Last weekend when I was in Snowmass Colorado for the Snowmass Wine Festival I enjoyed a 4 course paired dinner featuring Spanish wines. During the mixer hour, Tapas and Sangria were served bringing back fond memories of a week spent in Barcelona. While there I took very descriptive notes, originally for the purpose of my…
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Fall Colors, Hot Air Balloons and Wine: A Perfect Fall Weekend!
Without question, fall is my favorite season with the turning of the colors being a highlight. In Colorado, our main display is the aspen trees whose quaking leaves flame a brilliant gold, parading unabashedly in contrast to the deep evergreens. Last weekend I attended two fall festivals in Snowmass Colorado; the Snowmass (Hot Air) Balloon…
Fall Spice Mini Muffins (gluten-free or regular)
Mini Fall Spice Muffins are easy to make and full of wholesome ingredients. A perfect way to start the day off right or for a snack on the go! We are having a flirtation with fall.It was still spiking into the 90’s as of last week but I don’t care. As far as I’m concerned…
St. Julien Hotel’s ‘Bon Vivant’ Package: Luxury Meets Wellness
Sometimes the best surprises are right under our own noses. A rock left unturned. An adventure unsought. I discovered such a find last weekend when invited by the St. Julien Hotel, Boulder’s small luxury hotel, to demo a new package they’ve developed: The Bon Vivant (translated ‘good living’). When the package was detailed I felt…
Peanut-Encrusted Asian Pork Tenderloin
The start of the school year feels like moving to another planet to me. It demands military type precision to keep my household fluid and well fed. The meal protocol includes school lunches for two kids, lunch for one working husband, substantial snacks to interleave between school and multiple athletic activities, as well as dinner…
Baked Apple Cider Donut recipe (gluten free) and Picking Apples
Though our temperatures are still in the mid 90’s, signs of fall abound. Trees have begun to turn yellow just this week and I’ve noted the local apple trees are burgeoning with ripe fruit. With the apple being the harbinger of fall, its appearance prompted me to take a visit to YaYa Farm and Orchard…
A Culinary Adventure Weekend in Vail CO
Ski towns get a bad rap. Not during the winter of course. In season they are the gem of the landscape, visitors flocking to them with sole, unquestionable purpose. Somehow once the snow melts they are often ignored, mistakenly thought of as one note destinations not garnering the rapt attention they still deserve as multi…
