Happy Holidays!

Christmas Day in Denver began with snow lightly dusting the city to give us a beautiful white Christmas! Over Christmas Eve and Day we had our traditional pierogis and borscht with apps and then ham with roasted rainbow carrots and garlic mashed potatoes. What is not pictured this year is the pierogies, chocolate torte, gingerbread whoopie…

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The Three Days of Christmas

Christmas for me was all about eating. I know that is pretty standard for everyone when it comes to the holidays, but this year I think I really took it up a notch. Let me explain it to you in a more simple way, in a song (a much shortened song). On the first day…

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That’s a Wrap!

Christmas has come and gone and what that means is lots of dishes are left in its path.  This year our traditional polish meal of pierogis and mushroom borscht were created in the tiny kitchen of my sisters new house in the Highlands in Denver.  It’s a tiny kitchen but we made it work with…

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The Ginger Has Come To Town

Christmas is basically here. Everyone should be preparing for their guest and thinking about the food they will be serving. Presents should be bought, though that doesn’t mean they have been. If you are like my sister, and me, we have yet to buy the gifts. Though the gifts may not be bought the menu…

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The Ginger Whoopie

Sorry to have taken so long to post, but its been a really busy week.  My dad called me Saturday as I was driving to work to inform me and my and sister that he would be stopping in for a visit on Sunday aka tomorrow.  I was obviously excited but that also meant everything…

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And We’re Back

This was my first trip in, I don’t-know-how-long, that I didn’t bring my computer.  For almost a solid four days I was computer free.  I must say it was pretty amazing.  I also bought a ticket, so no standby traveling for me this time, which was also pretty amazing. This Thanksgiving we went to New…

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