Good food feeds the soul
Traditionally, Mexican and Latin women gather over the holiday seasons and make tamales. The tradition has carried over in the West and SouthWest USA, including Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Share this wonderful tradition with all your friends and family by giving a DIY tamale and …
Chocolate pancake mix as a gift? Yes, PLEASE. Day 5 of the Simply Sophisticated Cooking 13-Day Holiday Challenge is a chocolate pancake mix gift bag. Nothing says the holidays like warm homemade chocolate pancakes on Christmas morning. Especially when you top them with real maple …
Day 3 of the Simply Sophisticated Cooking 13-Day Holiday Challenge is the only non-eating food gift that I included. Although all the ingredients are completely edible and yummy to use. My Holiday Simmer Potpourri will have your home (or those you give it to) smelling …
It’s Day 2 of the Simply Sophisticated Cooking 13-Day Holiday Challenge. Our DIY food kit for Day 2 is a holiday inspired Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti. While most of us in the US associate biscotti with the double baked hard cookie that we dip into …
“It’s the holiday season.” LOL, I can’t get that song out of my head. Maybe it’s because today is Day 1 of the second annual Simply Sophisticated Cooking’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge. This is the second year that I’m challenging myself to 13 Days of back …
I love leftover Thanksgiving turkey. In fact, I always buy a bigger turkey than we need so that we have plenty of leftovers. I love thick slices of turkey breast on white store-bought sliced bread with mayo. I know it’s horrible. But it’s comfort food from …
Thanksgiving leftovers. It’s both a love and hate affair. Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, corn, green bean casserole, stuffing and cranberry sauce. So tasty on Thanksgiving Day. But after lingering in the fridge for days, we grow weary of their presence and just wish …
A warming fall soup full of sweet potatoes, apples, pear and red lentils topped with English aged white cheddar, parmesan, crispy sage and prosciutto with a swirl of sage and prosciutto flavored olive oil
It’s fall in Colorado and time for fall soup. We’re experiencing cool nights and warm days while it’s already snowing above 10,000 feet in the Rockies. Plenty of fall fruits and veggies fill the farmer’s markets and grocery store shelves. Sopa, zuppa, soup! Whatever you …
Originally posted November 2014. Updated August 2026. Okay, I’ve got a confession to make. I’m normally not a huge pumpkin pie fan. I’d rather make sweet potato. In my humble opinion, most pumpkin pies really aren’t that good because they lack in real flavor. Kinda …