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Preserving Summer for Winter Now that the frost is on the pumpkin, we’re working on canning the final yield from this year’s harvest. We started in September with peaches (Ginger...
One of the things that many cooks and chefs do when they have time off is reach out to other restaurants and ask to do a brief ‘stage’, or internship...
By Ginger Graham We have a huge pumpkin patch at the farm. I love growing every variety I can find, and then letting grandkids and friends’ kids come find their...
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Holidays
Good luck food By Chef Deb Traylor (originally published on December 30, 2016) Black-eyed peas are the quintessential New Year’s Day good luck meal in the south. Whether you believe...
by George Gastl, Chef, The Cache at Ginger and Baker (first published on December 12, 2019) What’s my favorite holiday recipe? During the holidays, I so love that my wife,...
Fruitcake you’ll love… seriously! By Ginger and Baker (first published on December 13, 2016) When we were coming up with holiday blog ideas, someone mentioned fruitcake. Yep, the perfect holiday...
Winter
by Chef Deb Traylor. (originally published on February 14, 2016.) Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate we’ve created a tart using two things we love this time of year: rich, dark...
Fresh Salad Inspiration by Chef Deb Traylor (first published on February 19, 2017) I love the creative aspect of cooking. In my mind, there’s nothing more exciting professionally, than playing...
Chocolate Whoopie Pies This is one of our February favorites; chocolate whoopie pies filled with vanilla bean buttercream and lots of sprinkles! (Originally published on Feb. 5, 2019) Ingredients: 2...
Spring
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with using aromatic blossoms in ways that preserve their essence and fragrance. (Of course, I always do my research to...
Spring and summer are the best seasons for gathering edible flowers and herbs for your soups, salads and desserts! We used edible flowers and herbs courtesy of Woolly Goat Farm...
We love to serve Chef Deb’s Spring Pea Soup for guests this time of year. Simple to make and filled with fresh, bright flavors. We think it goes best with...
Summer
Savoring the Tomato Harvest Whether you’re loving the abundance of tomatoes at your farmers market, or you’ve been watering and weeding and fighting the critters all summer and have a...
Crunchy, sweet and spicy! Join Chef Deb Traylor in the Ginger and Baker Teaching Kitchen as she shares her recipe for quick and easy Bread & Butter Jalapeño Pickles. Great...
The Great Colorado Peach Dilemma: How I Became a Peach Hoarder by Chef Deb Traylor Oh, Colorado peaches – those juicy, sun-kissed orbs of pure fruity perfection! Every year, like...
Community
You’ll find Forevergreen Farm’s beautiful microgreens throughout Ginger and Baker, garnishing entrees in The Cache and making event dishes look and taste extra-special. Not only lovely, these delicate, super-fresh baby...
Remember the time the Teaching Kitchen team skated into the kitchen with the Colorado Eagles hockey team and dropped the puck on an afternoon of fun? The goal? To learn...
by Chef Deb Traylor Not a day goes by that we don’t get asked questions about how we came up with our name, Ginger and Baker. I’m always fielding questions...
History
Feeders Supply at night. Photo by George Hendrix Celebrating Our Roots The Northern Colorado Feeders Supply building has been a part of the fabric of Fort Collins since the turn...
I admit it, I’m a sucker for before and after pictures. Just the title “before and after” creates a sense of anticipation. Before and after creates a way to peek...
Video: Join Ginger Graham in The Cache at Ginger and Baker as she shares how Fort Collins’ history influenced the restaurant’s design and how NoCo farmers and ranchers influence the...
Pie Stories
We live ‘full time” in Fredericksburg, VA, but two years ago we bought a cabin in the Poudre River Valley. We discovered Ginger and Baker the first month we were...
When I was 11 or 12, I told my grandfather one time that I liked German Chocolate Pie from Marie Callender’s. Every single event for the next ten years (including...
My grandfather made a trunk for my mother for her to start collecting items to take with her when she moved off their farm in North Dakota. In 1917, she...
All Recipes
The Great Colorado Peach Dilemma: How I Became a Peach Hoarder by Chef Deb Traylor Oh, Colorado peaches – those juicy, sun-kissed orbs of pure fruity perfection! Every year, like...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with using aromatic blossoms in ways that preserve their essence and fragrance. (Of course, I always do my research to...
Spring and summer are the best seasons for gathering edible flowers and herbs for your soups, salads and desserts! We used edible flowers and herbs courtesy of Woolly Goat Farm...