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Spring Snow Spring Cake
I was helpless. The weather made me do it. I resisted after just having baked a Banana Sour Cream Coffee Cake. A few slices still remain on the plate and on my waist. I have cooked a small stack of...
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Uncracked, bright yellow yolk, easy to peel, hard-boiled eggs- Really!
In case you have not hard- boiled your eggs for coloring yet this Easter, I thought I would share a fool- proof technique. If you are like me, you look it up every single year. What could be easier...
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Chicken and Dumplings on the Fly (ball)
We are having an April blizzard. Mm. Hm. April-blizzard. Its cold and snowy and I have a kid home sick. He played his first baseball game of the season in 30 mph winds and plummeting temperatures last...
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The back story: how a cooking artist was “made”.
I have been a proud Youngquist for nearly 19 years! The Youngquists are obviously Swedish, and I am not. They have a wonderful enthusiasm for life and live it to the fullest. I have gathered so...
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Lazy Cook’s Gnocchi w/Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
I get more than a little tired of cooking sometimes. If I didn’t have two growing sons and a husband who will eat junk food if left to their own devices I wouldn’t bother with it many nights. I feel...
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Mediterranean Tacos
Big juicy grilled shrimp, creamy avocado, and sweet grape tomatoes enhanced with the humblest of Mediterranean flavors make a simple, well-rounded weeknight meal. Or, include them in a larger spread...
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Broken Promises, sigh.
I completely trusted him. How could I know the disappointment that would befall me and my family when it came from such a reputable source. He promised a “fine crumb”. He promised it would be “light...
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Arancini di Riso Part 1 and the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Asking an Italian for a family recipe is a loaded question. This is what I LOVE about food heritage. It is never just about the food. It is also about the history. It is a tactile connection to our...
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Arancini di Riso Part 2, Great Expectations
Just how much baggage can one drop on some innocent Sicilian rice balls? I put the weight of much nostalgia onto the Arancini for the better part of my life. Now, with the recipe in hand, the fear...
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Fantasy Egg Noodles with Sage Brown Butter
I had a lovely meal in Tuscany tonight. It was a beautiful spring evening and a gentle breeze tickled my neck, uh, excuse me. “You’re going to have to get it yourself I’m working on something right...
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Perpetuating Love through Nourishment
Is there a recipe that your parents or grandparents made that you hold dear to your heart because it evokes memories of time spent together? Do you have a recipe that was passed down for generations...
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Coffee Granita
One of my favorite things to do is sit in my backyard garden and appreciate the planning, time, and energy it took to create a space of our own that delights the senses. It’s the beginning of July and...
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Jaffa Cakes with Cousin
Jaffa what? Jaffa cakes! Perhaps you have heard of them? I had not. My 10 year old cousin came to spend the weekend with us. Along with his toothbrush, P.J.’s, and Kindle he also brought a short...
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A call for Blood Orange recipes.
I have said this before, and I will say it again, I take my hat off to all the single parents and dual career families. I have found motherhood to be a full time job in and of itself. Add to that a...
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Tangy Beef & Rigatoni
In Colorado where it gets cold and snowy it’s time for the “stick to your ribs” cooking better known as comfort food. Personally, I always put on a couple of pounds in the colder months because I...
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Cranberry Orange Relish
Time to sneak in a few of my Thanksgiving dinner favorites before it gets here. I don’t think I will actually be cooking a traditional dinner this year. It will be the first in many, many, years that...
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Have Food Will Travel
Do you fly on an airplane to get to your Holiday destination? Travel by car? Here are two simple recipes you can pack in your suitcase. No worries. Wrap, ziplock, or both, and nestle into a safe...
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Cherry Nut Bread worth Stealing
Restraint. A measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control or within limits. I don’t know what got in to me, but I had none. My very sweet and thoughtful Auntie P. once sent a...
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A Year of Food, Art, and the Unexpected.
The year is coming to a close. In retrospect, time passes quickly. A year ago I couldn’t have anticipated what it would hold. My son had a back injury that made it difficult for him to walk for most...
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Scrumptious Pot Roast & an Edible Cuckoo
It feels like so long since my last recipe post. The conditions were right today in the Youngquist household and I had the luxury of cooking something inspiring, and documenting it too! Today is a...
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