Valley Amateur Photographer

Food and Fotos

A portfolio of North Fork Valley Photos Plus Recipes

Discover the local food, farms, wineries and landscapes of Colorado’s North Fork Valley.

And, oh, some pretty good recipes to try as well.

Food

The North Fork Valley grows tremendous fruit and vegetables plus raises livestock in a healthy, humane manner. The resulting prepared food is fabulous.

Farms

Needless to say, the sources of the great food are the incredible farms in the Valley.

Wineries

The West Elks American Viticultural Area (AVA) boasts of some of the highest vineyards in North America and great Colorado wines.

Landscapes

Several interesting landscape images – some local, some international. Take a gander.

Recipes

Recipes One Should Have

Chocolate Rye Cookies

Chocolate Rye Cookies

Chocolate rye cookies that are ready to eat within 30 minutes? Yes – try this easy recipe from Jamie’s bestselling 5 Ingredients book that uses rye bread and dark chocolate.

Slow Cooker Brisket and Onions

Slow Cooker Brisket and Onions

The classic flavors of brisket you crave with the ease of the slow cooker. Brisket and Onions produces the most crowd-pleasing, tender pot of brisket you’ve made.

Spicy Red Pesto Pasta

Spicy Red Pesto Pasta

Spicy Red Pesto Pasta leans on sun-dried tomatoes, nuts and tangy roasted red peppers and uses basil as a garnish only.