It’s Snowing! It Looks Like Sugar and Is Making Me Hungry!

Posted on November 11, 2010 Written by 6 Comments
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Most of my posts go hand in hand with the season.  I’m having a contrarian moment.  We are enjoying our first snow of the season.  It’s cold and the snow literally looks like sugar falling from the sky.  I have a fire going and wanted to find something hip and yummy from a food artisan online.  Look what I found on Etsy.Have you ever seen something more gorgeous than these cookies?  Look at the detail!  Works of art!  I could not take my eyes of these butterfly shortbread cookies.  So happy-making and they feel like warmth.These and many more designs are from lorisplace (100% satisfaction for 737 orders)  12 – 4 inch cookies for $29.99 plus shipping.That's not all.  Check these out:Sparkly Butterflies (6 – 3 inch cookies for $16.99)Dia De Los Muertos (12 – 4 inch x … {continue reading}

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BIG FAT BEET ‘S.O.S.’ and Giveaway!

Posted on November 9, 2010 Written by 5 Comments
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I WANT to be a beet lover.  I’m trying.  I’m currently a committed beet ‘eater', ardently experimenting with recipes and restaurant entrees.  But I want to be on the road to overcoming my ‘non-love’ for beets.Growing up my only exposure was canned beets for school hot lunch.  Enough said.  As I became a CSA member and locavore it was apparent beets were now integrated into my food life and I had no idea what to do with them.  I’ve ventured to try a beet salad at a few upscale restaurants and I liked them.  They did not taste like beets.  I love the COLOR of beets, all kinds.  I would gladly WEAR beets but have trouble fully embracing them with my current culinary palette.Here’s my problem.  The very reason I feel like I SHOULD eat them, their deep earthiness, is … {continue reading}

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King Tut, Lunch at Kevin Taylor’s Palettes and More Fun Stuff

Posted on November 8, 2010 Written by 3 Comments
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An extensive exhibit of the contents of King Tut’s tomb is gracing the Denver Art Museum through January 9, 2011.  A ‘must see’ in my book.  Today was our second visit and this time with favorite friend Colleen visiting from California for the weekend.  Eleven chambers of artifacts including statuary, jewelry, masks, historical photographs, tools and vessels used for mummifying and more.  On of the most impactful items to me was King Tut's bed; made from a carved painted wood frame with woven reeds affixed in the middle of the frame where he'd sleeping  Still fully intact with only a small hole after 3,300 years (1300 B.C.)!   If you go do to see the exhibit the audio accompaniment is an additional $5 and absolutely worth it.  Also there is an incremental short 3D movie, … {continue reading}

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A Night Of Two Fabulous Desserts OR David Lebovitz, You’ve Outdone Yourself

Posted on November 7, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
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                                                   Grapes, local honey with goat cheese                                  David Lebovitz Pear-Pecorino ice cream (defies description) … {continue reading}

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‘Tis the Season. Don’t Forget the Joy!

Posted on November 5, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
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I was speaking to a friend the other morning who was recounting how the events of the upcoming months mount an attack on her sanity and time.  It was only October and anticipatory depression had set in.  We are all familiar with the brutality of December.  ‘Nature doesn’t like a vacum’ at its finest.  Exponentially more events, activities, expectations and deliverables than normal which seems to beget even MORE.  People are stressed to the point where I personally dread stopping at a store for even the most required of purchases.  The lines are long, the tension is high, patience gone, building strain palpable.As I was listening to the litany this friend has to look forward to, a multitude of school events, Mommy deliverables, job requirements, multi-cultural holidays, … {continue reading}

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Restaurant Rioja with RC Stephens (Denver CO)

Posted on November 4, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
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Last week felt like the entire month of December wedged into one week with all the activities and deliverables.  Lucky for me Friday evening held the light at the end of the tunnel in the form of my dear friend and international makeup artist, RC Stephens, flitting into Denver for an event allowing us to get together for dinner.  His extensive Bio includes being an internationally acclaimed makeup artist for Nars cosmetics, working with faces of the beauty and film industries, (as well as we pedestrians benefiting from his artistic vision), Fashion Week, TV appearances and more.  You’d never guess his industry stature from his down to earth demeanor, spiritual view of life and easy sense of humor.  I can personally attest to the man’s artistry. I don’t recall how many years … {continue reading}

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