WHAT’S COOKIN’

By Barbara Shark Redstone Review

LYONS – I bought a beautiful green cabbage from Zweck’s farm stand on Airport Road. Connie Zweck claims their cabbage is as tender and sweet as lettuce and she’s right. I decided to make a favorite coleslaw with mangoes.

Cut half of the cabbage into thin shreds. Then peel and thinly slice a mango and add it to the cabbage with a big handful of torn cilantro and a smaller handful of slivered mint leaves.

Toss this with the dressing: combine the juice of a lime, a teaspoon of toasted sesame oil, a teaspoon of shoyu (soy sauce), a tablespoon of maple syrup and a big pinch of hot

red pepper flakes. Then add the crowning touch – caramelized macadamia nuts. In a small heavy skillet, toast a handful of macadamias in a teaspoon of butter. Add a couple teaspoons of sugar and let caramelize, watching closely so the nuts don’t burn, then sprinkle them with a bit of salt and red pepper Shark flakes. Let cool then scatter over the salad. I’ve made this with peaches in place of the mango and pecans or sliced almonds in place of the macadamia nuts. This delicious slaw is a great accompaniment to any grilled meat or fish.

Barbara Shark is an artist and author of How I Learned to Cook, an Artist's Life. She lives near Lyons. For more recipes, read her blog at www.howilearnedtocookanartistslife.blog.

By Catherine Metzger Redstone Review

Peach Cobbler A La Mode Serves 8

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY – August, and the Palisade peaches roll into season. These little Western Slope wonders are growing wildly in popularity, and can be purchased at roadside stands and supermarkets across our region. The peaches are particularly sweet and fragrant as it doesn’t rain too much, and the solar heat at 4,700 feet above sea level where they grow in the environs of Palisade, Colorado, really brings on the fruit.

What to do with all these delicious peaches? Slice them up over your homemade granola at breakfast, cut them into a fruit salad, savor them whole bite by bite, or my favorite, make a peach cobbler. Yes, baking cobbler heats up your kitchen, but the heat of a summer kitchen with the screen door slamming as friends and family head outside, murmuring in the cooling darkness of the back yard, is a comfort as is the dessert served warm a la mode that finishes your barbecue.

I got this recipe from a 1980s Women’s Club cookbook called Seasons of Thyme. It is a favorite dessert that my children, who are now living on their own, text me for the recipe. 4 C sliced fresh peaches 1 T freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 C flour 1 C sugar 1 slightly beaten egg 6 T melted salted butter Vanilla ice cream

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Slice four cups of peaches and place in a pie plate. You can peel the peaches if you like; I prefer to leave the skins on. Sprinkle the fresh lemon juice over the peaches. Set aside. • In a small bowl stir together the flour and sugar . Pour the beaten egg into the center of the flour/sugar mixture. Using a fork, stir the egg into the mixture. It will have large lumps when you’ve finished mixing it. Spread this mixture evenly over the peaches. Drizzle the melted butter over the top of the cobbler. • Place in the center of the oven midway up and bake for 35 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the fruit is bubbling. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

By Elisabeth Sherwin Redstone Review

ALLENSPARK – Hilltop Guild has been awarding student scholarships for almost 40 years and has, to date, helped more than 125 students with their educations.

The guild is an association of mountain women who live at least part of the time in and around Allenspark. They make and sell handicrafts from dandelion jelly to weavings, from quilts to peanut brittle.

With the money they make from sales, particularly from the annual bazaar, which this year will be on Saturday, August 6, they give scholarships to local high school students in Lyons, Allenspark and Estes Park. Members of the Education/Philanthropic Committee are Carol Halsey, Barb Coles and Donna Squyres.

Let’s give a shout-out to former Allenspark resident Chloe Walker who graduated from Western Colorado State University in May with a degree in biology. She received a scholarship from the guild in 2018, which the guild would like to think helped her on her way.

