Hollyhock Cooks: Stinging Nettle Pesto
It can seem as if the snow has barely melted from the ground when these determined little buds are ready…
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Recipe: Watermelon Salad
With peak season between May and September, watermelons are the epitome of refreshing summer vibes. Paired with the concept of…
Recipe: Chilaquiles with fried eggs
While they are restorative, Hollyhock programs can take a lot of energy – whether it is learning new ideas or…
Recipe: Dandelion Flower Quick Bread
Despite many folks’ best efforts to eradicate dandelion “weeds” from their lawns, they keep showing up year after year. This…
Recipe: Arame, Kale and Avocado Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette
This is the kind of salad that goes straight to your blood bank. It’s so iron and mineral rich that…
Recipe: Kale Smoothie
Here is a good way to use kale as a quick breakfast on the fly. [mk_padding_divider size=”20″] Ingredients A big…
Recipe: Hollyhock Granola
For as long as we can remember, a generous bowl heaped with granola has graced every breakfast buffet table at…
Recipe: Chocolate Babka
A babka is a sweet braided bread or cake which originated in the Jewish communities of Poland and Ukraine. In this…
Recipe: Winter Squash Stew with Indian Spices and Fresh Spinach
We don’t know how, but the winter squash manages to store all of August’s light under its skin. You know…
Recipe: Fruit Turnovers with Ginger and Cardamom
These dainty turnovers are made of rich and flaky pastry wrapped around soft, baked fruit and ginger. They are a…
Recipe: Fresh Thai Green Curry with Butternut Squash and Roasted Cashews
A fresh mix of Thai flavors is the answer to all our taste buds’ desires. A fresh blend of Thai spices…
Recipe: Bazaar Buttercream Spice Cake
By popular demand from our guests and for anyone who may have enjoyed the Bazaar Buttercream Spice Cake that we…
Recipe: Salmon Burger
We’ve been so delighted to feed a few hungry bellies every weekend with our take-out dinners this summer. On Fridays…
Edible Flowers
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/37161939942_b14703d24a_o.jpg” image_size=”full”]Decorating your foods with edible flowers can turn a plain looking meal into a spectacularly beautiful visual feast.…
Brownie Pudding Cake
During times of stress and uncertainty, simple comforts can go a long way. Luckily, you don’t always have to hold…
Recipe: Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup
Garden kale around Cortes Island has been growing strong throughout the winter, as this hearty vegetable can withstand temperatures as…
Vegan Gluten-Free Bread
We serve a couple thousand bellies each season at Hollyhock, and it isn’t always easy to satisfy all the diverse…
Cauliflower and Chanterelle Soup
This season we’ve had a lot of fun digging up our history, including learning more about Cold Mountain Institute, Hollyhock’s…
Summer BBQ “No Recipe” Recipe
My husband and I have been “glamping” on our sailboat over the past week in lovely Cortes Bay, on Cortes…
Hollyhock’s famous Orange Chocolate cookies circa 1986
Everyone loves a good recipe handed down in the family. These famous orange chocolate cookies made their debut at Hollyhock…
Rhubarb Compote and Pavlova
[mk_image src=”https://hollyhock.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/monika-grabkowska-1585064-unsplash.jpg” image_size=”full”]Ah, rhubarb. That red stalky vegetable that legally passes as a fruit. Offering a good source of dietary…
Honey Ice cream
This recipe is adapted from Ben Vear Things at Hollyhock are buzzing, and for the first time this year we…
Spring Frittata
Spring is here and the chickens are laying, and laying, and laying, and laying! Farm fresh eggs are worth the…
French Chocolate Cake
There are times that we all run behind on time. Those times, mysteriously enough, are moments of innovation and finding…
Borscht Soup
At this time of year, there is something very comforting about a good warm soup. The mix of earthy beets…
Apple Upside Down Cake
I started making this cake a few years ago in the Hollyhock kitchen during fall, when the apple harvest from the…
Golden Chai
Every time I make this Golden Chai, it’s different according to the day, the weather, the stories and feelings of…
Simplified Mexican Street Corn
One of our 1st Cooks recently made a lovely Mexican dinner and served Mexican street corn, by adapting and simplifying the…
Momofuko Soy Sauce Egg Recipe
I have been making these Momofuko Eggs since March, when I went back to work at Hollyhock for our 2018 season.…
Garlic Scape Pesto & Double Garlic Soup
We recently received close to 60 lbs of garlic scapes from our local garlic farm, Reef Point Farm. True local…