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We are exactly one week from Bird Day. To clarify I mean Thanksgiving. There are two types of cooks out there right now: those who prepared, and those who are reading this post and just now realized that Thanksgiving is in a week and are freaking out. I am here to help the latter of…
A few weeks ago my friend Ali and I decided we wanted to try out ballet—yes, this was a pretty random thought. With our new excitement for this art, we found a class that was perfect for us… Absolute Beginner Adult ballet. On a Monday night we ventured over to the Denver Dance Center and bravely…
Sometimes in life you need a post that is just about cake; today is that day. This is a pumpkin spice cake with a pumpkin cream cheese and orange frosting. Great to cheer anyone up or perfect for the Thanksgiving table. Pumpkin Spice Cake Pumpkin cream cheese and orange frosting
It is now November and even though Denver hasn’t really cooled off that much yet, I have been itching to make some hearty belly filling foods. I decided to compromise with Smitten Kitchen’s Mushroom Bourguignon; which isn’t really a compromise at all, just less filling with the mushrooms versus beef. Another great factor was that…
I decided on my way home from Madrid that I hadn’t eaten enough good food so I needed to stop in New York for a quick 15ish hour layover. First stop was to get the newly trending huge soup dumpling from Drunken Dumpling. The real name for this large and in charge dumpling is the…
The Pilot’s Daughter is getting a facelift! I am so excited for you all to see the new layout and design, standby (pun intended) for the new site!
This past week I was in Madrid with my lovely staff member’s pictured above, leading these teachers shown below. We were graced with beautiful 80 degree weather daily as we explored the ins and outs of Madrid and Toledo. I spent an additional day on my own so I could relax a littler after the…
It only took living in Denver for four years for me to branch out and visit Fort Collins. The college town located a little over an hour from Denver reminded me of Michigan State Universities campus—not just because they also are green. We visited not for football but for the beer. We planned on actually…
I spent a long weekend in beautiful Crested Butte for a wedding mid September. It was a perfect weekend because the leaves had just started to turn yellow, so the weekend turned into a fall getaway! We spent our time viewing these amazing views in either the hot tub, hammock, or on the town. We visited…
The title of this post is meant to be punny, not literal; though those who know me would say I am clumsy. This post is about welcoming fall cooking to the kitchen, since we just welcomed the fall season last week, and with that I bring and you a fall breakfast and appetizer. This past…