Four students from Lyons High School received 2022 scholarships. Hailey Odell, the Marjorie McCulloch Memorial Scholarship recipient of $2,000, will be attending the University of Iowa, Iowa City. She is majoring in English and creative writing. She recently published a book. Gage Basey is the Gerald Halsey Memorial Scholarship recipient of $1,500 and will be attending University of Colorado at Boulder, majoring in entrepreneurship. He plays volleyball and represented the U.S.A. at World Beach Championships in Thailand when he was a senior. Murren Campbell, the Hilltop Guild Scholarship recipient of $1,500, will be attending the University of Northern Colorado. She is majoring in elementary education and has tutored elementary school students every other weekday for the past two years. James Dean, the Hilltop Guild Scholarship recipient of $1,000, will be attending Front Range Community College, majoring in musical arts. He has written 58 lyrical pieces and composed 20 musical pieces.

Three young women from Estes Park High School received scholarships. Bella Walker, who won the Marjorie McCulloch Memorial Scholarship recipient of $2,000, will be attending Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas majoring in health/wellness; her goal is to be an orthopedic surgeon. Sydney Lewelling, the Hilltop Guild Scholarship recipient of $1,500, will attend Colorado State University and is majoring in health/wellness with interests in pediatrics, sports medicine, and women’s

health. Kadynce Shotts, the Hilltop Guild Scholarship recipient of $1,500, will attend University of North Florida, majoring in ASL/English interpreting. She has sent a first draft of her SF/Fantasy novel to a publisher.

Please join us at our annual bazaar on August 6 in Allenspark at the Kelley House, located at 18720 Highway 7. Hair on Wheels will be offering haircuts for a donation, dandelion jelly will be sold (along with other flavors of the mountains), the White Elephant will be open and lots of handicrafts made by the ladies of the guild will be for sale (plus peanut brittle and fudge. Free and plentiful parking available.

The Allenspark Hilltop Guild Board of Directors 2021/2022: Left to right : Kitty Burton, Past President; Jen Bell, President; Elisabeth Sherwin, Vice President; Emily Balduzzi, Director at Large; Barb Coles, Treasurer; Carol Halsey, Education / Philanthropic; Marta Dowell, Corresponding Secretary; Donna Squyres, Past President; Roz Doak, Secretary.

Catherine Ripley Metzger has been cooking professionally and privately since 1979. She was a French cuisine journeyman at the celebrated Henri d’Afrique restaurant in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Today she is the proprietor of the food blog www.foodfortheages.com, and Facebook.com/Food for the Ages. Though she cooks every day in a tiny kitchen with a two-burner stove, her recipes are expansive and she dedicates her craft to living large by cooking well in tiny kitchens.

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tices that will ensure we can enjoy our public lands for generations to come.

I’m happy to share that on July 1, the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change moved the bipartisan RCAA one step closer to passage after holding a hearing entitled No Time to Waste: Solutions for America’s Broken Recycling System. Our broken recycling system is a growing burden on our environment, small businesses, and communities – and the passage of this bill will signify a shift toward a more sustainable America. Stay tuned for more updates.

Congressman Joe Neguse represents Colorado’s Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to his first term in November 2018, becoming the first AfricanAmerican member of Congress in Colorado history. He serves as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

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On July 15 we will show a campy adventure flick; we’ll crank up the tunes and sing along for a Karaoke Night on July 22; and conclude the summer with a movie chronicling Harry and Lloyd’s road trip to Colorado. Teen nights include snacks and run from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

We are also pleased to announce that we are once again offering one-on-one tech help. Thanks to a generous local volunteer, we are able to offer drop-in, first come, first served tech help on Tuesdays between 2 and 4 p.m.

Please visit the library’s website for additional information, including film titles, on any of our exciting programs and to reserve your spot. Your Lyons Community Library opens Monday through Saturday at 10 a.m. We close at 5 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays; 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; and 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Our online catalog is available 24/7 at lyons.colibraries.org and we’re always open for digital downloads on both the OverDrive/Libby and CloudLibrary apps. Give us a call at 303-823-5165 or email info@lyonslibrary.com with any questions.