Ingredient: avocado oil

Instant Pot Short Ribs

For the longest, I always wrote off short ribs. Everything else on a menu sounded better and I definitely hadn’t ever tried to cook them myself. That was until I saw Samin Nosrat make them on Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. She made them seem so…

Chicken Tortilla Soup

It’s soup season in Colorado so I’m making all my favorites including this spicy, Chicken Tortilla Soup! It starts with some homemade chicken broth! Okay, you don’t have to make your own but know that it’s SO much better when you do. I made mine…

Lamb Meatballs in Coconut Harissa Curry

Summer Sundays typically start with trips to the farmer’s market. We usually get whatever produce or meat looks good then build the weekly menu off of our haul. On a recent trip we met the folks at Corner Post Meats and were quickly sold on their steaks…

Grilled Peach Salad with White Balsamic Vinaigrette

Nothing says summer quite like fresh peaches and grilling out so this grilled peach salad pretty much screams it.  Peaches caramelized on the grill. Fresh, leafy greens. Crunchy, buttery pecans. Juicy, grilled chicken. Creamy, earthy goat cheese. Tangy white balsamic vinaigrette. Yes, please!  It is way too…

Greek Orzo Salad

This light, tangy Greek Orzo Salad is the perfect summertime side dish! Orzo is ideal if you ever need to eat 1000 of something, and I may or may not have done just that. I could not stop snacking on it! So flavorful. Much color. Very flavor.…

Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri Sauce: one of the BEST sauces EVER. And, if you’re one of those people who don’t like cilantro, move along. You can go hang out with Julia Child. No joke, she thought cilantro tasted like soap. Turns out a lot of folks do- it’s…