Orecchiette carbonara with english peas and pea shoots

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Sunday Suppers at Lucques, a cookbook by Suzanne Goin, is easily one of my top three favorite cookbooks. Here is a great idea for pea shoots (you can find them at Shooting Star Farm booth, in Hailey and Ketchum). 2 Tbs olive oil; 4 oz. applewood-smoked bacon, diced; 6 oz pancetta, diced; 4 extra-large eggs; [...]

Mark your calendars for Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan Thur, Nov 13, 7pm Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum $20 members / $25 non-members Michael Pollan is the author, most recently of In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. His previous book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named of the ten best books of 2006 by the [...]

For the mushroom lovers . . .

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Did you happen to get morels in the hills this year? Well, if you are like me, you can never get as many as you want. But maybe you have more in your cupboards, dried and ready to get cooked into something fabulous. Whatever the case may be, fresh or dried, this mushroom pie recipe [...]

Pesto Perfecto!

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Sometimes it’s hard to get variety into our diets. I often feel like I forget to cook with beans. I took some inspiration from Fair Mtn. Farm’s (Ketchum Market) pesto sauces though, and created a tasty side dish one night. Start with some of Mike Heath’s (M & M Organics – Ketchum and Hailey Markets) [...]