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Consistency

Consistency

Traveling is an adventure. Traveling and visiting restaurants I look for consistency. The types of American barbecue sauces styles are various from Texas (moppy) to Carolinas’ (vinegar based) to Kansas City (sweet). Cuts of meat and slow cooking methods define the sauces. Barbecue sauce at […]

Sous Vide

Sous Vide

Sous vide – or boil in the bag at a specific temperature – goes along with the my post of cooking hack. Fundamental cooking techniques are lost. Sous vide is touted as hands free cooking. Plastic chemicals released during sous vide conditions are a gray […]

Book of the month Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple recipes for true, fresh flavors.

Book of the month Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple recipes for true, fresh flavors.

I am currently reading Andrea Nguyen’s Vietnamese Food Any Day. the cook book is a good read. Getting to know potions of flavors – that i am not familiar with – drew me in. Scrolling through food photos and reading family stories is the hook. I will have me do a deeper dive into the recipes.

ISBN 9780399580352

Kitchen, cooking hacks

Kitchen, cooking hacks

Interesting idea. How to cut corners when you don’t know that you are cutting corners. RE: Hack a solution to an issue. Kitchen, cooking hack. Hmm. It reminds me of John Snow saying to use the pointy end of the sword (yes GOT reference)… So […]

Mothers Day ~ Worthy Brunch

Mothers Day ~ Worthy Brunch

spectacular brunch – is not commonly in my vernacular. Being considered worthy of mothers day brunch , my Restaurant Rating Rule still applies. Restaurants are rated on service, back ground noise, food on the plate. Mothers day brunch at the Denver Athletic Club is spectacular. […]

Spring means ~ Farmers Markets are back and open!

Spring means ~ Farmers Markets are back and open!

Snow last week and 80 degree weather this week , it is Spring in the Rockies. Everything pops from flora to the farmers markets! There are 11 farmers markets in the Denver area. Cherry Creek Farmers Market , Union Station Farmers Market and South Pearl Boulder Farmers market are among – but not limited to – favorites.

Pot Pies from Trader Joes

Pot Pies from Trader Joes

Sampled two different pot pies. Steak & Stout Pies and Chicken Balti Pies Quick dinner surprises from Trader Joe’s does not disappoint. Either steak chucks with carrots, mushroom and gravy or chicken curry are good. The pastry is flaky and the pot pies – baked […]

Beets

Beets

Roasted beets, Pickled beets with salads. Earthy. Huge fan of beets. Westin Hotels has beet juice as a super food rich in antioxidants for the morning jump start. Eating well magazine April 2019 has 2 cups of beet juice work out 25% longer during a […]

Coffee

Coffee

I received a sample of coffee to try. I like my coffee hot, non dairy, not sweet and strong. Mexican vanilla with 90 calories …hmm. Well I had placed it away for a bit and after a long day thought I would give it a try… Yes I like my coffee hot, non dairy, not sweet and strong.

Marrow

Marrow

New foods of the old west is an enticing from the Fort Restaurant. The today’s Denver post’s life and culture 5/1/2019 brings a cooking demo about roasted bone marrow at the Fort Restaurant. speaking about roasted marrow brings me back to a Good Osso Buco […]