Pasta alla Checca – Fresh Tomato Summer Pasta

A cold summer pasta with ripe tomatoes, olives, and basil, adapted from The Italian Summer Kitchen and inspired by a Crested Butte […]

Homemade All-Purpose Flour Pasta (High-Altitude Tips)

How to make fresh pasta with all-purpose flour, plus a few adjustments for Colorado’s dry high-altitude air. I’ve made pasta many times […]

Buttered Sage Eggplant 🍆 (Easy & Savory)

Easy buttered sage eggplant — a simple, savory way to cook eggplant that actually works, using grass-fed butter and fresh sage from […]

Greek Salad with Simple Red Wine Vinaigrette

A crunchy, nutrient-dense Greek salad with a simple red wine vinaigrette — one bowl, stays fresh for days, perfect for summer’s best […]

Pan-Seared Lion’s Mane & Black Pearl King Oyster with Za’atar

Simple pan-seared Lion’s Mane and Black Pearl King oyster mushrooms with za’atar, oil, and butter — dry-seared in a cast iron skillet […]

Raspberry Banana Coconut Nice Cream

Frozen Raspberries and frozen bananas blended into ready to eat creamy soft-serve with coconut cream and a touch of cinnamon. Or freeze […]

Buttery Skillet Oyster & Chestnut Mushrooms

Golden, gray, and pink oyster mushrooms with chestnut mushrooms, pan-fried in butter and salt in a cast iron skillet for tender, golden […]

Easy and Quick High Protein Pancakes (3 ingredients!)

Sugar-free, high protein pancakes – blend oats then one bowl in 20 minutes — a fermented-food twist on a classic family pancake […]

Chocolate Bird’s Nest Cookie

Shredded coconut, rice puffs (krispies), dark chocolate = vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free! Dietary Symbols – link Chocolate Bird’s Nest Cookie can be […]

(Peanut) Almond Butter Eggs or Cookies

Almond or Peanut butter, almond flour, dark chocolate = vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free! Dietary Symbols – link Copy-cat Reeces butter cups – […]

Coconut Cream Eggs

Shredded coconut, coconut cream, dark chocolate = vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free! Dietary Symbols – link WOW – just WOW! These I created […]

Easy Gluten-free MEATLOAF without Breadcrumbs

This is a easy gluten-free meatloaf without breadcrumbs that is packed with nutrients from grass-fed lean ground beef, shredded carrots and zucchini, […]