To me there is nothing more fulfilling and fun than to attend the Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival and personally harvest food for winter. I first went to Miller Farms a few years back with a school field trip. Not having heard of it nor being as into the seasonality of food as I am…
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Restaurant 4580: Hip, Fabulous and Local Farm Fresh Dining!
I always jump at a chance to dine at Restaurant 4580. I was delighted to introduce my friend Cathy B. to the 4580 experience and to pour over every detail of our meal and surroundings with her. Today we enjoyed their wonderful flatbread starter (we opt’d for the gluten free variety which was crisp,…
Seasonal Schizophrenia
By this time of year in the Rockies we‘d normally be nestled in cozy sweaters predicting when our first snow will arrive (almost without fail it is on Halloween leaving us opening our doors to parka-clad Princesses shivering their tiaras off). We are having hints at fall. Cool mornings, beautiful light, a few leaves appearing…
Apple Antics: a Neurotic Foray into Urban Foraging
On a driving route I take multiple times daily I made a discovery last week. On a well manicured green space of an apartment complex, nestled in a grove of mismatched trees along the busy street was a burgeoning apple tree. For me it was like spotting the cast of the Eclipse trilogy amidst the…
Lessons from a Loco Locavore {Mexican Garden Salsa recipe}
I love Fall. It is my favorite season by far. I love the angle of the sun and how it casts such warming diffused light. I love the cool of the morning giving way to the lingering summer heat of the days. It feels to be both a culmination of all of summer’s labors…
And so it begins….
I’ve been on a journey with food all of my life. From my early love for peanut butter on everything and dedication to Mac and Cheese, to more sophisticated adult explorations of varied ‘cuisine’. I’ve experimented with genres of eating in vegetarianism and veganism (that was for about 3 days) and have dabbled in eating…
