Traeger Smoked Chilean Sea Bass

“Fish, to taste right, must swim three times: in water, in butter and in wine.” ― Polish Proverb Peter and I finally have an outdoor cooking device! Ever since we’ve moved in together, neither of us have owned a grill. In the summer we set up the portable camp grill (the one with the mini green…

Cold Rice Noodles with Pork and Cucumbers

“When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle’s on a poodle and the poodle’s eating noodles… …they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle.” ― Dr. Suess Sometimes I want dinner to be cold. I found this recipe from the New York Times Cooking website…

Summer Rock-Shrimp Rolls

“ I’m going to lean right back up against you and you’ll right back up against me that way we don’t have to sleep with our heads in the mud. You know why we’re a good partnership? Because we’d be watching out for each other, like brothers and stuff. There’s something I’ve been thinking about, I…

Elk Meat Taco Salad

“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry James What is a filling dish that is quick, easy, & flavorful without too much time standing over the stovetop? This summertime hit: Taco Salad. After a morning of mountain biking, hiking, or simply gardening…

Summer Elk Burger

“There is no real need for decorations when throwing a barbecue party – let the summer garden, in all its vibrant and luscious splendor, speak for itself.” ― Pippa Middleton This past month I submitted my elk tag application for fall 2019. As I reviewed the new regulations, harvest stats, and maps of the game unit…

Ground Turkey Thai Larb

“Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.” ― Bethenny Frankel I would cook with butter every day if I could (thank God for French cooking!). Luckily, I have a husband who reins me in. When Peter wants to be more “healthy,” he always asks for this dish, Thai Larb. It is…

Rhubarb Crumble

“Rhubarb and patience can work wonders.” ― German Proverb There are some ingredients that are so fleeting and special, that you look forward to seeing them in the market like it’s Christmas morning. Rhubarb. It is the sign of spring at last! Long slender pink stalks that are so sour and tart it’s amazing we find…

Charred Scallion Sauce

“The pig is not just pork chops and bacon and ham to us. The pig is a co-laborer in this great land-healing ministry.” ― Joel Salatin I discovered this recipe from Bon Appetit a year ago and have made it on repeat ever since. So often when pan-roasting steaks, I make a very simple sauce that…

Kimchi Stew

“The spicier the food, the spicier the love.”  ― Anthony T. Hincks The Wood River Valley is known for it’s 200+ sunny days and amiable weather. However, every so often it rains. When it does, I can’t help but feel the cozy nostalgia of rainy central California coast of Monterey or Carmel-by-the-Sea. Except our rainy weather…

Peter’s Shrimp Gnocchi

“A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.” Sir Thomas Moore After nearly 5 years of blissfully cooking for Peter & I, my husband decided I was having too much fun. He figures there is more to cooking than grilling and camp dinners. So Peter has decided to make us dinner one…