New Activities

When I moved out to Colorado I realized how active one person can be. The average person living in Denver either is incredibly active or knows someone who is. If they think of any sport you can possibly do in the winter time then at least one person they know is very passionate about that…

Continue Reading

Spring Has Sprung

It is really starting to feel like spring has arrived in Denver. I find there is an extra pep in my step in the morning when I walk out my door into the sunshine and warm air. When I think of a spring dessert any fruit involved dessert comes to mind. Hence the mini fruit tarts….

Continue Reading

We Day California!

On Tuesday I got to go to Oakland to celebrate We Day California!! Not sure what that is? Here is how the site describes it: What is We Day? We Day is an educational event and the movement of our time—a movement of young people leading local and global change. We Day is tied to…

Continue Reading

Irish in Denver

Happy St. Patty’s Day! I hope everyone wore green today, had some corned beef, and drank a Guinness. Denver celebrated St. Patty’s day this weekend so my friends and I set out on the town for some good ole Irish drinking on Saturday. On actual St. Patty’s Day though I celebrated with Irish food. Well…

Continue Reading

DStill and The Irish

(The Golden Moon Distillery and Breckenridge Distillery table) Last night marked the start of two things: DStill and St. Patty’s Day week countdown. DStill is a week long event for small batch distilleries. I figured tasting whisky, gin, absinthe, and vodka were something the Irish would appreciate. (The Green Russell bar) Here are two recipes…

Continue Reading

Three Birthdays For the Price of One

Like I have mentioned before in previous post February was filled with birthdays for me. This post starts with my sister’s birthday. A group of friends got together to surprise her … We had drinks and appetizers at Humboldt – Farm – Fish – Wine. I really like this place and I really enjoy their…

Continue Reading

The Birthdays Continue…

This post is about my best friends 27th birthday! For Allegra’s birthday dinner I was in charge of the appetizer and dessert. Her sister was making a curry for dinner so I made a new app, firecracker shrimp, that I have never tried before. It was seriously easy and so good. This is the perfect…

Continue Reading

Acorn: The Perfect Birthday Present

When I first decided I wanted to be a food writer it was because of my love of food. Whether it be McDonalds,  airplane food, or a five star restaurant I had a simple respect for all food. I hate to admit it but I am starting to become more picky. I find myself eating at…

Continue Reading

Nuggets Can Be More Than Just Chicken

On Monday I took my brother-in-law to a Denver Nuggets game for his birthday! It was an awesome game. I mean a seriously awesome game look at the last six seconds if you didn’t watch the game. I was there for the game but more for the hot dogs obviously. Follow me on Twitter @Pilots_Daughter

Continue Reading

Jump On Your Horse

Happy Chinese New Year!! It is the year of the horse; out with the snake and in with the horse. Today is the first day of the 15 day celebration for the new year. So put on your best red clothes for good luck and cook up one of these recipes if you aren’t headed…

Continue Reading