2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report to let us know how we did this year. I love that the blog is growing and look forward to an even better year in 2015. Thank you for your loyalty in reading it and …
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Baker's Dozen Cookie Challenge Day 8: Gluten-Free White Chocolate, Pistachio and Dried Cherry Cookies
Day 8 of the Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge and it is my last gluten-free cookie to share with you. I have finally used up the bag of flour and not buying another one until I have used down some of the regular flour I purchased …
Baker's Dozen Cookie Challenge Day 3: Dark Chocolate, Orange and Almond Crinkle Cookies
Hubby will laugh when he reads this, but I really do not fancy myself much of a baker. Yes, I do it but I do not think it is where my strong points lie in cooking. That is part of the reason I decided to …
Baker's Dozen Cookie Challenge Day 1: Gluten-Free Thai Peanut Butter Cookies
It’s cookie exchange time of year, so I thought I would challenge myself and anyone else who wants to take part in a Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge. I’m going to bake a baker’s dozen of cookies and post a cookie blog for 13 days. Pheewwww, …
Polenta Souffle Recipe from Chef Jonathan Power of The Populist
Recently the hubby and I had a date night out at The Populist, a small farm-to-table restaurant at 31st and Larimer in Denver. The food and the atmosphere was excellent as well as the awesome staff. I know most of you aren’t from Denver but service …
Our Adventures of Food and Cooking in Italy
I have to apologize for being absence the last couples of weeks, I was in Italy enjoying the Italian life, wine and food with my handsome hubby. I’m just going to mention seasonal food, daily fresh markets for bread, meat, seafood and fruits and veggies, truffles, …
One Lovely Blog Award and the Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Thanks so much to Virginia from Our Growing Paynes for nominating me for both awards. Of course there are guidelines (or rules for those who prefer more structure) for the nomination! 1. Thank the person who nominated you. 2. Add The One Lovely Blog Award / …
A Holiday Trip to Hammond’s Candy Factory
A fun trip for the holiday season is to find a local candy factory that offers tours and take the family. We are fortunate enough to have the Hammond’s Candy Factory here in Denver. Hammond’s is responsible for about 30 flavors of candy canes, ribbon …
Using the Leftovers from Beatrice & Woodsley: Lamb Shank Hash
My hubby and I took his Dad out to Beatrice and Woodsley for his birthday dinner. For those who don’t know it, it’s a beautiful small restaurant on Broadway in Denver, CO that serves up the most amazing food. The menu changes seasonally and we’ve …
My September Foodie PenPal Experience
I was so excited when I found out about the Foodie PenPal program at The Lean Green Bean. I’m not sure how anyone could not be excited. You get to shop and send out goodies to someone else and then receive a mystery box in …