part two of the Feast in the Field dinner for Mountain Roots in Crested Butte. Cassie Pence was the organizer for this superb event and she is the board president for Mountain Roots. by the amazing Chris Sullivan, owner of Mountain Oven and The Guild Cafe in Crested Butte. Cassie bringing Kalon some much needed … Continue reading
Last night, Kalon invited us to attend a Feast in the Field, a fundraiser for The Mountain Roots Food Project in Crested Butte. He was cooking the entire meal, including two of our lambs, over open fire. Spectacular does not describe the experience. Kalon is truly a master, and his team, superb. Kalon is the … Continue reading
I wanted to make something with lamb for Elias’s birthday, and had some ground lamb thawed out. I tried them out on the guys for lunch, and they almost cried when I only gave them 14, with the last quart of tomato soup the man wants me to make a 55 gallon drum of. They … Continue reading
“no.” “maybe, just one more half?” “no, you old fatso.” “maybe, just one more fourth?” “no. I am going to save that other one for you for tomorrow, and the last one goes in her backpack for her hiking trip.” (she is going to climb a 14er with some of her schoolmates.) “if you eat … Continue reading
I must admit, I was a little green when my dear friend Francie called with her news of her surprise catch of salmon. Wow! Gifts come when you least expect it, and what a gift. She sent me an email of one of the amazing creations she came up with for using the salmon, and … Continue reading
Whenever you make a pie, and have extra dough that you trim off, roll it out and cut out small circles. Put each circle of dough down into the bottom of a shallow tart or cupcake pan, and then freeze them. When the tiny tart crusts are frozen, then you can take them out of … Continue reading
It’s not that easy to have a garden when there is about 6 weeks of frost free growing, and you have all sorts of fatties either rooting up, scratching up, stomping on, or munching down anything that is trying to grow. Sprouting is one answer. I stocked up years ago because I thought the “end … Continue reading
Ok, I know this is pretty mean, unless you happen to be coming right over, but then again I only made three. Pretty darn darling, and not very hard, good to freeze once assembled, with the lid of the mason jar on, to be baked when needed. Need I say more for cute alert? The … Continue reading
“Can you freeze these?” “Oh, great! Then you can make them and sell them, I’m sure you could sell hundreds and hundreds.” Ok. He could eat hundreds and hundreds, and though from start to finish, they are a piece of work, but not if you plan ahead. I will plan ahead, and make them for … Continue reading
Offal is not awful, and it is amazingly good for you, but it can elicit strong negative emotions especially from those who have never tried it. Our daughter thinks it’s funny to call liver mousse “cat food.” Even grass-fed people or those who hunt game can be squeamish over organ meats. I heard a friend … Continue reading
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