Hosting nutrition students in Steamboat is one of the great pleasures of working as an Extension Agent for Colorado State University. I recently spent a week mentoring Kia, a talented graduate student and aspiring dietitian. Using one of my favorite (and easy-to-make) dip recipes we spent an afternoon making short food videos. Trying to replicate those popular, snappy...
Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salsa
Grilling Corn The smoky, charred flavor of grilled corn is essential for this Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salsa. After reading all of my cookbooks and blogs about the best way to grill corn, I set about conducting my own experiment to determine the best grilling method. Here are a few things that I learned along...
Steamed Hard-cooked Eggs
Hard-cooked eggs with ease Steaming is my new favorite method for making hard-cooked eggs. With this method the egg yolks and whites are perfectly cooked, there is no ugly green layer on the yolks, the eggs peel quickly and best of all...it's easy. My old method took twice as long to make because two quarts of water...
Avocado Lime Deviled Eggs
Looking for a way to eat hard-cooked eggs that is not laden with mayonnaise? Try these Avocado Lime Deviled Eggs - they're the best deviled eggs ever! First, cook up some eggs using my favorite technique - Steamed Hard-cooked Eggs. I borrowed the idea from Cooks Illustrated, then refined the times for Colorado's altitude. Avocado...
Spinach Yogurt Dip
Plain Greek yogurt makes this version of Spinach Dip much healthier, yet every bit as tasty. The trick with this dip is to make it several hours before you plan on serving it, which will allow the flavors to snuggle a bit. Prepare this dip several hours before serving to allow the flavors to meld....
