Recipes

Original Pen & Fork Recipes

Spicy Grilled Shrimp from Food52

I was in the mood for shrimp and happened to turn to this…
September 6, 2018/by Gwen Ashley Walters

Cinnamon Oat Pancakes

Wonderful, warm, chewy oat and cinnamon pancakes to spice up your day.
August 13, 2018/by Gwen Ashley Walters

Grilled Cheese: Spinach and Feta

When is a grilled cheese a melt, or when is a melt a grilled…
June 27, 2018/by Gwen Ashley Walters

The Only Potato Leek Soup You Need To Eat

Google "potato leek soup" and you'll get 911,000 results…
February 18, 2018/by Gwen Ashley Walters

CK’s Mustard Braised Short Ribs

Twice a year, Sun Valley Magazine publishes a dining guide…
January 19, 2018/by Gwen Ashley Walters

Gwen’s Granola — with less sugar

 



I can't stop fussing with my granola recipe, which…
September 25, 2017/by Gwen Ashley Walters

Cast Iron Cornbread

People divide into two camps as far as cornbread is concerned.…
January 15, 2017/by Gwen Ashley Walters

Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

It wasn't my idea.

It was my sweet, beautiful sister-in-law's…
December 5, 2016/by Gwen Ashley Walters

German Chocolate Cake Frosting (Icing)

I could write this post about semantics. Frosting. Icing.…
August 14, 2016/by Gwen Ashley Walters

My Favorite Mac and Cheese Recipe

This is a story about how I discovered the best mac and cheese…
July 2, 2016/by Gwen Ashley Walters

Why I Won’t Write a Smoothie Book

“You should write a book,” they say. “They,” of course,…
May 26, 2016/by Gwen Ashley Walters

Cabbage, Potato & Bean Soup

Don't even get me started on the near-90 degree weather Phoenix…
February 14, 2016/by Gwen Ashley Walters