Sativa Peterson

Summer Guide: Get Toasted

In the Kitchen With... Chandler Firefighters

Last time, In the Kitchen brought you Italian Wedding Soup, this week we had a much different experience with the firefighters of Chandler.Sativa PetersonEngine 287 in the kitchen​Today I'm eating lunch with engine 287 of the Chandler Fire Department. I've been given a tip -- bring ice cream -- so ... More >>

Roasted Fingerling and Tomato Salad with Green Beans and Arugula : Monday Night Martha

Sativa Peterson​After a week of celebrating four family birthdays - culminating in a night of karaoke - salad is definitely on the menu. With too much cake and drinks, and not enough vegetables, all we want is salad. Perusing Martha's options we found this tasty sounding one: Roasted Fingerl ... More >>

Kale Salad with Gouda, Pear, and Walnuts: Monday Night Martha

Sativa Peterson​Sorry people - salad again. We've always felt like our salad repertoire was just well, sad. So for the sake of personal improvement we've decided to work on it. Also - meager little confession - we want to eat more kale. Here's the thing about kale -- It makes us feel like we ... More >>

Summer Guide 2010

Sativa Peterson​Sorry people - salad again. We've always felt like our salad repertoire was just well, sad. So for the sake of personal improvement we've decided to work on it. Also - meager little confession - we want to eat more kale. Here's the thing about kale -- It makes us feel like we ... More >>

Blueberry Crisp, Fresh for Summer

Sativa Peterson​Blueberries were on sale so we picked up a few pints and stuck them in our grocery basket. They looked so summery -- plump and blue and delicious. But what should we make to capture this fruit at the peak of freshness? We thought briefly about blueberry muffins, but settled inste ... More >>

A Pie-Inspired Superhero Name -- How Can We Resist?

Sativa Peterson​Chow Bella contributor Sativa Peterson is a good writer and a good cook. Just yesterday, she retired as our Monday Night Martha -- an exhausting role she recapped in some hits and misses. Sativa also has her own lovely blog -- called a little bird told me -- and toda ... More >>

Pie Social: No Need for Humble Pie

The first-ever Pie Social -- to be held Saturday, November 13, 2 to 6 p.m. at 5th Street and Roosevelt -- is right around the corner. While we wait, we are busy trying to flex our pie-baking muscles. We've never made lemon meringue pie before so this seems like the perfect time to try our hand ... More >>

Pie Social: Jar Pies

Sativa Peterson​It started when our sister-in-law, Ryan, said she was making jar pies. Jar Pies! What's that? "Oh you make pie in canning jars, then you can either freeze them or bake them". Holy cow, why didn't we know about this? Individual servings of pie in a jar?    This is i ... More >>

New Times Summer Guide 2011

Sativa Peterson​It started when our sister-in-law, Ryan, said she was making jar pies. Jar Pies! What's that? "Oh you make pie in canning jars, then you can either freeze them or bake them". Holy cow, why didn't we know about this? Individual servings of pie in a jar?    This is i ... More >>

Five Favorite Patios for Dining and Drinking in Metro Phoenix

foodgps.com St. Francis​Let's face it, if anyone should be celebrating the death of summer, it's Phoenix. And what better way to do so than by dining on the killer patio digs of one of our awesome local restaurants. Here are five of our favorite patio spots around town that we've been wait ... More >>