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Times Square, Here I Come!
2025-05-05 18:29:45 UTC
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted anything more than photos on my website. In addition to writing and editing my cookbook, I’ve been preparing for the happening of my lifetime… In less than one week, my film crew and I will descend upon New York City’s Times Square…

One Leap Closer…
2025-02-28 05:13:39 UTC
Yesterday, I did a thing…it was time; it was timely; it was long overdue… I partnered with an editor…now my editor…a well-seasoned, well-respected, highly visible heavy hitter in the culinary writing, editing, and publishing world…a woman who’s going to take my hand and hold it, while she takes all of…

Gratitude for Cookoff Award & Lessons Learned
2025-02-11 20:34:06 UTC
Another camper rally, another cookoff competition, and more gratitude for another award and lessons learned… This recent sports-themed camper rally was held in Tucson, AZ, and the competition theme was tailgate food (in homage to that weekend’s Super Bowl). I’m not a sports kinda gal, and I can’t say I…

Beef Wellington
2024-12-31 04:15:17 UTC
For some reason unbeknownst to me, I’d been having the Jones to make Beef Wellington. I’m not even sure I’ve ever had the real thing, but I was intrigued, inspired, and motivated. So, I did my research, purchased a lattice roller, secured the key ingredients, wrote my own recipe, and…

Balance
2024-12-29 20:20:17 UTC
There’s one word…one concept, sensation, feeling…that I continually return to with my cooking…balance. I strive for balance in everything I make, every recipe I create. Whether it’s a savory sauce or a decadent dessert, my goal with the first bite is to make the eyes close with…

Making Connections…
2024-12-22 04:48:31 UTC
“Making connections through the art, heart, and soul of cooking”… While “where everything is seasoned with love” has been my original tagline from the beginning of my TMK endeavor and is anchored in my devotion to it, the bit about making connections speaks directly to my heart and soul. That’s…

Trixie’s Back in the Kitchen!
2024-11-21 22:30:21 UTC
…and with new recipes When one eye closes, opportunities remain open… After losing the use of one eye as a result of routine cataract surgery gone horribly wrong, I recently had a successful corneal transplant. Having lost 50% of my eyesight, and then some, for “only” five months, I…

Company’s a-Comin’!
2024-10-26 01:05:31 UTC
For those who don’t know me very well, this is what I do when we have visitors who come to stay… I mentioned in a previous post that, when we have company coming into town to stay with us at the Homestead, I send out a questionnaire in advance of…

Pear Pie…a New American Staple?
2024-10-19 23:59:52 UTC
Thirty-three years ago, perhaps around Thanksgiving, I made my first pear pie. At the time, I was working for a very small company in a very small office, mostly with a small handful of female colleagues. The pie was a big hit…so much so that, sometime later, one of my…

Could It Be Dairy-Free?
2024-10-04 04:27:00 UTC
Much in the same way that Manhattan is NOT known for its Manhattan Clam Chowder is how strongly New England is bound to its namesake potage There are many things I appreciate about a good chowder, and several things that are cause for removing the positive adjective. And what becomes…

It’s Time For Split Pea Soup!
2024-10-03 03:18:47 UTC
Autumn is upon us and I, for one, couldn’t be happier about it. With the first cool breeze, the slow, gentle, swirling descent of the first turned leaf, I’m thinking of brilliant foliage colors, chilly, frosty mornings, opening up the sweater drawer, extra, cozy blankets, and soul-satisfying soups Taking in…

Flavored Butter Spreads
2024-09-16 02:48:22 UTC
Today seemed like a good day to make some of my popular flavored butter spreads. My eyes always light up when flavored butters or spreads are served with bread in restaurants. A jar of one of my flavored butters goes hand-in-hand now when I gift a loaf of my freshly…

Cooking For Others…It’s Just What I Do
2024-09-11 21:07:05 UTC
I’ve always enjoyed cooking for people, and that not only hasn’t changed, but has only increased. As a kid, I started making “garbage eggs” (as we’d called them) for my grade school friends, chopping up, sautéing, and scrambling veggies and choice leftovers from the fridge with some eggs When I…

Grilled Summer Peaches Chosen by Colorado Proud
2024-09-06 22:02:00 UTC
Once again, I am truly grateful that Colorado Proud, a state-sponsored organization of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, has chosen to feature one of my recipes on their website, coloradoproud.com, for the month of September. The organization encourages Coloradoans to source locally and prepare seasonally. My Grilled Summer Peaches recipe…

Life and Philosophical Lemons
2024-09-03 22:24:00 UTC
I’m gonna get philosophical for a moment. It was bound to happen at some point There’s that old adage, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade… Well, what if I don’t want or even like lemonade? What if I don’t have a lemonade recipe or like the one I have?…

What Flavor Do I Feel Like Today?
2024-09-01 03:22:00 UTC
Some days I know what’s comin’…I’m gonna end up in the kitchen. It’s not a craving, per se, just a creative feeling…which is immediately followed by the question, “What flavor(s) do I feel like today?” I made passion fruit curd this afternoon, and already put up my blog post about…

These Pastries Make Me Look Like the Pastry Chef I Am Not
2024-09-01 02:38:00 UTC
I learned to make Danish pastries last year in a how-to activity at the vacation resort where my husband and I were staying. For me, it took off from there. Today, I decided to make some Danish using some of the passion fruit curd I’d just made for the filling.…

Inspiration and Improvisation
2024-08-31 03:46:00 UTC
While my husband and I lived in Atlanta for almost 40 years, it was too easy for me to say, “I don’t feel like cooking tonight; let’s go out to eat.” Or “There’s no food in the house; let’s order in.” Or “I’m craving Chinese food; let’s get take-out.” Now…

Amped Up Avocado Mash Toast
2024-08-26 20:27:00 UTC
Several years ago, avocado toast seemed to burst onto, and there remain, health conscious menus everywhere. Breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack…it’s a versatile option. And, with its single vegetable serving and good amount of healthy fat, it’s a nice idea that works well with a variety of dietary considerations. But this…

Brown Butter [Crockpot] Peach Cobbler
2024-08-25 03:07:00 UTC
There are many who often think “peach season” with the mention of summer, and rightly so. When I think of peach season, I think of peach cobbler. After living in Atlanta for 37 years, I know a thing or two about peach cobbler: the peaches should be ripe, sweet, and…

Sassy Summer Melon Salsa Chosen by Colorado Proud
2024-08-24 19:53:00 UTC
The first time I had a melon salsa was almost 30 years ago. At first bite, my tastebuds immediately wakened with “WOW!” So many of my senses were instantly heightened. The overall chill of this dish is so refreshing. But the mint takes that refreshing to the next level. The…

What’s YOUR Favorite Culinary Sensation?
2024-08-24 01:37:00 UTC
What is YOUR favorite “culinary sensation?” Is it the enticing aroma of rich, hot chocolate? How you can practically smell the intensity of the cacao beans that causes you to breathe in more of that steamy, heady scent? Then you take that first little sip. As it crosses your lips…

Blog Post #1 - Here We Go…
2024-08-23 22:28:00 UTC
With so much gratitude for and motivation from all of the positive and supportive feedback on my culinary musings, I’ve embarked upon my latest venture, ”Trixie’s Mountain Kitchen.” It’s a project that marries my love for casual writing and casual cooking…flavor and substance with a strong emphasis on…

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