Okay, as you know, my pseudonym is “Bacon is Good”. Yes, I am a bacon fan. It’s hard not to love bacon. But not all bacon is created equal. I recommend this as the best bacon around: Maverick Ranch natural apple-smoked uncured bacon.
This bacon is thick sliced, lots of meat per strip and doesn’t shrink [...]
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In recent years, chocolate fondue has emerged as a popular dessert item or party feature. I have often been unimpressed by the whole chocolate fondue experience. The chocolate is usually too weak, the utensils are inadequately sized, and/or the dipping items are unappealing (e.g., boring canned fruit, overly dried morsels of cake, or [...]
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Two of the desserts I made for the holiday season were inspired by a find at my local grocery store. Andes, the company that makes those thin mint rectangular wafers, makes two interesting dessert ingredients: Creme de Menthe (mint chocolate) chunks and Peppermint (white chocolate peppermint) chunks. I used these tidbits to top some of [...]
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This past summer growing season, my household and some of my friends joined a CSA. CSA, community-supported agriculture, is a model where local families and individuals buy a “share” from a farm before the growing season starts, and then get regular disbursements of fresh food throughout the season. I like the idea of supporting local [...]
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My favorite cookbook doesn’t treat me very well. Everything I make out of “Jamie’s Dinners” turns out looking and/or tasting completely wrong. It’s still my favorite cookbook though. The writing style and warm photography make it great. I also like their paper choice — a thicker uncoated text stock with a matte finish jacket.
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Metropolis Coffee shop in the Golden Triangle neighborhood, Denver. They have the best microfoam on any latte in town. I think it’s best drank (drunk…?) in a ceramic mug. Although the most common way I have it is in my sigg mug after a bike ride — the design shaken up beyond recognition.
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One of my favorite breakfast places is Mona’s. Today I had DaVinci’s Crab Cake Florentine, one of the House Specials. Two poached eggs, two crisp crab cakes, sauteed spinach and orange-chipotle hollandaise. Sauteed spinach is a wonderful [...]
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Last week, Mango and I went to Lola with a friend of ours. Located in Platte River area, north Denver, Lola is a great spot for happy hour with a killer view of