Recipes

hearty winter food

Gluten Free

Arctic Char with Kumquat Gremolata
Roasted Fennel and Potatoes

Arctic char is among my favorite fish; I love its delicate, sweet flavor and pink colored flesh that flakes ever so delicately. I love how easy it is to cook; I prepare it all year- on the grill in the ...
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Chicken and Turkey

Herbed Polenta with Marsala Chicken, Wild Mushroom, and Shallot Ragout

When the cool wind started roaring around our new hilltop home last week, I got out a heavy saucepan, and stirred up a batch of herb-scented polenta to warm us up. The simmering potion took the chill off the house ...
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Chicken and Turkey

Black Bean and Butternut Squash Chili
with Lime Cream

Richly flavored with Andouille sausage, ancho chile powder and oregano, and jam-packed with cubes of butternut squash and bell peppers, this chili is perfect for a nippy autumn evening, and I’ll be serving it at our Halloween party. I like ...
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Breads

Homemade Gluten-Free Whole-Grain Soda Bread

Doesn’t this photo send you straight to the kitchen? It’s from my latest book, Gluten-Free Baking. If you are missing artisanal style breads, try your hand at this whole-grain soda bread. Soda breads translate well to gluten-free baking, and are ...
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Cabin Life

The First Snow
Warming Butternut Squash Soup with Maple Drizzle

  Steve was heading off on a business trip, leaving me the big decision of where to spend the week without him: in Los Angeles or at our cabin high up in the Sierra mountains. That was an easy choice, ...
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winter sweets

Desserts

Maple Nut Pralines

To avoid the crowds of holiday shoppers and to give personal gifts, I have started preparing goodies in my kitchen. Today I boiled up a batch of Maple-Nut Pralines. It took me only half an hour to turn out a ...
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Desserts

Apple Crisp (Gluten Free) with Crystallized Ginger

The restaurant in Vermont where I started my cooking career was famous for their apple crisp- fragrant with cinnamon, and boasting a delightfully crunchy walnut and brown sugar topping. Each fall, as soon as the Santa Anna winds subside here ...
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Desserts

Gluten-Free Holiday Dessert
Dark Chocolate Mousse with
Spiced Cranberry Topping

I created this festive dessert for a holiday gathering with my gal pals (Steve’s name for the group of friends with whom I celebrate birthdays several times a year). Rather than making a disappointing imitation of a baked treat that ...
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Desserts

Gluten-Free Valentine Jewels
Chocolate Bark with Walnuts, Ginger, and Cherries

Pretty, indulgent, relatively healthy, and easy to craft, I made a tin full of these gluten-free confections for us to enjoy during valentines’ week. But, we realized our stash was dwindling yesterday, so we rushed to take the photo here ...
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Desserts

Last Minute Holiday Gifts Plus
Fudgy Ginger-Nut Meringues

I have a few more gifts to tend to, but I’m determined to stay away from the malls during this last week before Christmas. Here are suggestions for three items that can be ordered to arrive in time and one ...
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Cabin Life

Half Dome II
Chocolate, Cherry and Nut Adventure Cookies

After months of planning (see Half Dome I blog post), we were ready to attempt to climb to the top of Half Dome during a two-day backpack trip. On June 8, 2021, we drove the 3 hours from our cabin ...
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