Recipes & Eats

The start of spring doesn’t have to mean the end of soup season. With warmer temperatures come fresh asparagus, peas and artichokes—the farmer’s market in spring is a soup-lover’s paradise. So, don’t put away that warmer yet! Personally, I’m a pretty huge fan of cream asparagus soup. Here’s a recipe …

Here’s the unvarnished truth about store-bought guacamole: it’s the Worst. (So bad it merits a capital W.) Like margarine or Velveeta, pre-fab guac is an inferior imitation of the real thing. It’s not worth your money. It’s not even worth sacrificing a single tortilla chip. If there were commandments associated …

When going through and asking our Tundrites what their favorite piece of kitchen equipment is, they have answers that range from knives to cast iron skillets to bottle openers (yes, someone actually said that a bottle opener was their favorite), but it rarely fails when asking them what the first …

In the interest of researching how to scale a recipe that feeds 6 people up to a recipe that feeds the masses, I found that it’s actually very hard to scale a recipe more than 4x up or down from the original recipe.  Well, that puts a restraint on new …

When it comes to seasoning your Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey, or any turkey for that matter, sooner is better. Two days ahead of time is ideal, but one day is fine too. Let it sit overnight uncovered in the fridge to let the seasoning permeate the bird. If you don’t …

I love the fall, especially here in Colorado.  The aspens slowly changing from green to brilliant reds, yellows, and oranges.  The air starts to turn cool, and throughout the day you’re likely to change from jacket, to coat, to rain jacket, to sweating.  It’s totally unpredictable, but it’s exciting to …

With a toaster in almost every American home, and nearly 75-million Americans eating toast on a daily basis, there’s no wonder that our research has shown that there are plenty of toast-topping recipes to help give plain ‘ole toast the zip that it needs (no offense to butter and toast, …

There’s a large audience out there that has never tasted green chili, but once they do, they’re in love.  This tasty recipe is a Colorado and New Mexico favorite, and there are plenty of variations that are made, but for the most part, the same two rules apply: keep the …

For any of you that aren’t up to date on Amy’s Baking Company, it’s basically the most amazing non-news story that’s happened in the last month. It’s highly entertaining and a bit unbelievable… Situated in Scottsdale, AZ, there is a food service establishment so far down the tubes that even …

I put this article off for almost a month because I couldn’t think of a fun, exciting way to present beverage dispensers. They are basic pieces of equipment with one purpose – dispensing refreshing and tasty beverages. But after digging and digging through search results I found this fun article …