Katherine Stahla

Panang curry is a dish with a long history and rich cultural background. Smelling of peanuts, ginger and kaffir lime leaves, its sweet coconut milk base is much milder than other curries from Thailand. Served over rice seasoned with pepper and garlic, this dish is an ideal meal for the cold days of February in Colorado. While many restaurants and home kitchens prepare their curries with love from scratch, this curry was made with a kit purchased at King Soopers. Beginning with a bright orange curry paste tempered with coconut milk, the sauce was simmered with Kroger brand frozen vegetables and turkey meatballs. The curry’s notes of galangal and lemongrass melded nicely with the onions and green peppers present in the vegetable mix especially designed for stir fries. Cooked the night before, then chilled overnight to allow the flavors to mix, this panang curry became an excellent lunch meal. The firmness of the turkey meatballs contrasted with the crunch of the peanuts and smooth glide ...

In the center of Loveland, on the shores of its eponymous lake, sits a little pizza shop. They make their own ingredients, import San Marzano tomatoes all the way from Italy and sell pizzas by the slice every day. Their signatures include a bruschetta pizza with marinated fresh tomatoes, a bianca pizza with creamy ricotta cheese and a stuffed spinach pizza with a side of dipping sauce. Arte Pizzeria’s hours and options have been confined by the ongoing pandemic, so fans have had to turn to other sources to get their fix. Some even try to recreate their recipes in the safety of their own homes. This recreation of Arte’s famous spinach pizza is actually a calzone. The recipe began with frozen chopped spinach, sautéed on low in basil-infused olive oil. Oregano and garlic seem like obvious choices for Italian food, but the addition of black pepper and chili powder add a depth of flavor and bring out a brightness in the spinach.  Basil-infused olive oil may be an intimidating phrase for...