Misc. Savory Dishes

Tomato Basil Quiche

September 21, 2011

Don’t we all want to come home to a meal that is already waiting for us? Inviting us into the house with its irresistible smell? Imagine the table is set, the wine pored and the candles are lit. Wouldn’t that be a dream come true? For me it would. Especially after an evening freezing while [...]

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Stuffed Round Zucchini and Squash

September 4, 2011

I was so excited when I discovered the Verde Farm stand at my local market. The owner, Josh Halder, sells fresh local produce grown just a few miles from my house. Verde Farms is also the produce supplier of my favorite restaurant in Denver, the Fruition with Chef Alex Seidel. More info here. They had [...]

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Spinach Spätzle

June 3, 2011

Your wish is my command! The result of my last poll showed that you, my readers, would like to see more German recipes featured on “My Kitchen in the Rockies”. Thanks everybody who participated. I appreciate your feedback a lot. Here is a spinach variation of a traditional Spätzle which is simple German homemade pasta [...]

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One Dinner and Two Tarts (Asparagus and Scallion)

May 18, 2011

A dinner that says spring in one bite. Puff pastry topped with fresh asparagus or scallions. The veggies are resting on a bed of Gruyere and honey mustard to add another layer off flavor. The tarts are a very quick meal to assemble and worked perfectly at my house on a busy weeknight. You could [...]

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Spring Garlic Risotto

April 30, 2011

On my visit to Boulder this week my blogger friend Toni, the Boulder Locavore, gave me some spring garlic that she had purchased at a local farm, the Red Wagon Organic Farm. I had read that Spring Garlic, also known as green garlic, baby garlic or garlic shoots is a “culinary secret”. It is a [...]

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Stromboli with Salami, Pepperoni, Ham and Cheese

April 25, 2011

Stromboli is an American-Italian inspired invention I had never heard of until my Front Range blogger friend, Karen, brought it to one of our blogger meetings for brunch. Karen is the face behind the blog “Savoury Table“. Don’t miss out and visit her, she always has the most wonderful recipes and stories to share. But [...]

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Potato and Spinach Gratin

April 19, 2011

One challenge I have given myself for the second year of blogging “using less meat in my kitchen” has been working out a lot better than I thought. I felt like sometimes being stuck in a “meat and potato rut”. But stepping out of my boundaries was not hard at all. I don’t even need [...]

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Pizza with Ground Lamb, Spinach and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

April 14, 2011

I think being a “pizza snob” is a good thing! At our house we usually prefer pizza with a thin crust sprinkled with some olive oil and simple fresh ingredients like tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. So, nothing fancy, it just has to taste good. You won’t find anything cheese dripping, heavy crusted or ingredients overloaded [...]

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Indian Egg Curry

April 11, 2011

Satisfying my craving for Indian food I started getting interested in watching some related cooking shows while working on my daily house hold chores. I was astonished how simple it is to prepare a lot of Indian dishes. The ingredients can mostly be found in a regular supermarket or a good quality spice shop. My [...]

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Leek and Red Chard Tart

March 22, 2011

Quiches and Tarts are very traditional in the Alsace area of France, which is very close to my Palatinate home in Germany. A lot of dishes are shared across the border and therefore, quiches have been in my recipe repertoire since I started cooking for my family. This leek and red chard tart is especially [...]