Author archives: Jill Waldman

  • Tarragon Split Pea Soup

    • It was a rainy Fall Monday and after a very full weekend I was not up for the nightly family food challenge - making dinner.  I wanted something easy, and comforting.  So it was to be a soup and salad evening.  As I peered out into my wet and waning garden I spied a large and lovely patch of tarrago[...]

  • Lemon and Garlic Kale

    • Many of you have already seen my audition for the Oprah Winfrey Network, in which I prepare this dish in just minutes!  So I thought I would share the wonderful Kale dish to try for yourselves!  This recipe makes a great side dish or add in beans, fresh pears, feta cheese or whatever else sounds goo[...]

  • Fettucini with Cilantro Pesto

    • Shhhh…. Don’t tell my husband he ate Cilantro last night.  He doesn’t like it one bit.  For that matter, I am not a huge fan either, but I had to figure out a way to eat all that cilantro that comes to me in my weekly CSA share.  And now I’ve got it!  A simple summer dish, with minimal cooking a[...]

  • Scallops with Peas and Pasta

    • Well it has been a while, so I thought I'd post a quick and easy summer dish!  Summer has my days filled with a lot of activity and thinking about dinner comes just as everyone is shouting they are hungry.  This dish is fast and fresh.  If you can, keep some scallops in your freezer, or buy them fre[...]

  • Vintage Typewriter as Wedding Guest Book

    • One of my favorite parts of planning weddings is coming up with unique and creative ways to turn the obvious elements into showstoppers.  At this summer wedding at the Steamboat Grand Hotel we used a vintage typewriter instead of a traditional guest book.  Guests typed their well wishes and the [...]

  • The Main Ingredient - Potato Leek Soup

    • O.K. Well last week, which was early April, I cursed the snow and wind and near blizzard like conditions we were experiencing here in the mountains.  The only thing that brought me solace was a nice bowl of potato leek soup.  Warm and tasty, and of course easy.  While the sun is gloriously shini[...]

  • Venue of the Month - March - Over the Edge

    • There's a secret side to Steamboat.  Tucked away from the hotels, motels and rental condo's are a collection of  homes available for weekly rentals unlike anything else in Steamboat.  Once such property is Over the Edge which is offered by Moving Mountains Chalets.  The seven bedroom five bath luxur[...]

  • The Main Ingredient - Spinach Ziti

    • OK, here’s the thing, I am writing a cookbook.  Not only am I passionate about event planning, I am passionate about food.  Maybe it’s my Jewish heritage.  Like so many cultures we tend to celebrate with food.  And so, for me, food has become part of my everyday celebration of life.  Preparing h[...]