Enjoying the Fruits (and Vegetables) of Summer

I love this time of year.  It brings back childhood memories of running through late-summer orchards, eating ripe peaches from the tree and not caring that the fuzz tickled and that juice was running down my face and neck. My home town was the epicenter of fruit-growing in Utah.  The road, two blocks from my…

Monster Soup

On my last trip to the farmer’s market, I bought a zucchini.  The problem is, when I tried to pay for it, they wouldn’t let me leave without taking 2 more squash.  My options were zucchini and zucchini…or the 1 Hubbard squash they had left.  I opted for the 7-pound monster.  The total for all…

Highlighting Native Foods: Three Sisters Chorizo Casserole

Kabocha, a Japanese winter squash that can often be found at Asian grocery stores and sometimes at your local grocer’s, is beautiful, with creamy, deep-orange, and sweet meat.  It is also my all-time favorite squash.   I like them so much that within two days, I had bought two of these suckers at two separate…

Spaghetti Squash Gratin with Crimini Mushrooms

Like everyone else lately, I was looking for a recipe that that would turn spaghetti squash into something amazing.  Not that it doesn’t have merit on it’s own – really, what other vegetable looks so cool when cooked?  But, it is a pretty mild vegetable and I was looking for some kick. In the end,…