Nibbles
Listening to Clark
The word “moxie” means “force of character, determination or nerve,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The breads produced at Moxie Bakery are also...
Turkey Day terrors
Every November for 30 years or so I’ve written about the big day and shared my family’s recipe for Italian sausage and potato stuffing.
Every...
Against the grains
You could grow wheat in your backyard garden, but why would you bother if what you want is local wheat? Colorado has more than...
Prime time
In 1969, the hippies had invaded Boulder and Richard Nixon was president. Cell phones, the internet and the Paleo diet were decades in the future....
Corn do’s and don’ts
For true believers, corn comes slathered with anxiety and an expiration date.
On the way back from swimming at the pond with us kids, my...
Hunger Next Door
Humans pay attention to what they see in front of them. We observe homeless people at intersections, so we worry about a solution to...
Finger-lickin’ bucket list
Tulips are popping their lips above the dirt in Boulder. Birds are starting to nest. It’s still winter so those may be signs of...
Flavor versus fire
The last thing the food world needs is another hot sauce. Endless rows of identical tall bottles with ominous-sounding names already line the shelves.
The...
Push your vegetable envelope with scallions, kohlrabi, fava beans and chard
This time of year I love sweet ripe tomatoes, freshly dressed lettuce and buttered roasted corn as much as any person can, but there...
Pie-minded enterprise
It was just another 200-pie day for chef Christine Carr at Boulder’s Tip Top Savory Pies, spreading buttery dough with a rolling pin, making...
The nicest people you know are guilty of restaurant robbery
We are shoplifters. Ask local chefs and they will relate horror stories of serious thievery by their own diners. They are not talking about...
The Old Man and the Pizza
It’s hard to miss Antonio Laudisio at the Boulder County Farmers’ Market where generations of customers have lined up for his smoky pizzas and Polenta...
