The Feathered Pipe Kitchen is renowned for our creative and wholesome international cuisine. High on the list for why our guests return year after year, our kitchen creates feasts for the eyes as well as the body that remind us all of what is essential in life – good food, good practice, and good community.
Baklava is a sweet pastry made by layering tissue-thin sheets of phyllo dough with butter, nuts, and spices. After baking, it is then topped with a flavored simple-syrup made with a base of either honey, sugar, or a bit of both. Baklava's texture is dense but still crispy while in flavor it is decidedly sweet yet balanced by the savory found in the nuts, dough, and butter. Read More
The best way to celebrate a birthday is of course by eating cake! India Supera's favorite Feathered Pipe dessert was the Vegan Orange Cake and we think you'll like it too. This summer Jacob Bradley perfected the recipe, making it week after week in the Feathered Pipe Ranch Kitchen to delight our guests Read More
After deeply reflecting on the role it played in its own community, the Feathered Pipe emerged from its fallow season with a redoubled commitment to obtain the raw materials for its meals from organic Montanan farmers. One dish that illuminates the “from scratch” difference is the Feathered Pipe Ranch's homemade Hummus. Read More
With the variable temperatures and general busyness of the season—the last days of school, graduation celebrations, the transition to new schedules—who doesn’t feel like an easy win when it comes to mealtime? Feathered Pipe friends, I have one word for you, and that word is SALAD. Read More
Ah, Montana, land of Rocky Mountain peaks, whistling marmots and the sweet scent of West African yam balls, fresh from the skillet. Much to the amazement of some first time visitors, all of the above can be encountered while staying at The Feathered Pipe. And why not? America is a braid woven with indigenous and immigrant traditions. Read More
Hold on! Stay with me for just a smidgen more. I distinctly felt the earth shift again from the few of you who bolted for the exit once tofu and nutritional yeast were mentioned. Fear not! If these ingredients have left you unsurprised in the past and your eyebrows inch upwards with doubt and suspicion, I urge you to give them another try. Read More
As a college student from out East, visiting friends who cooked at the Feathered Pipe, my time was mostly spent by the kitchen door. From there, I had the best seat in the house, watching the staff prep and serve the globe-spanning, wholesome dishes that gather the weekly workshop community to the table. Read More
Feathered Pipe’s new culinary director, Sam Wieland, began visiting the Ranch with his family when he was 8 years old. What began as a summer retreat from New Smyrna Beach, FL soon became a permanent residence and a chance for his creative genius to grow year after year. Read More
I love a classic Caesar Salad just as much as I love a classic yoga pose. I also like to mix things up and add a little twist or a new prop to give a classic a little something extra. I’ve been making Caesar salad dressing almost as long as I’ve been practicing yoga, which, at this point, is about 45 years. And, just like my yoga practice and my teaching, this salad comes out a little different each time. Read More
In the Heartburn Sutra, it is said that the Dharma Delight Ice Cream is made only with natural emptiness. This recipe, which came neither gradually nor instantaneously after years of meditation and many dozen batches of ice cream, resembles the sutra's description. Read More
Potato Pancakes are a lunchtime staple at the Feathered Pipe Ranch and are served typically with one of our "Soup King" Mike Wells' famed soup improvisations. Potato pancakes and soup are perfect for a chilly, sweater kind of day, or with fresh salad greens during the sunny warmth of summer. Enjoy! Read More
For anyone who returns to the Feathered Pipe Ranch year after year, they know that soups have long been a lunchtime staple, with hearty and wholesome blends of vegetables, pulses and herbs that change from one visit to the next. Enjoy! Read More