treat like caramel corn that is neither too hard nor too gooey.

Category: Casein-free, Dessert, Gluten-free, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Snacks, Specialty Diets | 5 Comments »
Tags: caramel, corn, farmer's market, honey, peanut butter, popcorn

Julie | November 11, 2010

Fragrant roasted chicken on a bed of celeriac, apples, and onions.

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Tags: apple, celeriac, chicken, cider, farmer's market, reduction, roast

Julie | October 31, 2010

My first encounter with the red kuri, a mild, firm-fleshed winter squash that translated nicely into both a creamy risotto and a pile of “pumpkin” pancakes. Happy Halloween!

Category: Dinner, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Seafood, Veggies and Salads | 4 Comments »
Tags: farmer's market, halibut, rice, risotto, squash

Julie | October 22, 2010

After going a little crazy with winter squash varieties at the farmer’s market, here are two squash dishes: simply roasted sweet dumpling squash, and butternut squash macaroni and cheese, with a rant about hiding food from picky eaters.

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Tags: bake, butternut squash, cheese, dried pasta, farmer's market, picky, roast, squash

Julie | October 19, 2010

Creamy wild rice and mushroom soup is paired up with a very unusual scone recipe calling for ricotta cheese in place of butter.

Category: Baking, Breakfast, Dinner, Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Soups | 3 Comments »
Tags: bacon, bake, chocolate chip, cream, dill, farmer's market, mushroom, ricotta, scone, wild rice

Julie | September 20, 2010

Hitting the farmer’s market in the rain, and a stir-fry of ground pork, green beans, and peppery radishes.

Category: Dinner, Meat, Veggies and Salads, World Cuisines | 2 Comments »
Tags: Chinese, farmer's market, green beans, hoisin, pork, radish, stir-fry

Julie | September 17, 2010

You can’t beat a brown-butter cake made with pantry staples and studded with chunks of melty bittersweet chocolate and juicy pear.

Category: Baking, Dessert, Fruits | 6 Comments »
Tags: bake, beurre noisette, cake, chocolate, farmer's market, jam, pear, preservation, spread