Hi Reader, How is it already Labor Day weekend? I know summer doesn't *officially* end for a few more weeks, but Labor Day always feels like the turning point to me. School is back, the evenings are getting a little shorter, and I'm already starting to see pumpkin everything creeping into the stores. But I'm not quite ready yet. We still have peaches. We still have sweet corn. And we still have a perfectly good long weekend ahead of us. So if you're planning a cookout, having a few friends...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Is anyone else feeling that late-August shift? Summer isn’t technically over, but around here we’re already settling back into school schedules, practices, homework, and all the other things that suddenly make 5:00 feel a whole lot busier. (How does it always come so quickly? Glad to be back in a schedule, but...it's always a little bittersweet 😢.) So I’m firmly back in easy dinner mode. These Oven-Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks have been a favorite at our house for a long time, and...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, It's officially peach season here in Colorado, and I came home from our local peach festival with a LOT of peaches. Once they finally ripened, I knew exactly what I wanted to make first: Peach Pizza with Burrata and Prosciutto. And you guys. This one is SO. GOOD. Fresh peaches are layered over mozzarella and baked until warm and juicy, then the whole thing gets topped with creamy burrata, salty prosciutto, and fresh basil. A drizzle of hot honey gives it a little kick, and I highly...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Can I ask a small favor? Over the past several years, Front Range Fed has grown from something I worked on during nap times and evenings into a community of people who simply love making good food for the people they care about. When I moved to Colorado in 2013, I never imagined I'd one day be sharing recipes inspired by our incredible local farms and markets with readers all over the country. What started as a creative outlet has become so much more than a recipe website. It's...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Folks, I don't know where you're reading this from, but if you're anything like me, you're probably melting. I'm visiting my mom in central Illinois this week and man, is it HOT! Before it gets too warm, Maya (my pup!) and I have been sneaking out for early morning walks down this quiet farm road... The corn is taller than I am, the cicadas are deafening, and by 10 a.m. I'm already looking for shade. The road along my Mom's house where Maya and I take our morning stroll. See her...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Looking for the easiest, no-fuss potluck dish? This is it! I've made this 4-Ingredient Pasta Salad more times than I can count this summer for BBQs and neighborhood hangs, and it's made quite a regular appearance on our dinner table too, alongside a rotisserie chicken, when nights are hectic. It's fast, easy, holds up for several days in the fridge, and tastes best cold. And it can be yours, too, with just a packet of pasta, some small mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes, and a jar...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, If you already have your 4th of July menu planned, prepped, and labeled in the fridge... this email isn't for you. (Also, teach me your ways.) For the rest of us: it's Friday, the cookout is tomorrow, and the good news is that "easy" and "crowd-pleasing" can be one and the same thing. Everything below comes together fast, and most of it happens in the air fryer or Instant Pot — so your kitchen stays cool while summer does its 95-and-sunny thing. Hot Honey Fried Chicken Sandwiches...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, When I was a teenager in Illinois, I spent about a month detasseling corn. If you didn't grow up around cornfields, that's the job where you walk the rows in the July heat and pull the tassel off the top of every stalk. It is hot, buggy, and pretty miserable, and by the end of that summer, I was convinced I never wanted to look at corn again. Luckily, that did not last. These days, fresh summer sweet corn is one of my favorite things to cook with, and right now my obsession is...
3 months ago • 1 min read
, Hi friends, We’ve been on a big taco kick this summer, which is not exactly unusual for our house. But lately I’ve been making the case for skirt steak tacos over our usual chicken or ground beef situation, and I think I’ve officially converted everyone at the table. Skirt steak is a bit of a splurge, which means when I make it, I want it to feel worth it. These tacos do. The steak gets a quick citrus-and-spice marinade with lime, Worcestershire, cumin, coriander, chili powder and a few...
3 months ago • 1 min read